Philosophers
Who has been in the hills?
Joe Bart
the revival of classical letters, emphasis on individualism and critical spirit, and focus on secular concerns characteristic of the Renaissance
Humanism
I think therefore I am
Rene Descarte
A runaway trolley is hurtling down a track toward five people, you can pull a switch to divert it to a track with only one person.
Trolley Problem
In The Matrix, Neo is offered a choice between a red pill to see the harsh truth of reality, or this color pill to remain in comfortable ignorance.
blue pill
Athenian philosopher who had Plato as his student and executed by self poisoning for the crime of "corrupting the youth"
Socrates
The belief that life lacks inherent meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value.
Nihilism
God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him
Neitzsche
Plato's allegory describing people chained in a dark cavern who mistake projected shadows on a wall for absolute reality.
Allegory of the Cave
This Latin phrase, heavily favored by ancient Roman Stoics, translates to "remember that you must die."
Memento Mori
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
Karl Marx
philosophical approach that argues life has no inherent meaning, meaning individuals must create their own purpose and identity through personal choices and actions.
Existentialism
"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both"
Machiavelli
A mythical ship whose planks are replaced one by one until no original wood remains, raising questions about identity over time
Ship of Theseus
Albert Camus used this mythological figure who was condemned to roll a giant boulder up a hill for eternity as a metaphor for finding meaning in an absurd world.
Sisyphus
Founder of Empiricism
Francis Bacon
beleif that romantic and social success is completely predetermined by unchangeable physical genetics, making any personal effort at self-improvement completely pointless.
BPism
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
Rosseau
A cat in a sealed box is simultaneously alive and dead until someone opens the box to check.
Schrodinger's Cat
This ancient symbol of a snake eating its own tail represents infinity, eternal return, and the endless cycle of life and rebirth.
Ourosboros
Founder of Absurdism
Albert Camus
The belief that capitalism or social collapse cannot be stopped, so it should be deliberately accelerated to force whatever comes next to happen faster.
Accelerationism
"The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race."
Ted Kaczynski
This famous probability concept states that given an infinite amount of time, a primate randomly hitting keys on a typewriter will eventually type out the complete works of William Shakespeare
Infinite Monkey Theorem
What do you imagine to measure your IQ?
spinning apples