Philosophy of Mind

  1. Phaedrus
    Plato
    Phaedrus
    Plato c. 370 BCE

    A conversation between Socrates and Phaedrus examines love and the art of speaking well. Beside a stream outside Athens, Socrates pictures the soul as a chariot pulled by two very different horses.

    2h 38m reading time

  2. Meditations on First Philosophy
    René Descartes
    Meditations on First Philosophy
    René Descartes 1641

    Six linked reflections examine what we can know about ourselves, God, and the world. A piece of wax melting by a fire becomes a test of how we understand physical objects.

    1h 46m reading time