Sartre: Hell is other people (Explanation)
No Exit and the question of other people This quote by Jean-Paul Sartre is one of his most famous. It exemplifies his stance as an existentialist philosopher, and…
Baudrillard: The Consumer Society
The consumer society by Baudrillard : A sociological approach to capitalism Consumer society, by Jean Baudrillard, is a major contribution to contemporary sociology and…
Plato and Aristotle Similarities and Differences
Plato vs Aristotle: Compared Philosophies Undeniably, Plato and Aristotle are the two rock stars of Greek Philosophy. Plato created idealism and Aristotle, later recuperated by Thomas Aquinas, became the official doctrine…
Why should not the philosophers rule
Let us then begin by dismissing all the facts, because they do not touch the question.Without going as far as Rousseau in this famous…
The World as Will and Representation (Schopenhauer): Summary
Summary and Analysis of Schopenhauer’s Work: The World as Will and as Representation The World as Will and Representation, published in 1819, by Arthur…
Henry David Thoreau Philosophy Summary
If you want to know more about Thoreau’s thinking, maybe it’s simply a matter of treading his footsteps, in the nature closest to his…
The Other in Philosophy (Quotes, Concepts, Authors)
Others in philosophy Others, in philosophy, is a recent concept. Until Hegel, the question of otherness had no right of city, solipsism (only the…
Freedom in Philosophy: Quotes, Concepts, Authors
Freedom is a key concept in philosophy. It is defined, negatively, as the absence of constraint; positively like the state of the one who…
Moral Philosophy & Ethics: Definitions
The importance of moral philosophy in philosophy Moral Philosophy is one of the major schools of philosophy. Moral philosophy relates to practical philosophy, while…
Kant vs Hume
Kant and Hume: A philosophical controversy In this article, the positions of Kant and Hume will be presented regarding the relationship between reason and…
Sartre and Bad Faith
Can we lie to ourselves? Bad Faith and Freedom in Sartre’s thought Commonly, one say that the bad faith consists to maintain against all…
Requiem for a Dream (Analysis)
Requiem for a Dream and the addiction problem Requiem for a Dream, directed by Darren Aronofsky, is a generational film and a philosophical one,…
Descartes: I think therefore I am
In daily life, nothing is really sure for the subject. Even obvious truths are doubtful: should I live here or there, should I forgive…
Opinion: Philosophical definitions
Elements of definitions In the current language, to give one’s opinion is to give one’s “way of thinking”, in other words, assume the very…
Major Italian Philosophers
Italy, from antiquity to modern times, passing through the Renaissance, produced influential thinkers. Of course, everyone can quote Machiavelli or Thomas Aquinas, but did…
Major Spanish Philosophers
Spain is often accused of having produced only mediocre thinkers, unlike its painters. This article lists the great philosophers, tending to show, on the…
No Exit by Sartre : An analysis
Introduction No Exit (Huis Clos in french) is one of the most beautiful play of Sartre. It is also the most played of Sartre’s Works. Sartre…
A philosophical history of the Identity
From the Ancients to the Renaissance: an identity dominated by God Indeed, according to the Moderns, man lived under the hand of God, his…
Cause & Causality in Philosophy
General definition The cause, according to many philosophers, means a force that produces an effect. The search for causes is natural to the human mind,…
Jean-Paul Sartre Biography
Short Biography Jean-Paul Sartre was born in 1905 in Paris. After a childhood marked by the untimely death of his father, the important role…