Consciousness: Philosophical Definition
In antiquity, consciousness did not exist: only the “nous,” the knowing mind, had a value. It is the philosophical modernity that gave about a…
The Good: Philosophical Definition
Good is a moral concept nowadays. In ancient times, the good is defined as an ontological category (see Plato and Ideas). General Definitions of…
Alienation: Philosophical Definition
The term “alienation” originally meant the deprivation of a right or a quality (legal meaning). Marx and Engels made clear the fundamental alienation of…
Soul: Philosophical Definition
In antiquity, Aristotle asserts that soul shapes the body, while the atomistic school argues that the body is composed of atoms like any other object…
Woody Allen: Match Point Analysis
Directed by Woody Allen and released in 2005, Match Point tells the story of Chris Wilton, who is coming from a modest background, who…
Aristotle’s Metaphysics (Summary)
Summary of Metaphysics by Aristotle Plato, in his theory of forms, separates the sensible world (appearances) of the intelligible world (ideas) and the intelligible world…
Gattaca – Analysis
Gattaca is one of most exciting movie of the last twenty years, in terms of ideas and philosophical meaning, especially the ethical issues raised…
Buber’s I and Thou (Summary)
Martin Buber : Biography Martin Buber was born in Vienna in 1878 and died in 1965. He was a jewish philosopher and theologian. From…
Godwin and Anarchism
William Godwin, a political thinker of Anarchism William Godwin ia a political theorist, essayist and novelist. In both early and late lige, Godwin was…
Plato and Socrates’ Apology (Summary)
Plato and the death of Socrates One day in the year 399 BC, Socrates has been accused for impiety and corruption of youth. Socrates…
Hegel Philosophy Summary
Hegel, the philosopher of the System Hegel is a German philosopher who built a vast system ordering all knowledge of his time, after Kant‘s…
Plato and the Allegory of the Cave (Analysis)
Today we speak about the most famous text of the philosophy: The Allegory of the Cave, by Plato, from the Book 7 of The…
Sartre VS Camus
Introduction on Sartre vs Camus : War & Philosophy : An historical background The relationship between Sartre/Camus has modeled the post-war french philosophy. Since…
Kierkegaard’s Philosophy Summary
The existentialist philosophy of Soëren Kierkegaard Among the essential works of Kierkegaard, the Danish existentialist philosopher wrote : – The Alternative (1843) – Fear…
Camus and Absurdism
The Concept of absurd plays a major role in Camus and existentialism philosophy: the Stranger (1942) and the Myth of Sisyphus (1942) defines the…
John Locke’s Quotes
Quotes & philosophical Sayings by John Locke Liberalism is one of the most widespread philosophical school. Before becoming an economic model, Locke had founded…
The problem of Evil and Philosophy
The problem of evil: A philosophical problem St Thomas raised a major philosophical and religious problem: How can both exist God and Evil ?…
Sartre: Existentialism is a humanism (Summary)
The lecture The Existentialism is a humanism of Sartre is one of the best-selling French philosophy book. Pronounced at the Sorbonne (well known university…
Epictetus: Enchiridion Summary
Summary and Analysis of Enchiridion by Epictetus Epictetus, born about 50, died between 125 and 130 AD, was a greek slave before becoming a…
Ibn Rushd (Averroes) Philosophy Summary
Bú al-Walid Ibn Rushd, better known as Averroes. As a philosopher, lawyer and physician, Averroes studied and taught many branchs of the knowledge, from…