Why Did René Descartes Say “I Think, Therefore I Am”?
“I think, therefore I am” is not only Renê Descartes’ most quoted declaration, but one that caused a paradigm shift and profoundly influenced modern philosophy.
https://www.thecollector.com/rene-descartes-i-think-therefore-i-am-cogito-ergo-sum/
Descartes at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44
How Locke and His Heirs Redefined Beauty (Aesthetic Sense)
In the 18th century, British empiricists, under the influence of Locke, turned to subjectivism and coined the term aesthetic sense.
by Mirjana Jojić
https://www.thecollector.com/notion-aesthetic-sense-british-empiricism/
John Locke at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2447
Bruno the brave
For anyone who dares to voice dangerous ideas and risk imprisonment or exile, Giordano Bruno remains a hero
by Stephanie Merritt
About Giordano Bruno at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/7069
Next May 13-15, 2026, Prof. Aminah Hasan-Birdwell and I will be hosting a workshop on Slavery and Abolition in 18th-Century Philosophy at Emory U. in Atlanta, Georgia. https://forms.gle/wTC7DqNgHQE3dpT58 We expect to have about 15-20 participants, and we are seeking funding for travel support for participants who need it. There will be a remote option for those who need it as well (the US being what it is). Please share this with colleagues who may be interested! #Philosophy
From scattered traces
How the ideas circulating among one noblewoman’s coterie in 16th-century Dubrovnik anticipated modern feminist thought
By Luka Boršić
Croatian literature at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=croatian+literature
Nietzsche vs. Schopenhauer’s Views on Life, Suffering, and the Will
Is suffering something that hinders us, or helps us along? Schopenhauer looks for a way out, while Nietzsche insists we make good use of it.
by Viktoriya Sus
https://www.thecollector.com/nietzsche-vs-shopenhauer/
Schopenhauer and Nietzsche at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3648
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/779
"When Zarathustra was thirty years old, he left his home and the lake of his home, and went into the mountains. There he enjoyed his spirit and solitude, and for ten years did not weary of it."
Opening lines
How Nietzsche’s Zarathustra Redefined Morality & Revolutionized Philosophy
by Viktoriya Sus
https://www.thecollector.com/nietzsche-thus-spoke-zarathustra-work-philosophy/
Zarathustra at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Zarathustra+
