A glimpse of philosophy

I used the past few months for a first glance at philosophy, and so far, I’m enjoying it greatly. It’s not what I had expected.

Herme…what-ics?

This weekend, I attended my first philosophy seminar. It was very different from what I expected, but proved surprisingly invigorating—and exhausting.

Last remarks

In closing, I’d like to highlight that this here is not the full picture. There is much more to say, but I cannot publish the relevant evidence without serious risk.

Gaining perspective

I guess it’s safe to consider my data criticism rather extensive, but there are other layers to consider. And though they are much less obvious, they seem far more important.

Kant's categorical imperative

As one of the most famous philosophers, Immanuel Kant has left a rather impressive mark on human history. One of his achievements regards to practical philosophy, which aims to understand human behaviour and its guiding logos (or rationality).

Questioning knowledge

As one of theoretical philosophy's core areas, epistemology concerns the notion of knowledge. Even Plato contemplated the difference between knowing and conviction, and formulated a definition that would remain relevant for more than two millennia.

A glance at freedom

One of the coolest insights I've had since engaging with philosophy caused a shift in my understanding of liberty, perhaps the field's most central concept. Though we all know what it means, only few can explain it, and fewer still define it.

Aristotelian virtue ethics

My recently started philosophy education is much more hands-on than anticipated, and I absolutely love it. Right away, students are encouraged to engage with the material as actively as possible, e.g. by summarising chapters in their own words. Here, I share one of my first such summaries.

Done with the data

This post is part of an on-going series. If you feel lost, you can get an overview here or jump to the start here. Slowly but surely, the whistleblowing column in coming to a close. Yesterday, I finally finished the data criticism. It turned out rather expansive, but that was

Revealing the culprit

At long last, we arrive at this investigation’s final stop: Another PhD thesis of the same department. It resembles Fis’ in many ways—similar inconsistencies, problematic data, self-contradictory claims… but with one decisive difference: It actually shows data, and thus enables scrutiny.

An evolving blog

Until now, a major aspect of this blog concerned the detailing of my burnout and its underlying circumstances. That will change.

Dismantling a thesis

The next publication on our retrograde path laid the foundation for the project's future, and is thus the most critical. Actual data is still eerily scant (especially for a PhD-thesis), and what little is provided is either unconvincing, or contradictory—and even just a glance reveals it.