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Wine & Philosophy 6 Jun 2013 | 11:11 am
The interest in wine has increased dramatically in recent decades. Publications multiply, fairs and tastings are stormed. In our country, wine consumption practices has also changed dramatically. Ther...
Baudelaire Quotes: Poems and Flowers of Evil 4 May 2013 | 02:47 pm
Poetic Quotes by Charles Baudelaire: We would be insulting to introduce the most famous symbolist poet. Baudelaire‘s poetry is not only a topic of literary studies, but also philosophical, as shown by...
Heidegger: Letter on Humanism 21 Apr 2013 | 11:47 am
Humanism by Heidegger vs. Existentialism by Sartre The “Letter on Humanism” Heidegger was published a year after the conference “Existentialism is a Humanism” by Sartre pronounced at the Sorbonne. Thi...
Kierkegaard: Seducer’s Diary Summary 20 Apr 2013 | 11:39 am
An existentialist novel Soeren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, Christian and one of the founders of existentialism. This novel features a seducer who strives to seize an innocent girl. This char...
La Boetie: Discourse on Voluntary Servitude 19 Apr 2013 | 11:24 am
Discourse on Voluntary Servitude is a work by Etienne de La Boétie, whose influence on political philosophy is very large. His philosophical radicalism, to the sixteenth century, is dizzying. Especial...
Being and Time by Heidegger: Summary 17 Apr 2013 | 11:09 am
Founder of existentialism, Heidegger wanted above all to establish an ontology, that is to say, to clarify the question of being. His subjective approach to the concept (being and thinking are the sam...
The No-Ownership Theory in Strawson 15 Apr 2013 | 12:02 pm
The no-ownership theory is a metaphysical doctrine of the self, labelled by Strawson. It arises from cartesian mind-body dualism (see mind body problem) and maintains that conscious experiences with a...
Marcuse: One Dimensional Man (Analysis) 18 Mar 2013 | 10:48 am
One Dimensional Man is a work by Herbert Marcuse, German philosopher of the Frankfurt School (which also belonged Habermas, Horkheimer or Adorno). It is a militant work that criticizes the modern beco...
Man is a political animal (Meaning of Aristotle quote) 16 Mar 2013 | 09:40 pm
The man is a political animal is a phrase often heard in public debates, without quoting the source of this fundamental position of political philosophy. It was Aristotle who, in Politics, the first c...
Aristotle: Politics Summary 16 Mar 2013 | 09:34 pm
Aristotle: Politics from the ideal to the real world Unlike most philosophers, Aristotle’s political experience is undeniable as he was tutor of Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia’s. Vs Plato, Ari...
