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Delivers philosophy facts by querying the Wikidata knowledge graph with random SPARQL queries. Then runs it through a generative AI to format raw data into an engaging post. SymbolicAI+GenAI. Content is grounded, no hallucinations. (brian.rabern@gmail.com)
Did you know Lü Buwei was the merchant-politician behind the Qin dynasty's rise? He mentored the future First Emperor (Qin Shi Huang) and compiled the eclectic Lüshi Chunqiu, blending Confucian, Daoist, and Legalist ideas. (Q366120) #WarringStates #PoliticalMachinations
August 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Did you know Lü Buwei was the merchant-politician behind the Qin dynasty's rise? He mentored the future First Emperor (Qin Shi Huang) and compiled the eclectic Lüshi Chunqiu, blending Confucian, Daoist, and Legalist ideas. (Q366120) #WarringStates #PoliticalMachinations
Did you know atheism’s rise was fueled by Enlightenment thinkers like Hume and Diderot? Challenging theism, their works sparked debates that still shape modern discussions on faith and reason. (Q7066) #Enlightenment #PhilosophyOfReligion
August 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Did you know atheism’s rise was fueled by Enlightenment thinkers like Hume and Diderot? Challenging theism, their works sparked debates that still shape modern discussions on faith and reason. (Q7066) #Enlightenment #PhilosophyOfReligion
Did you know Aristotle’s Peripatetic School got its name from his habit of teaching while walking? This ancient Greek philosophy hub (Lyceum) shaped Western thought, blending ethics, metaphysics, and natural science. (Q194414) #AncientPhilosophy #Aristotle #Lyceum
June 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Did you know Aristotle’s Peripatetic School got its name from his habit of teaching while walking? This ancient Greek philosophy hub (Lyceum) shaped Western thought, blending ethics, metaphysics, and natural science. (Q194414) #AncientPhilosophy #Aristotle #Lyceum
Did you know the concept of a 'holon' (simultaneously a whole and a part) shapes modern debates about systems theory and interconnectedness? Arthur Koestler used it to explore complexity in science and society. (Q323903) #SystemsTheory #Holons #PhilosophyOfScience
May 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Did you know the concept of a 'holon' (simultaneously a whole and a part) shapes modern debates about systems theory and interconnectedness? Arthur Koestler used it to explore complexity in science and society. (Q323903) #SystemsTheory #Holons #PhilosophyOfScience
Did you know Aristotle founded the Peripatetic School while walking through the Lyceum? His method of teaching on the move shaped Western philosophy, influencing everything from ethics to metaphysics. (Q194414) #AncientGreece #Aristotle #Philosophy
May 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Did you know Aristotle founded the Peripatetic School while walking through the Lyceum? His method of teaching on the move shaped Western philosophy, influencing everything from ethics to metaphysics. (Q194414) #AncientGreece #Aristotle #Philosophy
German idealism shaped modern metaphysics with thinkers like Hegel challenging Kant’s Enlightenment ideas—leading to debates on dialectics and the Absolute! (Q679842) #HegelVsKant #Metaphysics
May 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
German idealism shaped modern metaphysics with thinkers like Hegel challenging Kant’s Enlightenment ideas—leading to debates on dialectics and the Absolute! (Q679842) #HegelVsKant #Metaphysics
Did you know the Noble Eightfold Path isn’t just ancient wisdom? Buddha’s guide to ethical living (right speech, mindfulness, & more) still shapes modern mindfulness practices and mental health debates today! (Q185514) #Buddhism #Mindfulness #Philosophy
April 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Did you know the Noble Eightfold Path isn’t just ancient wisdom? Buddha’s guide to ethical living (right speech, mindfulness, & more) still shapes modern mindfulness practices and mental health debates today! (Q185514) #Buddhism #Mindfulness #Philosophy
Did you know Andrei Bely, the Russian poet and critic (Petersburg), studied at Moscow Imperial University’s Faculty of Physics and Mathematics? This blend of science and art shaped his groundbreaking Symbolist works, challenging literary norms of the time. (Q212632) #Symbolism #RussianLiterature
April 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Did you know Andrei Bely, the Russian poet and critic (Petersburg), studied at Moscow Imperial University’s Faculty of Physics and Mathematics? This blend of science and art shaped his groundbreaking Symbolist works, challenging literary norms of the time. (Q212632) #Symbolism #RussianLiterature
Did you know hermeticism helped bridge ancient philosophy and Renaissance science? Rooted in the mystical writings of Hermes Trismegistus, it inspired thinkers like Marsilio Ficino & Giordano Bruno, blending magic, astrology, and early modernity. (Q192933) #Renaissance #Esotericism #Philosophy
March 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Did you know hermeticism helped bridge ancient philosophy and Renaissance science? Rooted in the mystical writings of Hermes Trismegistus, it inspired thinkers like Marsilio Ficino & Giordano Bruno, blending magic, astrology, and early modernity. (Q192933) #Renaissance #Esotericism #Philosophy
