Philosophy
Who was in the Hills?
This extreme form of skepticism claims that life is utterly meaningless, values are baseless, and nothing really matters anyway
Nihilism
"I think, therefore I am."
Descarte
A runaway train is heading toward five people, but you can pull a lever to divert it onto a track where it will kill only one person.
Trolley Problem
This ancient Greek philosopher who taught Plato was sentenced to death by drinking poison for "corrupting the youth" of Athens.
Socrates
this philosophy preaches emotional control, enduring hardship without complaint, and focusing only on what you can control.
stoicism
"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him."
Friedrich Nietzsche
Plato’s allegory describing prisoners who mistake shadows on a wall for reality.
Allegory of the Cave
Albert Camus used this Greek mythological figure condemned to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity as a metaphor for the human condition.
Sisyphus
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
Karl Marx
This ethical theory argues that the best action is the one that maximizes overall happiness or pleasure for the greatest number of people.
utilitarianism
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
Machiavelli
A thought experiment in quantum mechanics and philosophy of mind involving a cat that is simultaneously alive and dead until observed
Schrodingers Cat
This Latin phrase, heavily favored by Roman Stoics, translates to "remember that you must die."
Memento Mori
Who founded Empiricism?
Francis Bacon
worldview claiming that romantic and social success is completely predetermined by unchangeable physical genetics, making any personal effort at self-improvement completely pointles
BPism
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains
Rosseau
A ship whose parts are replaced one by one until none of the original components remain, questioning if it remains the same object.
Ship of Theseus
This ancient symbol of a snake eating its own tail represents infinity, eternal return, and the endless cycle of life and rebirth.
Aurosboros
Who founded Absurdism?
Albert Camus
This political and social theory argues that modern capitalism and technology cannot be reformed, so their processes should be deliberately speeded up to force a dramatic collapse or transformation.
Utilitarianism
"The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race."
Ted Kaczynski
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