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Micro-University Fall 2026 Update (opens the original)
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Dear micro-philosophers,A lot has been happening over here at The Micro-University.The Micro-Philosopher is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<div c
Kant (opens the original)
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If there is a serious competitor for Aristotle’s title of “The Philosopher” in the Greek/European tradition, it would be the German philosopher Immanuel Kant.Kant’s philosophy is nothing short of revolutionary, fundamental, and wide-ranging.Significant portions of philosophy as it is practiced today are directly shaped by Kant’s thought.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!51vQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-p
Being and Time: Week 21 Guide (opens the original)
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59: The Existential Interpretation of the Conscience, and the Way Conscience is Ordinarily InterpretedHeidegger begins paragraph 59 with a restatement of his definition of conscience:“Conscience is the call of care from the uncanniness of Being-in-the-world — the call which summons Dasein to its ownmost potentiality-for-Being-guilty. And corresponding to this call, wanting-to-have-a-conscience has emerged as the way in which the appeal is understood”BT, 335We have seen that conscience is a call
Descartes (opens the original)
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This article is the fourth installment in my 8-week Introduction To Philosophy. I provide a general introduction to Descartes as a person and thinker, as well as a commentary and introduction to his famous text Meditations.René Descartes was one of the greatest minds that ever lived.His contributions to human thought extend far beyond philosophy into areas as diverse as optics, physics, and geometry (to name a few).<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/
Aristotle (opens the original)
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This guide is part of my Introduction To Philosophy Class offered through The Micro-University on Substack. In this guide, I provide an introduction to the metaphysics and ethics of Aristotle. If you are interested in learning more about the course, you can follow this link.Aristotle is not only the greatest ancient philosopher but also, in my opinion, the greatest philosopher of all time.It is possible to quibble about where exactly to “rank” Aristotle, but no one could reasonab
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