Table of Contents
Welcome to the Mind Map
Philosophy isn’t one thing — it’s many interwoven threads. On this site, we’ve organized our content into clear, thematic categories so you can explore the topics that resonate with your own questions.
Each category below links to its own archive page, featuring:
- A description of the theme
- Curated articles
- Recommended thinkers and books
- Related thought experiments or paradoxes
Main Categories
Philosophical Quandaries & Paradoxes
What you’ll find:
Trolley problems, Ship of Theseus, the paradox of hedonism, Roko’s basilisk — the thought experiments and logical puzzles that challenge common sense and stretch your thinking.
Explore Quandaries and Paradoxes
Comparative Religion & Theologies
What you’ll find:
Cross-cultural explorations of concepts like karma, sin, salvation, and suffering. From Buddhist Sunyata to Christian Logos, we compare how religions frame ultimate reality.
Psychology of Belief
What you’ll find:
Why do we believe what we do? Explore the cognitive and emotional roots of certainty, doubt, identity, and ideological possession.
Evolution of Philosophy (Timeline Series)
What you’ll find:
Follow a historical map from the Pre-Socratics to Postmodernism. Includes major thinkers, schools of thought, and pivotal conceptual shifts.
View the Timeline
Thinker Spotlights
What you’ll find:
Concise breakdowns of key philosophers: their core ideas, contexts, and how they shaped thought. From Plato to Foucault, Nietzsche to Judith Butler.
Browse Thinkers
Ethics & Morality
What you’ll find:
Explore frameworks for “the good life,” including virtue ethics, utilitarianism, deontology, and current debates like AI ethics and cancel culture.
Book & Text Reviews
What you’ll find:
Philosophical book reviews, sacred text comparisons, and guides to essential readings. Focused on accessibility and clarity, with historical context and modern application.
Eastern vs Western Thought
What you’ll find:
Side-by-side comparisons of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and spiritual paths across traditions. Laozi meets Aristotle. Confucius meets Kant.
Suggested Reading Paths
Not sure where to begin? Try one of these entryways:
- New to philosophy? → Start with Philosophical Quandaries or Thinker Spotlights
- Interested in religion? → Dive into Comparative Religion or Eastern vs Western Thought
- Love logic and puzzles? → Explore Paradoxes & Thought Experiments
- Seeking practical application? → Read through Ethics & Morality
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