Archive - Platonic Troglodyte

January 2026

Interlude: Self-Application of the Allegory of the Cave

A Method I Use on Myself, and Its Limits

Jan 31 • Platonic Troglodyte

When Inquiry Fails

A Diagnostic Analysis of Failures of Dialectical Inquiry

Jan 28 • Platonic Troglodyte

December 2025

Minimal Commitments of Dialectical Inquiry

What Must Be True for Questioning to Matter, and Why It’s a Game Worth Playing

Dec 24, 2025 • Platonic Troglodyte

Introducing: The Platonic Troglodyte

Philosophy for people allergic to academia.

Dec 14, 2025 • Platonic Troglodyte

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