Sophia Blackwell · Philosophy, roasted
Philosophy, without the pretending.
Short, rude, surprisingly accurate books about the people who made thinking hard on purpose. Pick a philosopher and I’ll tell you what they actually meant, and where they were full of it.
¹ No philosophers were harmed in the making of these books. Several were mildly inconvenienced, and Ayn Rand had it coming.
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Generator
The Postmodern Bullshit Generator
Produces sentences that sound like a tenured professor wrote them and mean exactly as much. Perfect for seminar papers, wedding toasts and dating profiles.
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The Nope-O-Meter
How hard is each philosopher, really? From 1, even an idiot could understand, to 5, may take several lifetimes. Not scientific, but neither is most of philosophy.
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Courses at Nopeism
When a short book is not enough, the courses go deeper on the same thinkers, with the same refusal to pretend any of it is simple.
In her own words
“I started writing these because I was tired of pretending to understand readings that made absolutely no sense.”
Sophia Blackwell
Who is Sophia Blackwell?
A philosophy student who survived three semesters of incomprehensible seminars and started writing snarky study guides so her classmates could follow along. She tutors undergrads, tests her explanations on bar customers, and shares a cramped apartment with an existentially conflicted cat named Kierkegaard.
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