Ten Master Metaphors of Philosophy

Years ago Dr. Gregory Schulz and I had ten conversations on the master metaphors of philosophy. They are hosted over at www.whatdoesthismean.org, but I’ve put the links here for easy access:

  1. Plato’s Cave
  2. Aristotle’s Cross-Examination of Nature (the Four Causes)
  3. St. Augustine’s Stealing the Pears
  4. Thomas Aquinas’ Phoenix
  5. Descarte’s Evil Demon
  6. Berkeley’s Table
  7. Kant’s Categorical Imperative
  8. Nietzsche’s Mad Man
  9. Wittgenstein’s Rule for When to Speak and When to Be Silent
  10. Searle’s Chinese Room