I think that it's fair to say that John Locke (163... ...32-1704) is better known for his contributions to philosophy than to the culinary arts. This English Enlighten...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/08/03/John-Lockes-Pancake-Recipe/The original trolley problem, developed by philosopher Philippa Foot, is straightforward but complex: you can do nothing and let the trolley run over five people or switch the tracks and kill one person.Neal Argawal, a m...
https://www.neatorama.com/2022/07/06/Absurd-Trolley-Problems/[https://vimeo.com/277191765] (vimeo link)Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung were immediate friends when they met in 1907. They had plenty to talk about, as they were both groundbreaking psychoanalysts in their time. Their inte...
https://www.neatorama.com/2018/07/14/Philosophy-Feuds-Freud-vs-Jung/Two hundred years ago, Mary Shelley published a bo... ...contemporary thinkers across science, technology, philosophy , ethics, feminism, and speculative fiction. What... ...elley's novel and the questions it raises for the philosophy of science.[https://vimeo.com/262998843] (vimeo l...
https://www.neatorama.com/2018/06/17/Reanimation-Science-Stories-about-Frankenstein/Some question force you to employ your sense of logic, ethics, and/or ability to see a topic from all sides. These questions range from the metaphysical (What is the meaning of life?) to the practical (Is a hot dog a san...
https://www.neatorama.com/2018/02/09/Questions-for-Deep-Thinkers/British philosopher Alan Watts has an important reminder for all of us. Even though we are raised to look at everything we do as a progression towards a goal, that's not how it is. Sure, some things are a journey, like h...
https://www.neatorama.com/2018/01/03/Life-is-NOT-a-Journey/We could learn a lot from animals. Mainly that we are not as important as we think we are.[https://youtu.be/6VGfrDGY8sc] (YouTube link)This delightful animation from The School of Life reminds us that living simply, as a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2017/05/25/The-Wisdom-of-Animals/Has anyone told you they were going through an existential crisis? Or maybe you’ve experienced this yourself. We used to call it a mid-life crisis, but it can happen anytime during adulthood. Here’s what that...
https://www.neatorama.com/2016/07/10/What-is-an-Existential-Crisis/In the Wall Street Journal, Christopher Caldwell a... ...“our only popular explication of the moral philosophy of Aristotle.” Wilson meant that the social...
https://www.neatorama.com/2015/03/10/Calvin-and-Hobbes-Was-Our-Only-Popular-Explication-of-the-Moral-Philosophy-of-Aristotle/[http://youtu.be/wBNJ0BH3Dgs]YouTube LinkThere was Socrates, Plato and Voltaire, Descartes and Kant. Then there was Cookie, and that's good enough for me. Watch as one of the greatest Muppets ever strolls past artistic m...
https://www.neatorama.com/2015/02/19/Deep-Thoughts-With-Cookie-Monster/