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…
Philosophers
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
20 philosophical words you need to know
It is often said that philosophy is too complex. That is true. But it is essentially linked to the technical language that philosophers deploy…
Top 20 philosophical quotes
To shine at dinner parties, we deliver you the 20 quotes that impress everyobe aroud you, those who still believe to be right. Of…
10 easy philosophy books you have to read
We are often asked which book to start with. Some books are more complex than others, some philosophers are more obscure than others. And…
Jealousy in Philosophy
Philosophy has fairly treated jealousy as such, but rather literature and psychoanalysis has themed it as a subject of analysis. The concept of jealousy may refer…
Moral Utilitarianism: Definition and Concept
Utilitarianism has been founded by Jeremy Bentham. Very popular today and probably dominant, this moral philosophy is trying to make happiness the more accessible. It…
Indian Philosophy and Wisdom
All philosophies of India are as interpretation and resumption of Vedic hymns written there 5000 years. Themselves represent an effort to secure a full…
Will and philosophy
What do we say when we say that someone has “will”? Why is it a compliment? The philosophical origins of this theme allow better…