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18 Sep 2023 18:30

The Emperor's New Clothes - Existential Comics

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11 Sep 2023 19:30

Philosophy at a Red Light - Existential Comics

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04 Sep 2023 20:30

Seize the Means of Production - Existential Comics

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28 Aug 2023 19:30

"Derrida: Hands up, philospohy internal affairs internal affairs: you are under arrest for assuming the truth can be conceived of outside of the infinite chain of linguist symbols!"

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21 Aug 2023 18:30

Hobbes is best known for creating a rational philosophical justification for why we should all obey an absolute monarch. Essentially he believed it was worth it to trade off any lost freedom for the security of living in the State. The funny part about this is that even though his philosophy is more or less a justification for sticking with the existing world order, he was still considered a dangerous radical and atheist, because his justification for the authority of Kings was a rational one, rather than just saying that they had a divine right to rule. He even ended up being censured by the State. It was pretty rough for philosophers back then I guess, they really couldn't catch a break.

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21 Aug 2023 18:30

Thomas Hobbes and The King - Existential Comics

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14 Aug 2023 18:30

The Interrogation - Existential Comics

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07 Aug 2023 18:30

Alien Landing - Existential Comics

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31 Jul 2023 18:30

Camus on a Date - Existential Comics

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24 Jul 2023 19:30

Solidarity means standing behind the Hollywood writers and actors even though you think all the movies are crap.

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17 Jul 2023 19:30

"Also a lot of people think I sound like a teenager who first learned about socialism and what I'm saying isn't nearly as deep as I think, but whatever..."

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10 Jul 2023 18:30

"Also I win a million dollars, so everyone pay up."

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03 Jul 2023 20:30

What's actually funny though is that body builders take their training more seriously than academics and it's not particularly close.

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03 Jul 2023 19:30

The Philosophy Gym - Existential Comics

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26 Jun 2023 20:30

Wittgenstein believed that negative facts ultimately could not be known, even obvious truths like "there is no rhinoceros in the room". In order to have certain kinds of doubts, one must first know everything, and then know one addition thing: that there are no more things to know. So if we are to take Socrates literally, that he really doesn't know anything, in a way he'd have to "know all the things he doesn't know" in order to be certain he doesn't know them. Sort of a reverse of Donald Rumsfeld's famous "unknown unknowns". He would have to know a lot to know that he didn't know things (which is of course in a way what he is saying). Of course in reality Socrates is more describing a certain attitude, rather than a kind of absolute certain that he literally doesn't know anything, but I think he'd be very pleased that future philosophers try to work out what it means to actually know things to a much higher degree than happened in Ancient Greece.

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11 Sep 2023 20:30

And that, children, is why you NEVER act in such a way that you cannot, at the a same time, will to be a universal maxim.

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04 Sep 2023 20:30

Once the revolution is over the real work begins (infighting).

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28 Aug 2023 19:30

Also follow me on bluesky social if you've managed to get an invite. Will be telling philosophy jokes on there like I used to on twitter.

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28 Aug 2023 19:30

Philosophy Cop - Existential Comics

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21 Aug 2023 18:30

Eventually they took it too far though and made Hobbes "admit Rousseau was right" and he joined the revolution.

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14 Aug 2023 18:30

"Ah, but have you considered that throwing him in prison now won't achieve anything, because philosophically..."

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07 Aug 2023 18:30

Maybe I'm just a nerd but but I'd much rather talk with the alien scientists and philosophers than their leaders too.

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31 Jul 2023 18:30

Sex Ed classes should really just teach kids that before they have sex they must first justify their existence.

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24 Jul 2023 19:30

Whenever there is something like a writers strike, just remember that we really don't need entertainment or whatever more than the people making that entertainment need healthcare and a decent wage.

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24 Jul 2023 19:30

Sisyphus On Strike - Existential Comics

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17 Jul 2023 19:30

Hulk Think - Existential Comics

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10 Jul 2023 18:30

Who Wants to be a Philosopher? - Existential Comics

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03 Jul 2023 20:30

The Philosophy Gym - Existential Comics

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27 Jun 2023 01:30

Wittgenstein believed that negative facts ultimately could not be known, even obvious truths like "there is no rhinoceros in the room". In order to have certain kinds of doubts, one must first know everything, and then know one additional thing: that there are no more things to know. So if we are to take Socrates literally, that he really doesn't know anything, in a way he'd have to "know all the things he doesn't know" in order to be certain he doesn't know them. Sort of a reverse of Donald Rumsfeld's famous "unknown unknowns". He would have to know a lot to know that he didn't know things (which is of course in a way what he is saying). Of course in reality Socrates is more describing a certain attitude, rather than a kind of absolute certain that he literally doesn't know anything, but I think he'd be very pleased that future philosophers try to work out what it means to actually know things to a much higher degree than happened in Ancient Greece.

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26 Jun 2023 20:30

Some beautiful day in the distant future, the project of philosophy will be complete. It will only occur when a great person arises, and through careful study of all past philosophers figures out how to become the most annoying person to ever live. Only then can humanity finally rest.