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This thread is designed to provide a space in which to discuss any thorny philosophical problem. Anyone is free to bring forward a problem which...

Please share your own unfair fun-poking at the towering intellects of our history.----------------Socrates: first of all, he was pretty ugly....

This thread is intended to explore the commonalities in Wittgenstein's and Nietzsche's philosophies.*drumroll*[IMG]A good starting point, I...

In this thread we will be discussing the philosophies of Karl Popper versus Thomas Kuhn. Just so that as many people as possible can chip in, I...

Hi guys,I've been thinking recently that consciously or not, my knowledge of MBTI and types informs my decision-making in many areas of my...

Hi guys,Lately I've been quite interested in the philosophical field of aesthetics, which is usually defined as "the branch of philosophy...

Because I had promised @Wyote - and also because it's a genuinely cool idea.Some good stuff to cultivate Ni (at least for me):[MEDIA]...

Hi everyone! In this new thread, I want to ask you the following question: what do you think is the nature of reality, and what do you think it...

Hi guys, I decided to create a thread on the topic of God as you conceive him/her/it/them.I'm struck by the fact that often, we tend to...

"The art of life lies in taking pleasures as they pass, and the keenest pleasures are not intellectual, nor are they always moral." Aristippus...

The title of this thread may sound like it is directed at specialists, but I would like to keep it very broad, so that everyone may contribute...

INFJs are supposed to be notorious for their ability to doorslam people out of their lives in a seemingly sudden and final fashion. Many of us...

"Making itself intelligible is suicide for philosophy." Martin HeideggerThis a thorny question to which I don't have the answer, but I sometimes...

It's been a while since the last thread on enneagram tritype. So here's a new one.As some of you may know, for a long time I hesitated to lend...

What instrumentals send you to straight to heaven? Share here.[MEDIA]

This thread shamelessly follows the template of @Happy Phantom's Punk rock for Dummies thread but with a focus on post-punk music.Please share...

If you had to give an outline of your moral philosophy, what would it be?And do you think you manage (more or less) to apply it in real life?...

Hi everyone!Have you ever noticed patterns in how people type you, both online and offline? In particular, what type(s) that aren’t your actual...

Let's take "philosophy" in the broadest possible sense. What do you think is its use? Why does it matter?We often hear that philosophy is a...

"I can't go on, I'll go on" (Samuel Beckett, The Unnameable)The mere fact of living is a complicated and fascinating affair. Hobbes famously...

“A friend to all is a friend to none.” AristotleThis might seem a bit of an obvious question, but really, what is friendship? What is special...

"In the anarchic world of international politics, it is better to be Godzilla than Bambi." John Mearsheimer, author of the Tragedy of Great Power...

Okay, time for a new philosophy thread."The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. All I know is what I have words for." Ludwig...

Hey guys!As a massive philosophy fan, and a newbie on this forum, I thought I'd start a conversation about what 'movements' you like most in...