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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New Article! The People’s Property and the Common Good Cicero believed a true republic is built on a shared commitment to justice and mutual benefit. But what does that mean for how we govern ourselves? Learn more today.

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What if God is a reflection of us? Ludwig Feuerbach believed that the divine qualities of reason, freedom, and especially love, are all rooted in human nature. His philosophy challenges us to ask: are we simply worshipping our own highest ideals?

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Here’s a dilemma. Is something good because God commands it? Or does God command it because it is already good? Plato’s Euthyphro takes a seemingly simple question and turns it into a much bigger question about what we really mean when we call something ‘good.’ Dive into the full article today.

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Not every belief is as certain as it seems. Descartes compared beliefs to apples in a barrel. Some good, some rotten. The only way to know is to examine them. But what if you could find one belief you knew, without a shadow of a doubt, was true? Dive into the full article today.

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Not all pleasure is created equal. Mill argues that some pleasures are higher quality than others, and people will choose the higher one, even knowing it comes with discontent. It's better to be a dissatisfied human than a satisfied pig, Mill says. Do you agree? Dive into the article today.

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Pleasure is the way. 🎯 But which pleasure? That's the part everyone skips. Epicurus's philosophy comes down to one habit: think before you act. Most of us chase pleasure on autopilot. What happens when you actually stop to ask if you want it?

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

"Truth cannot contradict truth." Science or religion? Reason or faith? Many people think we have to choose. The philosopher Averroes argued we don't. If both are seeking what is true, then they cannot ultimately contradict one another. 📖 Read the full article and let us know: Do you agree?

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Money, Success, Fame, Pleasure. We spend our lives chasing them. But what if none of them can actually make us happy? Thomas Aquinas argues that they can never fully satisfy our deepest desires. 🤔 If you've ever reached a goal only to wonder, "Why do I still want more?" this article is for you.

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

What if philosophy isn’t about finding answers, but understanding what we can know at all? 🤯 In What Can I Know?, Immanuel Kant flips the script, arguing that the world we experience is shaped by the way we think. 🌍🧠 📚✨ Explore it for yourself on The Philosophy Teaching Library. (Link Below)

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

New Article You think you know what causes what. Fire causes heat. 🔥 Rain causes puddles.☔️ But what if you’ve never actually seen a cause? David Hume argues that we only observe events happening, and our minds assume a connection. 👀So, do causes really exist? (Link below)

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Philosophy isn’t just something you study, it’s something you step into. 🌎 🧠 Our professors guide you through key texts, one idea at a time, so you can join a conversation that’s been shaping the world for centuries. 💻 👉Start exploring on the Philosophy Teaching Library website today!

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

If a lie keeps society functioning, is it still wrong? Plato thought it might not be. His idea of the “noble lie” forces a difficult question: do we value truth, or stability, more? Check out the article from Brennan McDavid of Chapman University to learn more! (Link below)

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

ICYMI: New article on Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, Books VIII & IX! (Link & Abstract below)

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

*New Article* No Apologies: Plato's The Apology of Socrates By Wes Siscoe, The Ohio State University philolibrary.crc.nd.edu/article/no-a...

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

ICYMI: New article on Plato’s Republic, Book 2! (link and abstract below)

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

*New Article* Truth Cannot Contradict Truth Averroes’s Decisive Treatise

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

The Library is thriving. A few updates from this past year:

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

ICYMI: New article on Aristotle’s account of the Good Life! (link and abstract in comments)

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

*New Article* from Glenn Trujillo of at the University of Louisville Best Friends: Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, Books VIII & IX

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

ICYMI: New article on Locke’s memory theory of personal identity by Todd Long! (link and abstract below)

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Our lead editor @wessiscoe.bsky.social was interviewed for the Classical Commons podcast - the Library can be a great resource for classical educators!

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

*New Promo Video* In the coming months, we will be adding videos to our website that walk students and instructors through the resources we offer along with the benefits of reading great philosophical texts. Link below!

