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He was a philosopher of the blues.
2008-07-04 02:55:00 I'm TELLING YOU, MAN, the wold is a place.""Say, the world is a place, huh.""That's just what I'm saying."We were walking back to the car after dinner in Hyde Park, and Johnnie was in an expansive mood. He often got like this, expecially after a good meal and wine. The first time I met him, when he was still working with a downtown civic group, he had started explaining the relationship between jazz and Eastern religion, then swerved into an analysis of black women's behinds, before coming to a stop on the subject of federal Reserve Bank policy. In such moments his eyes would grow wide; his voice would speed up; his round, bearded face would glow with a childlike wonder. That was part of the reason I'd hired Johnnie, I suppose, that curiosity of his, his appreciation of the absurd. He was a philosopher of the blues.Chapter thirteen, Dreams from My Father - Barack Obama
By: SqueezeMyLemon
Lowdown Hoad The Philosopher Says, We Are Family
2008-06-07 23:20:00 It has been awhile since we have featured our favourite columnist Richard ‘Lowdown’ Hoad. In his latest column he gets down-right philosophical. Did we detect some frustration as he wishes for a reality that will never be? We hope that our main man Lowdown knows that there is a price which mankind and mankind ...
Review: The Philosopher at the End of The Universe By Mark Rowlands
2008-04-23 18:22:00 I used to have this deal. I like to keep myself well anchored outside of the world of genre by reading widely ? I also enjoy variety - and so I used to read at least one non-fiction book a month. I haven?t done this in ages but for various reasons I thought I?d start ...
The Philosopher Immanuel Kant, Earth Day and Junk JPEPA
2008-04-21 19:30:00 Immanuel Kant believed that there is no way we can describe the actual reality. The only thing we can talk about is our representation of our perceived reality. His views were probably the inspiration in movies like Roberto Benigni’s “Life is Beautiful” and the Wachowski Brothers’ “The Matrix” … Today is the 38th world celebration of ...
The Philosopher Immanuel Kant, Earth Day and Junk JPEPA
2008-04-21 19:30:00 Immanuel Kant believed that there is no way we can describe the actual reality. The only thing we can talk about is our representation of our perceived reality. His views were probably the inspiration in movies like Roberto Benigni’s “Life is Beautiful” and the Wachowski Brothers’ “The Matrix” … Today is the 38th world celebration of ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
The Philosopher and the Golf Shot
2008-03-08 11:42:00 éOne in a very occasional series about the musings of Réne Descartes and his pal Jimmy, they are playing golf. So, Réne is a yard (or maybe a metre...well, he thinks it's a metre therefore...) off the Green on the tightly mown fringe. He approaches the ball thinking. ' Shall I flop ze
The Jewish Philosopher Profoundly Misunderstands Atheists
2008-02-18 18:22:00 I still believe in the Bible when it tells me that only a fool says that there is no God (Ps 14:1). Regular readers know that I am no defender of atheism. Unfortunately, a post by a religious Jew has recently come to my attention as part of my series on refuting Kelly O’Connor of ...
Harry Potter and the Philosopher?s Stone (Hardcover)
2008-02-03 05:02:00 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Hardcover)By J.K. Rowling 16 utilised and new from $15.66 Customer Rating: First tagged “childrens books” by Gaea philosopher “Skye’s Mom” Customer tags: harry potter(15), fantasy(6), wizard(5), ...
Philosopher?s guide to an effective everything: Thursdays with Tushar
2008-01-30 19:45:00 At a recent communication seminar where I was speaking on social media, a beautiful lady participant asked me about how one could go about writing a blog. She believed that she is not a good writer and if I could give her few tips on writing? I told her that I would write about it in ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Philosopher?s guide to an effective everything: Thursdays with Tushar", url: "http://www.indiaprblog.com/200-8/01/philosopher%e2%80%99s-guid-e-to-an-effective-everything-th-ursdays-with-tushar.html" });
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Philosopher Dissects Whaling
2008-01-21 04:38:00 Thirty years ago, Australian philosopher Peter Singer argued that whaling should stop in Australia because it was cruel. His submission to Australia's Inquiry into Whales and Whaling carried weight. The judicial commissioner, Sir Sydney Frost, agreed with Singer.Australians harpooned their last whale, a sperm whale, on November 20, 1978.Singer says: "Whales cannot be humanely killed ? they are too large, and even with an explosive harpoon, it is difficult to hit the whale in the right spot. Moreover, whalers do not want to use a large amount of explosive, because that would blow the whale to pieces, while the whole point is to recover valuable oil or flesh. So harpooned whales typically die slowly and painfully."Peter Singer, now a professor of bioethics at Princeton University, hasn't changed his views on cruelty but believes Western nations put themselves in a weak position when arguing against Japan's whaling because they themselves inflict unnecessary suffering on animals.Rea...
