Online Philosophy Club -- Philosophy Website
Online Philosophy Club is a philosophy website for everyone, from high school students to philosophy professors, from powerful CEOs to poor gadflies, from wealthy millionaires to homeless people named Diogenes. We are a very diverse crowd of people who share a love for philosophy. Diverse views are very welcome.
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Philosophy Website
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Philosophy Defined
Philosophy consists of the contemplative investigation of the most fundamental aspects of existence, life, knowledge, and value. Philosophy concerns itself with how to live one's life (ethics), what one knows, can know, and how one knows it (epistemology), and what can be said to exist (metaphysics).
The word philosophy comes from the Greek word philos, meaning love/affinity/friendship, and the Greek word sophia, meaning wisdom. So a philosopher is literally a lover of wisdom.
Metaphilosophy
Defining philosophy is controversial in part because it is also its own subject, called meta-philosophy. Accordingly, there is a range of ways to define philosophy. For instance, one definition depicts philosophy as a form of intellectual inquiry using critical analysis and reasoning, in addition to dialogue or introspection, to find solutions for seemingly intractable problems. Another definition says that philosophy studies the process of examination itself. A third definition claims that philosophy includes the best practices in every intellectual field.
Philosophy Articles
- Elements of a Complete Logical Argument
- Ways to Lower Health Care Costs
- My Philosophical Look at Technology and Development
- Philosophical Analysis of Abortion, The Right to Life, and Murder
- Public Health - A Gray Issue in Political Philosophy
- The Relationship between Business and Government
- Causes of Self-Destructive Attempts at Toughness
- Is Selfishness Compatible with Kindness?
- A Philosophical Exploration of the Common Fear of Sexuality
- Ad Hominem Arguments and Personal Attacks
- What Moral Claims Can Mean
- Does Society Need Prisons?
- The Philosophy of Government Spending
- A Philosophical Exploration Of Happiness
- How To Learn About Philosophy
- How To Have Productive Philosophical Conversations
- The Clarity Of Amorality
- Why We View The Self As We Do
- Philosophical Discussions in Everyday Life
- Start Philosophizing
- See All Philosophy Articles
Philosophy Links
You can find the following information on this website:
- Aristotle (philosopher)
- David Hume (philosopher)
- Epistemology
- Epistemological Skepticism
- Fallacy of Composition
- Friedrich Nietzsche (philosopher)
- History of Philosophy
- Immanuel Kant (philosopher)
- Introduction to Philosophy
- John Locke (philosopher)
- Metaphysics
- Modern Philosophy
- Moral Philosophy and Ethics
- Occam's Razor
- Philosophy of Religion
- Philosophy of Law
- Philosophy of Life
- Philosophy of Science
- Plato (philosopher)
- Political Philosophy
- The Principle of Charity
- Rene Descartes (philosopher)
- Social Philosophy
- Socrates (philosopher)
- Voltairine de Cleyre (anarchist)
- What Freedom Means
Also, check out the most popular topics and the newest discussion threads from our forums. New threads are created every day about all sorts of philosophical topics from morality to beauty to religion to politics and more!
We also now have a fun philosophy-themed version of hangman that you can play online.
Featured Philosophy Quotes
"Only the descent into the hell of self-knowledge can pave the way to godliness." -Immanuel Kant
"Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter." -Friedrich Nietzsche
Free Membership
Currently, you can join our Philosophy Forums for fun! Join the deep, interesting discussions today! It's really great and fun. For instance, check out these current topics:
- Reasons Behind the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
- What's the meaning of life?
- Do you consider yourself a philosopher?
- Can a man-made computer become conscious?
- What happens to us when we die?
- Discussion about Philosophical Zombies
- Is religion good even if it's false?
- Can we really 'know' anything?
- Moral philosophy: Is intention more important than action?
- What makes an action immoral?
- Is eating animals immoral?
- If there is a God, why is there evil?
- What's the difference between religion and philosophy?
- Should we obey government?
- If there is a god, why doesn't he prove that he exists?
- If there can be one god, can there be more?
Those are just a few of the great conversations we are having. Come join them and the rest at the Philosophy Forums. It's completely free, and all viewpoints are welcome.
Also, check out our list of most popular philosophy forum topics.
Any Questions?
If you can't find the answers to any of your philosophy questions on our website, please tell us so that we can add that information to this website. Again, you can contact us by using the feedback section of our Philosophy Forums.
