Existential Comics | |
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Author(s) | Corey Mohler |
Website |
existentialcomics |
Current status/schedule | Active |
Launch date | December 2013 |
Genre(s) | Philosophy |
Existential Comics is a webcomic about philosophy created by Corey Mohler, a software engineer in Portland, Oregon. [1] Mohler created the comic in December 2013 [2] in an attempt to help popularize philosophy through comedy. [3] The comic tends to depict philosophers of different backgrounds and often has them interacting and arguing with each other. [4] It also gives textual descriptions of the jokes and associated philosophy to help educate readers. [5]
In May 2018 Mohler once called Elon Musk "the villain from Atlas Shrugged". Musk responded during SpaceX's launch of a Falcon 9 rocket. [6] [7] Mohler later published a comic about the incident. [8]
As of April 2023, the comic has covered over 200 philosophers, [14] examining a wide variety of thought from Pre-Socratic philosophy to contemporary philosophy. [4] Mohler has described both Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir as his favorite philosophers. [5] Alongside existentialism, Mohler has also written extensively about Stoicism [15] and communism.
Existential Comics | |
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Author(s) | Corey Mohler |
Website |
existentialcomics |
Current status/schedule | Active |
Launch date | December 2013 |
Genre(s) | Philosophy |
Existential Comics is a webcomic about philosophy created by Corey Mohler, a software engineer in Portland, Oregon. [1] Mohler created the comic in December 2013 [2] in an attempt to help popularize philosophy through comedy. [3] The comic tends to depict philosophers of different backgrounds and often has them interacting and arguing with each other. [4] It also gives textual descriptions of the jokes and associated philosophy to help educate readers. [5]
In May 2018 Mohler once called Elon Musk "the villain from Atlas Shrugged". Musk responded during SpaceX's launch of a Falcon 9 rocket. [6] [7] Mohler later published a comic about the incident. [8]
As of April 2023, the comic has covered over 200 philosophers, [14] examining a wide variety of thought from Pre-Socratic philosophy to contemporary philosophy. [4] Mohler has described both Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir as his favorite philosophers. [5] Alongside existentialism, Mohler has also written extensively about Stoicism [15] and communism.