Philosophy Bro.
A haven for those seeking easy to read summaries of various academic philosophic works. But they're more than just summaries. Nothing on the site is written in "academic language". Everything is written in "bro speak".
The author's about me section states " Maybe you've got a big paper coming up, and you haven't done the reading. Maybe there's this guy you've heard about, but you don't have the time to wade through the text yourself. Whatever, bro, I don't judge."
That's just the thing: it's all written in a colloquial, college-student tongue, precisely the audience it generally seems to be aimed at. The result? It feels something like reading comedy blogging (such as on collegehumor or cracked) Except this time instead of just giggles the reader is actually learning in a slightly more traditional sense of the word.
The usage of vulgarities is somewhat controversial. To be true to "bro speak" the author periodically includes several four-letter words. Now these interjections serve no (direct) purpose to the learning of philosophy, and appear to exist mainly for the preservation of character. If very sparsely used, those interjection can create the illusion of having a personal and very informal chat with the author, but if overdone shows the he/she might be trying too hard to seem "bro".
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