Art as Expression: A Historical and Philosophical Tour From cave paintings to contemporary performance pieces, humanity has used art to express the ineffable. But what does it mean to “express” something through art? Is it the artist’s inner world we glimpse on the canvas—or is the artwork a universe of its own, untethered from its…
Picture this: You’re deep in debate over whether pineapple belongs on pizza. Your opponent suddenly shouts, “You just hate it because your favorite philosopher is Kant, and he was German!” Something feels off—but what? Welcome to the delightful world of logical fallacies, those sneaky errors in reasoning that can derail arguments, deceive the unsuspecting, and sound a…
If philosophy were a bakery, logic would be the oven—sometimes hot, often precise, and always necessary for creating anything of substance. But instead of baking pastries, logic bakes conclusions from premises. And like any good baker, you’ve got to know your ingredients: enter the humble argument. What Is Logic, Really? At its core, logic is…
IntroductionMeaning can be a sticky mess—much like trying to frost a cupcake with a brain. But fear not! In philosophy, we slice through the gooey mix with two tasty tools: intension and extension. This article unfolds these concepts in bite-sized, witty morsels, all backed by scholarly thought (no Wikipedia crumbs here). What Are Intension and…
If you’ve ever stumbled into a late-night conversation about possible worlds, chances are you walked away either deeply enlightened or convinced you’d accidentally joined a Marvel writers’ room. “Possible worlds? Like multiverses? Like Earth-616 and Earth-838?” Not quite. Or rather: sort of, but absolutely not. Welcome to modal logic and intension — a world (pun…
Freshly baked philosophy by Cognitive Cupcake, where even your existential dread comes with frosting. Welcome to the Free Will Bakery You walk into the bakery. Four chefs stand before you. Each claims to know exactly how your cupcake was made. You just wanted a snack. Instead, you’re about to get a lesson on free will….
Ah, philosophy — where even words that sound like synonyms are ready to tear each other apart in a dark alley. Today, we gather three heavyweight contenders: Physicalism, Materialism, and Naturalism. They often sit together at academic cocktail parties, but each secretly believes it’s the superior worldview. Let’s dissect the subtle (and not-so-subtle) differences between them. Materialism: The…