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

*New Article* Why Be Good? The City and the Soul Plato’s Republic, Book 2

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

*New Article* What Can I Know? Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason, Preface A and B

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

ICYMI: New article on Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France by @tristanjrogers1.bsky.social! (link and abstract in comments)

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

*New Article* from Cal Poly professor Dr. Todd Long You Are Who You Remember John Locke's An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Book 2, Chapter 27

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

*New Article* The People’s Property and the Common Good Cicero's On the Republic, Book I

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

More money, more problems. The Institute for Humane Studies has awarded the Philosophy Teaching Library $10,000 to add articles on foundational texts in the classical liberal tradition. Now we just have to find some authors.

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

*New Article* Change from Within: Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France (link in comments)

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

ICYMI: New article on immortality in Plato’s Phaedo by Dr. Athanasia Giasoumi! (link and abstract in comments)

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

*New Article* by Nathan Oakes of @olemiss.bsky.social What Does God Want, and Why? Plato’s Euthyphro (link below)

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Want Your Work To Be Widely Read? Contribute to the Philosophy Teaching Library Read about us over at The Philosophers' Cocoon! (link below)

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Congratulations to one of our founders and Editor-in-Chief @wessiscoe.bsky.social on the new position! Can a @notredame.bsky.social academic resource stand the thought of an Ohio State based editor? Only time will tell...

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

*New Article* Knowing Your Own Mind Descartes’ Meditations, Meditation 2 (link below)

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

*New Article* by @poetryf.bsky.social Exploring Immortality in Plato’s Phaedo (link below)

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

ICYMI: New article on the Allegory of the Cave by Cleveland State professor Dr. Michael Wiitala! philolibrary.crc.nd.edu/article/alle...

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

*New Article* Pleasure, Happiness and the Moral Life: Mill’s Utilitarianism, Chapter 2 philolibrary.crc.nd.edu/article/plea...

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

ICYMI: New article on Epictetus’s Enchiridion from Scott Aikin! philolibrary.crc.nd.edu/article/stoi...

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

*New article* The Good Life and How to Live It: Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, Book I philolibrary.crc.nd.edu/article/the-...

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

We're at it again. $4,000 won from @apaphilosophy.bsky.social to advertise and publicize the Philosophy Teaching Library Should be able to get exactly one ad on X for this

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

*New Article* Stoic Life, Perfection, and Invincibility – Epictetus’s Enchiridion philolibrary.crc.nd.edu/article/stoi...

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

ICYMI: New article on Aquinas’s Five Ways! Brought to us by Samford University’s very own Dr. Emily McCarty philolibrary.crc.nd.edu/article/five...

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

How the Library (Logo) Came to Be In the fall of 2023, the Library was awarded a grant from the @apaphilosophy.bsky.social's Berry Fund for Public Philosophy. We want to bring philosophy not just to students and instructors, but to the general public.

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

*New Article* Five Ways to God philolibrary.crc.nd.edu/article/five... Does God exist? The philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas answers this question in the affirmative, giving not one, not two, but FIVE arguments for God’s existence. Do they work? Only you can decide.

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

*New Article* The Allegory of the Cave philolibrary.crc.nd.edu/art.../alleg... Pursuing the truth might be uncomfortable, but Plato’s famous allegory challenges us to examine our beliefs and find out whether we have been living in the dark for all this time. Ready to leave the cave behind?

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

ICYMI: New Article on Leibniz’s theory of Pre-Established Harmony philolibrary.crc.nd.edu/article/pre-... A big thanks to Dr. @tobiasflattery.bsky.social of @wakeforest.bsky.social!

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The Philosophy Teaching Library @thephillibrary.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

*New Grant* The Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy has agreed to bring a number of American philosophers to the Library! We will include work from the American pragmatists along with some less well-known authors, bringing the Library into the 20th century. Stay tuned!

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