Can You Define Love: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Love
Given that it’s Valentine’s Day, I figured this week’s post should be all about love. While love and philosophy seem like two things you’d want to keep completely separate, the…
Philosophy in the News (January 2018 Edition)
Philosophy in the News is a segment which covers articles with both direct and indirect relevance to philosophy. In this month’s post we’ll be covering stories from January of 2018….
A Brief Introduction to the Philosophy of Time
Time is something that we keep track of minute to minute, hour to hour, and year to year. But what exactly is it? I thought it’d be fitting to begin…
Philosophy in the News (December 2017 Edition)
Philosophy in the News is a segment which covers articles with direct and indirect relevance to philosophy. In this month’s post we’ll be covering stories from December of 2017. You…
What Is Metaphysics?
[Metaphysics] was the queen of all the sciences; and, if we take the will for the deed, she certainly deserves, so far as regards the high importance of her object-matter,…
Philosimplicity Store Now Open!
Philosimplicity now officially has a merchandise store where you can purchase t-shirts and other items to support the site! Although the logo is the only design currently featured in the…
Philosophy in the News (November 2017 Edition)
Philosophy in the News is a segment which covers articles with direct and indirect relevance to philosophy. In this month’s post we’ll be covering stories from November. You can check…
What Is Epistemology? Pt. 4: Other Epistemologies
In this final portion of “What is Epistemology?” I briefly go over snippets of Pre-Socratic, Chinese, and Indian epistemology. Epistemology before epistemology Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle all get their due…
Philosophy in the News (October 2017 Edition)
Welcome again to another Philosophy in the News! This is the blog segment where we cover real news articles that either relate to philosophy or have a philosophical angle. Since…
What Is Epistemology? Pt. 3: The Nature of Justification and Belief
In this post, we’ll talk about one of the most popular contemporary definition of knowledge, the Justified True Belief theory and the conditions it relies on. The contemporary consensus: Justified…