Philosophy

Ancient Philosophy

This was an introductory course that focused heavily on pre-Socratic philosophers and, of course, the big Greek names everyone pretends to have read.

I actually loved this module. Ancient philosophy is surprisingly accessible once you get past the intimidation factor of reading philosophers who’ve been dead for over two millennia.... See more

How to spot circular reasoning?

On the philosophy of circular reasoning and how to spot it in everyday conversations...

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Sep 05, 2025

When you're a philosophy student, you're taught to stay far away from circular reasoning. It's this sneaky, seductive trap that sounds convincing until you realise the argument is basically a snake eating its own... See more

Theophrastus, Aristotle’s successor at the Lyceum, who around 371-287 BCE decided to write Characters , a collection of 30 brief sketches depicting various moral failings in late 4th-century Greek society. No positive types, just vice after vice rendered in vivid, uncomfortable detail. It’s essentially a moral mirror cast in comic form, and reading... See more