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05 May 2024
The Legacy of Freud
Did you really want to eat that last piece of cake, or were you secretly thinking about your mother? Sigmund Freud, who might have suggested the latter, established the unconscious mind as a legitimate domain for scientific research. He was the...
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Why Is the World So Weird?
Quantum mechanics, mathematics, human consciousness.... whichever way you slice it, the universe is weird. How can our conscious minds be made...
What Would Kant Do?
German idealist and moral philosopher Immanuel Kant is probably best known for his "Categorical Imperative," which says that you should act following...
Shakespeare's Outsiders
Over 400 years after his death, Shakespeare is still widely regarded as the greatest dramatist of all time. His many plays tackle questions about...
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft is often labeled as a “liberal feminist” because of her concern for women’s rights and conceptions of freedom. But that label...
Akan Philosophy and Personhood
The Akan people of West Africa have developed a system of metaphysics, epistemology, and moral philosophy with a special focus on personhood. For the...
Logic For Everyone
Logic may seem like a dry, abstract discipline that only the nerdiest of philosophers study. After all, logic textbooks are full of weird symbols and...