By: The Last Whale
Oblique Strategies, Stumbleupon and Certain Philosophers
2007-12-07 08:19:00 I just stumbled upon one of the numerous online implementations of Eno and Schmidt’s Oblique Strategies, and realised that there are certain writers whose work I put to use in much the way that some people use those (relatively) famous cards.
By: Big Ideas
Philosophers and Shepherds
2007-12-05 20:31:00 Good Shepherd Sarcophagus, from the Catacomb of Praetextatus, Rome,Late AD 4th centuryMarbleLateran museum (later moved to Pio Cristiano Museo). Jonah and Philosopher,Sarcophagus from S. Maria Antiqua, Rome,3rd century A.D. In Spe Salvi, to illustrate his points, Pope Benedict XVI used the examples of the sculptures of philsophers and sculptures on Roman age Christian sarcophaghi:It is not the elemental spirits of the universe, the laws of matter, which ultimately govern the world and mankind, but a personal God who governs the stars, that is, the universe; it is not the laws of matter and of evolution that have the final say, but reason, will, love?a Person.And if we know this Person and he knows us, then truly the inexorable power of material elements no longer has the last word; we are not slaves of the universe and of its laws, we are free. In ancient times, honest enquiring minds were aware of this.Heaven is not empty. Life is not a simple product of laws and the randomness of ...
Philosopher Comments on Theme of New Encyclical
2007-12-04 20:35:00 Monsignor Robert Sokolowski, a philosophy professor at Catholic University of America, explained in Zenit about the theological virtue of hope, the theme of the Pope`s recent Encyclical.""St. Thomas Aquinas," said the priest, "has some wonderful remarks about hope. He points out that it deals with goods that have two features: They are possible to attain, but they are difficult."Monsignor Sokolowski continued: "If something is impossible to attain, we do not hope for it. We might wish we could reach it, but our wishing is forlorn and resigned; we know we cannot attain that particular good."On the other hand, if the thing in question is possible and easy to attain, again we do not hope for it; we just go ahead and do it or obtain it. I do not hope that I will have lunch today; unless I am in some very desperate situation, I just have lunch."Informed by faith"Now, the theological virtue of hope is directed to our salvation and the beatific vision, to our life with God," explained Mons...
Scientists, Philosophers and Historians playing nice together [Stranger Fru
2007-12-01 21:37:00 In his discussion of West’s recent talk in Minnesota, PZ notes: I am extremely impressed with the fact that the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota has a historian and philosopher of science on their faculty — more biology departments ought to make those kinds of strategic alliances to broaden and deepen their discipline. I wholeheartedly agree. Here at Arizona State, the School of Life Sciences is the home for not only the Center for Biology & Society, but also the History and Philosophy of Science Program. We also have recently started a graduate program in Human and Social Dimensions in Science & Technology. Central to all of this has been getting scientists talking to - and collaborating with - historians and philosophers. It’s all very exciting. Read the comments on this post… Original post by http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/-ScienceblogsCombinedFeed/~3/193-550381/scientists_philosophers_-and_hi.php
What are Philosophers experts at?
2007-11-15 14:32:00 This interesting question was posed by Bryan Chaplin of EconLog at a recent conference on Social Philosophy and Policy: Profs and grad students alike largely seemed to accept the following list of topics where members of their occupation actually have expertise: Accurately describing the views of other philosophers, living and dead. Checking arguments for logical validity/internal consistency. Its worth ...
By: Carson's Post
(Excerpt) Philosopher At The End of The Universe
2007-11-09 12:53:00 The Philosopher At The End of The Universe Philosophy Explained Through Science Fiction Films By: Mark Rowlands Excerpt by: Johnny Lone Learn about: The Nature of Reality from THE MATRIX Good and Evil from STAR WARS Morality form ALIENS Personal Identity from TOTAL RECALL The Mind-Body dilemma from TERMINATOR Free Will from MINORITY REPORT Death and the Meaning of Life from BLADE RUNNER Cultural Relativism from LORD ...
Friedrich Nietzsche: Possessed Mannequin or Distinguished Philosopher?
2007-11-04 08:44:00 Few writers have inspired such fanatical devotion as has German scholar and phrenologist, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche. But who was Nietzsche? The brilliant academic conversant in epistemology? Or the sagacious skull-measurer who built an empire trading exotic monkey pelts? A survey of the scrawl he left behind provides clues to the identity of the mysterious litterateur.1872 – 6A youthful and exuberant Nietzsche burst onto the European intellectual landscape with the publication of his dissertation “Tragedy, Destruction, and other Virtues.” Its style—simple, direct, and insipid, was designed to antagonize an indifferent public. Here is the origin of philosophy as we know it, with its fundamental assertion that “semen has no conscience other than an occasional guilt trip disguised as logical schematism.” (Tragedy, 214) It was only the beginning.While the western world mulled over the peculiar decrees in his dissertation, Nietzsche quietly completed “Meditations I’ve t...
