Socratic Engineering

Is Star Wars Platonic Propaganda?

Star Wars as Modern Mythological Vehicle for Platonic Philosophy — Can Movies Keep Society Intellectually Healthy

Aug 11 • 

Philip M.

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June 2025

Can We Learn From History?

What can Ancient Athens actually teach us about Democracy?

Jun 27 • 

Philip M.

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May 2025

Has Technology Changed What it Means to Be an Artist?

The Automated Muse - Who Wins When Creativity Gets Optimized?

May 9 • 

Philip M.

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April 2025

Were Big Brains an Evolutionary Mistake?

A review and exploration of Kurt Vonnegut's 1986 novel, Galápagos...

Apr 1 • 

Philip M.

February 2025

Achilles Choice: What would you choose?

Death and Glory and the Modern Achiever

Feb 27 • 

Philip M.

January 2025

How Do Ideas Survive 1,000s of Years of Human Turmoil?

Knowledge and Progress must be cultivated...

Jan 16 • 

Philip M.

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September 2024

Is Pop Music Modern Philosophy?

The Ancient Greeks had Plato, we have the Top 40...

Sep 26, 2024 • 

Philip M.

August 2024

Are We Still Living in Plato's Cave?

Reflections on Online Life and the Pursuit of Truth in 2024

Aug 31, 2024 • 

Philip M.

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July 2024

Can Music Harmonize Chaos and Order?

The Apollonian and Dionysian in Modern Music, An Introduction

Jul 25, 2024 • 

Philip M.

June 2024

Did Sound Create Life on Earth?

An Brief Intro to the History of Cymatics

Jun 27, 2024 • 

Philip M.

May 2024

Could Music Be a Theory of Everything?

Musica Universalis and the Music of the Spheres

May 30, 2024 • 

Philip M.

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April 2024

The Inner Dialectic

A fun tale of the Socratic Method and how daily use can make the world a better place... brought to you by Skynet

Apr 26, 2024 • 

Philip M.