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1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology

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The Buddhist Theory of No-Self (Anātman/Anattā)

Woman looking in a mirror: does she see her self?
25 February 20231 March 2023 ~ 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology ~ 1 Comment

The Buddhist denial of the existence of the self is known as anātman (or anattā). This essay explores some of the basics of anātman/anattā.

“Can They Suffer?”: Bentham on our Obligations to Animals

A woman scratching a pig under the chin.
18 March 202224 January 2023 ~ 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology ~ 9 Comments

An overview of Jeremy Bentham's ethical views on animal rights, including the famous quote “the question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?”

Reason is the Slave to the Passions: Hume on Reason vs. Desire

David Hume
17 November 202128 December 2022 ~ 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology ~ 4 Comments

An introduction to David Hume's theory of rationality and his famous quote that it's “not contrary to reason to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger.”

“Nasty, Brutish, and Short”: Hobbes on Life in the State of Nature

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679).
14 July 202124 January 2023 ~ 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology ~ 6 Comments

An introduction to Thomas Hobbes and his views on life in the State of nature, including his quote that life in that state would be “Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”

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