14 Philosophical Concepts as Minimalistic Art

Philosophy, the attempt of some guys in Greece to explain the world and everything that happens by some set of rules and patterns, trying to simply, thereby complicating everything, our understanding of life. Like everything these days, philosophical concepts get minimalistic, thus simpler to explain.








Moral dualism is the belief of the great complement or conflict between the benevolent and the malignant.


The idea that natural systems and their properties, should be viewed as wholes, not as collections of parts.


A complex system is nothing more than the sum of its parts, and can be understood by defining each of them separately.




The established belief or doctrine held by a religion, or a particular group or organization.






An ethical theory holding that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes the overall “happiness”. It is thus a form of consequentialism, meaning that the moral worth of an action is determined only by its resulting outcome, and that one can only weigh the morality of an action after knowing all its consequences.




The philosophical and cultural movement that holds that the starting point of philosophical thinking must be the individual and the experiences of the individual.


A form of social organization characterized by submission to authority. It is usually opposed to individualism andlibertarianism.


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