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Find Your Philosopher
- Press “Ctrl-F” (PC) or “Cmd-F” (Mac) to search for a philosopher’s name.
- Ask your favorite philosopher for recommendations on who to talk to next.
Outlive Good Philosophy
- Ideas grow when shared. Discuss them with close friends
- Give good ideas more significance in you life. Write them into a personal journal.
Asking Questions and prompting
- Write “Everyone” to make all in a group chat answer.
- Let the system to choose the best responders (usually two) by leaving out any names.
- Direct your question to specific philosopher(s) to make them answer.
- Example: “Plato and Lao Tzu, what is the purpose of philosophy?”
- Try asking philosophers to answer in different formats.
- Example: “Sartre, please write me a numbered list with 5 different examples of «bad faith» in different stages of peoples lives”
- Describe a sequence or workflow for a structured discussion.
- Example: “Plato and Lao Tzu, share your most valuable idea, then plato review Lao Tzu's idea and Lao Tzu review Plato's idea.”
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Advocate of Natural Goodness
(1712-1778)
🇨🇭🇫🇷 Switzerland/France
Naturalist
Writer
Moralist
Life achievements:
- Developed social contract theory in "The Social Contract"
- Influenced the French Revolution and modern political thought
- Advocated for education based on natural development
Challenging or Related Thinkers
Immanuel Kant
Critic of Pure Reason
(1724-1804)
Kantian
Epistemologist
Ethicist
John Locke
Father of Classical Liberalism
(1632-1704)
Empiricist
Righteous
Liberal
Karl Marx
Revolutionary of the Proletariat
(1818-1883)
Communist
Economist
Visionary
Friedrich Nietzsche
Radical Critic of Ideals
(1844-1900)
Ambitious
Rebel
Poetic
Settings
Pro Tips
Questions
i
Click on a question to ask it
Pro Tips
Pro Tips
Find Your Philosopher
- Press “Ctrl-F” (PC) or “Cmd-F” (Mac) to search for a philosopher’s name.
- Ask your favorite philosopher for recommendations on who to talk to next.
Outlive Good Philosophy
- Ideas grow when shared. Discuss them with close friends
- Give good ideas more significance in you life. Write them into a personal journal.
Asking Questions and prompting
- Write “Everyone” to make all in a group chat answer.
- Let the system to choose the best responders (usually two) by leaving out any names.
- Direct your question to specific philosopher(s) to make them answer.
- Example: “Plato and Lao Tzu, what is the purpose of philosophy?”
- Try asking philosophers to answer in different formats.
- Example: “Sartre, please write me a numbered list with 5 different examples of «bad faith» in different stages of peoples lives”
- Describe a sequence or workflow for a structured discussion.
- Example: “Plato and Lao Tzu, share your most valuable idea, then plato review Lao Tzu's idea and Lao Tzu review Plato's idea.”