Famous Philosophers
This Greek philosopher was sentenced to death and drank hemlock.
Who is Socrates?
This branch of philosophy asks, “What is right and wrong?”
What is Ethics?
The idea that everything is made of tiny particles.
What is Atomism?
A famous cave where prisoners mistake shadows for reality.
What is Allegory of the Cave?
This movie questions reality with “the red pill or blue pill.”
What is The Matrix?
This philosopher wrote The Republic.
Who is Plato?
This branch studies reasoning and arguments.
What is Logic?
The view that knowledge comes from experience.
What is Empiricism?
A cat that is both alive and dead until observed.
What is Schrödinger's cat?
This movie explores dreams within dreams and reality layers.
What is Inception?
This student of Plato taught Alexander the Great.
Who is Aristotle?
This branch asks what reality is made of.
What is Metaphysics?
The view that knowledge comes from reason.
What is Rationalism?
A brain kept alive in a jar, imagining reality.
What is Brain in a Vat?
This game explores what it means to be human through androids making moral decisions.
What is Detroit: Become Human?
This philosophy is considered the father of modern philosophy
Who is René Descartes?
This branch studies knowledge and belief.
What is Epistemology?
The idea that we cannot know anything for certain.
What is Skepticism?
A trolley problem about choosing who lives or dies.
What is Trolley Problem?
This movie explores whether artificial beings can truly be human.
What is Blade Runner?
Influential French philosopher who wanted to make “noble savages” of men
Who is Rousseau?
This branch studies beauty and art.
What is Aesthetics?
The belief that only physical things exist.
What is Materialism?
A machine that can give you any experience you want?
What is Experience Machine?
This show explores the idea of splitting work and personal consciousness into two separate identities.
What is Severance?