Harry Potter is a Left-winger, says French philosopher
2007-10-27 14:12:00 Author J. K. Rowling has infused boy wizard Harry Potter in her novels with the Leftist ideology, says a French philosopher.Jean-Claude Milner, a professor of linguistics at Paris University, believes that the famous ?Harry Potter? book-franchise is a reaction to the free-market revolution instigated in Britain by Margaret Thatcher's governments."It must be said from the start that Harry Potter is deeply political and that the books speak of today's England," the Telegraph quoted him as telling the Liberation newspaper."Reading it, one can see that J.K. Rowling -- like many cultured English people -- believes there was a real Thatcherite revolution, that it was a disaster, and that culture's only chance is to survive as an occult science," he added.Milner made these remarks on the same day when ?Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?, the seventh and final installment of the series, was released in France.He thinks that the boy wizard?s world of magic, especially the Hogwarts scho...
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Harry Potter is a Left-winger, says French philosopher
2007-10-27 10:53:00 Author J. K. Rowling has infused boy wizard Harry Potter in her novels with the Leftist ideology, says a French philosopher. Jean-Claude Milner, ...
By: B4U India
Helpful relationship advice from a dead, cynical existentialist philosopher
2007-10-27 06:39:00 Dear Schopenhauer's Ghost,I'm having a problem with my social life. Every time I find a boy I like, I get bored. Then I have to be mean to make him go away. The problem is, when he does go away, I get sad and lonely. The cycle repeats itself over and over again. What should I do? NoelDear Noel,Your problem is not unusual. Life is a pendulum that swings between frustration and boredom. You must realize that life is very bad and was accidentally created by an omniscient demon intent upon tormenting us. Try listening to Wagner. It will help you forget you are alive.Sincerely,Schopenhauer's- GhostDear Schopenhauer's Ghost,You're an existential do-do head. I don't care if there is any truth to any thing you ever wrote or said. It makes me sad and therefore can't be true. I prefer Ayn Rand any time of day! So there, you scumbag!RachelDear Rachel,I do not listen to critics. Anyone who differs from my point of view is dumb. Even now, while I serve Satan in hell's dark catacombs, I am...
Harry Potter and the Philosopher?s Stone first edition book sells for Ł19,7
2007-10-25 19:18:00 Remember a few months back when a first edition of Harry Potter sold for Ł9,000, well yet another first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has been sold and this time the book managed to sell for Ł19,700 at the Christie’s auction house in London. This is great news as the book was ...
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The Many Worlds Of William Steig: Artist, Author, Philosopher
2007-10-24 18:29:00 DISCUSSION PROGRAM WITH ROGER ANGELL, EDWARD SOREL, HOLLY MCGHEE, AND LEE LORENZ, THE MANY WORLDS OF WILLIAM STEIG: ARTIST, AUTHOR, PHILOSOPHER AT THE JEWISH MUSEUM ON NOVEMBER 15 NEW YORK, NY – On Thursday, November 15 at 6:30 pm, The Jewish Museum presents The Many Worlds of William Steig: Artist, Author, Philosopher. ...
Swiss Jewish philosopher dies
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2007-10-24 17:28:00 AP - Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich, a Jewish religious philosopher who escaped the Nazis and became a European bridge-builder between Christians and Jews, has died at age 86.
French philosopher Andre Gorz?s Letter to his Terminally Ill Wife before th
2007-10-21 11:08:00 “…The joint suicide of André Gorz, the French philosopher and founder of the magazine Le Nouvel Observateur, and his British-born wife Dorine, who was suffering from a fatal disease, has turned the love letter that he wrote to her into a surprise bestseller. Gorz, 84, a friend of Jean-Paul Sartre, and Dorine, 83, committed suicide by ...
By: France travel
Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone; synopsis.
2007-10-19 19:47:00 Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone; synopsis.Here we have a synopsis of Star Wars: A New Hope no Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone. Why did we strike out 'Star Wars: A New Hope', & gave 'Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone'? Just click on the image to enlarge & see it for yourself. One thing for sure, you would agree with us that this is just humorous. Source.Other Posts:Old People.Interesting Ads!Holes In Russia. Awesome Audi Commercial.Related Posts:Matchstick Marvel of Harry Potter's Hogwarts.