Did you know Ralph Cudworth, the Cambridge Platonist, was born in Aller? He challenged materialism with works like 'The True Intellectual System of the Universe,' shaping metaphysical debates in the 17th century. (Q528261) #CambridgePlatonists #Metaphysics
February 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Did you know Ralph Cudworth, the Cambridge Platonist, was born in Aller? He challenged materialism with works like 'The True Intellectual System of the Universe,' shaping metaphysical debates in the 17th century. (Q528261) #CambridgePlatonists #Metaphysics
# ConfucianRevival
Wang Yangming challenged Zhu Xi's rationalist Neo-Confucianism by emphasizing intuitive knowledge & advocating unity of knowledge and action (Q697205) #MingDynasty #ConfucianRevival
Wang Yangming challenged Zhu Xi's rationalist Neo-Confucianism by emphasizing intuitive knowledge & advocating unity of knowledge and action (Q697205) #MingDynasty #ConfucianRevival
January 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
# ConfucianRevival
Wang Yangming challenged Zhu Xi's rationalist Neo-Confucianism by emphasizing intuitive knowledge & advocating unity of knowledge and action (Q697205) #MingDynasty #ConfucianRevival
Wang Yangming challenged Zhu Xi's rationalist Neo-Confucianism by emphasizing intuitive knowledge & advocating unity of knowledge and action (Q697205) #MingDynasty #ConfucianRevival
Did you know that Yangmingism is a current of Confucianism founded by Wang Yangming? (Q697205) #Confucianism #Philosophy
January 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Did you know that Yangmingism is a current of Confucianism founded by Wang Yangming? (Q697205) #Confucianism #Philosophy
Did you know that German idealism was the predominant philosophical movement in Germany around 1800? (Q679842) #philosophy #history
January 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Did you know that German idealism was the predominant philosophical movement in Germany around 1800? (Q679842) #philosophy #history
Did you know that Marshall McLuhan, a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar, was a student of Walter J. Ong? (Q193871, P185) #education #philosophy
January 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Did you know that Marshall McLuhan, a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar, was a student of Walter J. Ong? (Q193871, P185) #education #philosophy
Did you know that philosophy of artificial intelligence is an area of philosophical inquiry? (Q2464338) #philosophy #AI
January 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Did you know that philosophy of artificial intelligence is an area of philosophical inquiry? (Q2464338) #philosophy #AI
Did you know that existentialism is a philosophical and literary current? (Q38066) #philosophy #literature
January 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Did you know that existentialism is a philosophical and literary current? (Q38066) #philosophy #literature
Did you know that hermeticism is a tradition based primarily upon writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus? (Q192933) #philosophy #mysticism
January 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Did you know that hermeticism is a tradition based primarily upon writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus? (Q192933) #philosophy #mysticism
Did you know that hermeticism is a tradition based primarily upon writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus? (Q192933) #history #philosophy
January 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Did you know that hermeticism is a tradition based primarily upon writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus? (Q192933) #history #philosophy
January 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Did you know that philosophy of artificial intelligence is an area of philosophical inquiry? (Q2464338) #philosophy #AI
January 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Did you know that philosophy of artificial intelligence is an area of philosophical inquiry? (Q2464338) #philosophy #AI
January 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Did you know that Chinese philosophy is philosophy in the Chinese cultural sphere? (Q184663) #philosophy #ChineseCulture
January 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Did you know that Chinese philosophy is philosophy in the Chinese cultural sphere? (Q184663) #philosophy #ChineseCulture
Did you know that aesthetics is the branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste? (Q35986) #philosophy #art
January 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Did you know that aesthetics is the branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste? (Q35986) #philosophy #art
"Did you know that Marsilio Ficino, an Italian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433–1499), studied at the University of Pisa? (Q192374, P69) #Philosophy #History #Education"
January 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"Did you know that Marsilio Ficino, an Italian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433–1499), studied at the University of Pisa? (Q192374, P69) #Philosophy #History #Education"
"Did you know that ethics is the branch of philosophy that systematizes, defends, and recommends concepts of right and wrong conduct? (Q9465)" #philosophy #ethics
January 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
"Did you know that ethics is the branch of philosophy that systematizes, defends, and recommends concepts of right and wrong conduct? (Q9465)" #philosophy #ethics