Please use our website to continue your philosophy studies. Study all the great ideas, theorists and philosophers.
Current Philosophy Book of the Month
On Spirits
by Dr. Joseph M. Feagan
April 2025
2025 Philosophy Books of the Month
On Spirits: The World Hidden Volume II
by Dr. Joseph M. Feagan
April 2025
Escape to Paradise and Beyond
by Maitreya Dasa
March 2025
They Love You Until You Start Thinking for Yourself
by Monica Omorodion Swaida
February 2025
The Riddle of Alchemy
by Paul Kiritsis
January 2025
2024 Philosophy Books of the Month
Connecting the Dots: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science
by Lia Russ
December 2024
The Advent of Time: A Solution to the Problem of Evil...
by Indignus Servus
November 2024
Reconceptualizing Mental Illness in the Digital Age
by Elliott B. Martin, Jr.
October 2024
Zen and the Art of Writing
by Ray Hodgson
September 2024
How is God Involved in Evolution?
by Joe P. Provenzano, Ron D. Morgan, and Dan R. Provenzano
August 2024
Launchpad Republic: America's Entrepreneurial Edge and Why It Matters
by Howard Wolk
July 2024
Quest: Finding Freddie: Reflections from the Other Side
by Thomas Richard Spradlin
June 2024
Neither Safe Nor Effective
by Dr. Colleen Huber
May 2024
Now or Never
by Mary Wasche
April 2024
Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
March 2024
Beyond the Golden Door: Seeing the American Dream Through an Immigrant's Eyes
by Ali Master
February 2024
The In-Between: Life in the Micro
by Christian Espinosa
January 2024
2023 Philosophy Books of the Month
Entanglement - Quantum and Otherwise
by John K Danenbarger
January 2023
Mark Victor Hansen, Relentless: Wisdom Behind the Incomparable Chicken Soup for the Soul
by Mitzi Perdue
February 2023
Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature: How Civilization Destroys Happiness
by Chet Shupe
March 2023
The Unfakeable Code®
by Tony Jeton Selimi
April 2023
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
by Alan Watts
May 2023
Killing Abel
by Michael Tieman
June 2023
Reconfigurement: Reconfiguring Your Life at Any Stage and Planning Ahead
by E. Alan Fleischauer
July 2023
First Survivor: The Impossible Childhood Cancer Breakthrough
by Mark Unger
August 2023
Predictably Irrational
by Dan Ariely
September 2023
Artwords
by Beatriz M. Robles
November 2023
Fireproof Happiness: Extinguishing Anxiety & Igniting Hope
by Dr. Randy Ross
December 2023
2022 Philosophy Books of the Month
Emotional Intelligence At Work
by Richard M Contino & Penelope J Holt
January 2022
Free Will, Do You Have It?
by Albertus Kral
February 2022
My Enemy in Vietnam
by Billy Springer
March 2022
2X2 on the Ark
by Mary J Giuffra, PhD
April 2022
The Maestro Monologue
by Rob White
May 2022
What Makes America Great
by Bob Dowell
June 2022
The Truth Is Beyond Belief!
by Jerry Durr
July 2022
Living in Color
by Mike Murphy
August 2022 (tentative)
The Not So Great American Novel
by James E Doucette
September 2022
Mary Jane Whiteley Coggeshall, Hicksite Quaker, Iowa/National Suffragette And Her Speeches
by John N. (Jake) Ferris
October 2022
In It Together: The Beautiful Struggle Uniting Us All
by Eckhart Aurelius Hughes
November 2022
The Smartest Person in the Room
by Christian Espinosa
December 2022
2021 Philosophy Books of the Month
The Biblical Clock
by Daniel Friedmann
March 2021
Wilderness Cry
by Dr. Hilary L Hunt M.D.
April 2021
Fear Not, Dream Big, & Execute
by Jeff Meyer
May 2021
Surviving the Business of Healthcare
by Barbara Galutia Regis M.S. PA-C
June 2021
Winning the War on Cancer
by Sylvie Beljanski
July 2021
Defining Moments of a Free Man from a Black Stream
by Dr Frank L Douglas
August 2021
If Life Stinks, Get Your Head Outta Your Buts
by Mark L. Wdowiak
September 2021
The Preppers Medical Handbook
by Dr. William W Forgey M.D.
October 2021
Natural Relief for Anxiety and Stress
by Dr. Gustavo Kinrys, MD
November 2021
Dream For Peace
by Dr. Ghoulem Berrah
December 2021
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