By: Crooked Brains
Socrates: The Immortal Philosopher
2007-10-08 16:35:00 I have to admit I struggled through my first year of philosophy. I found Descartes dreary and logic perfectly illogical. I was rather pleased when I could drop (Western) philosophy for Politics and Economics. I appreciate very few Western philosophers, but, I do have great admiration for Socrates. Socrates was unlike many philosophers because for him the aim of philosophy was not to write down great works of intellectual magnificence. Socrates was primarily interested in searching for and living the real meaning of life. I wrote an article at Pick the Brian about Socrates and the lessons we can learn from his life. Some Quotes from Socrates The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. ~ Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant. ~ By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. ~ I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a k...
The Bedroom Philosopher 'The Happiest Boy' Video
2007-10-07 00:00:00 The Bedroom Philosopher, aka Justin Heazlewood, is out with the animated video to his new single 'The Happiest Boy', created by Nakedfella, from the forthcoming album 'Brown & Orange', out early 2008. Watch it below the fold.
How to be a (Fake) Philosopher
2007-10-04 01:19:00 In today's highly competitive world, you need all the tools to get ahead. Appearing to be spiritual will help you tremendously, and so I'm going to teach you how to be a fake philosopher today.The official definition of philosophy is "Stuff that no one really understands". It is similar to Jargoneese, but different at the same levels in that Jargoneese and Philosophy have similar differences. Jargoneese is using symbolism to re-interpret vagaries of daily life, while philosophy is using vagaries of daily life to re-interpret symbolism. Got it? Good. Continue reading...The following are some tips that will help you sound like a philosopher:Tip #1: Use simple words, but complex constructs.It is a common misconception that Philosophers use big words. You'll get the best effect if you use simple words, but construct sentences that are difficult to understand. The central idea is to awe the victim. Your victim should feel stupid that he can't understand what you're saying despite yo...
The Philosopher & the Cash Machine
2007-09-16 00:11:00 So, Rene Descarte goes up to the cash machine thinking...'shall I get ze 30 or 40 quid?' What will he decide and why? (This thread is co...
A Heidegger Dictionary (The Blackwell Philosopher Dictionaries)????????????
2007-09-03 17:38:00 Michael Inwood, A Heidegger Dictionary (The Blackwell Philosopher Dictionaries)??????????????????-??Blackwell Publishers Ltd. | ISBN 0631190953 | 1999 | PDF | 1.4 MB | 298 pagesThis concise and accessible dictionary explores the central concepts of one of the most significant figures in the history of thought.The author traces the history of 100 concepts from 'aletheia' to 'world' through Heidegger's entire career, from the earlier lectures to his later essays and seminars - including many that are not yet translated. The book is extremely user-friendly, containing a full index of the words and concepts discussed, and an introduction explaining Heidegger's use of language.A Heidegger Dictionary enables the student to read Heidegger's immensely rich and varied works with understanding, and assigns him to his rightful place in both contemporary philosophy and in the history of the subject.
Hebrew Harry Potter and the Philosopher?s Stone
2007-08-05 04:30:00 Hebrew Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone US $13.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Sunday Aug-05-2007 16:22:21 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list Hebrew
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World-renowned philosopher pleads, ?Do as I say, not as I do?
2007-08-04 02:11:00 Sean Penn, loving husband and committed pacifist, wants the United States to embrace the principles of pacifism he personally holds so dear, engaging in friendly talks with totalitarian leaders like Hugo Chavez and ignoring when other dictators such as Saddam Hussein violate terms of surrender. I suppose the exercise of force should only be put ...
The LOLPhilosophers [Omni Brain]
2007-07-29 16:26:00 There’s a great Flickr slide show with some brilliant LOL Philosophers right here. Here’s one of my favorites: Read the comments on this post… Original post by http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/-ScienceblogsCombinedFeed/~3/138-578906/the_lol_philosophers.php-
Philosophy and philosophers: An introduction to Western philosophy
2007-07-29 15:05:00 ??????: ??????????Format:PDF 18722KBAuthor : John Shand ISBN10 : 0-203-49899-2ISBN13 : 978-0-203-49899-6No of pages :370Originally Published : 29 Apr 1993 McGill-Queen's University PressBook DescriptionAimed at the beginning student, it presents the ideas of the major philosophers and their schools of thought in a readable and engaging way, highlighting the central points in each contributor's doctrines and offering a lucid discussion of the next-level details that both fills out the general themes and encourages the reader to pursue the arguments still further through a detailed guide to further reading. Whether John Shand is discussing the slow separation of philosophy and theology in Augustine, Aquinas and Ockham, the rise of rationalism, British empiricism, German idealism, or the new approaches opened up by Russell, Sartre, and Wittgenstein, he combines succinct but insightful exposition with crisp critical comment.An excellent beginner's book without making you feel like a ...
The Job of Philosophers
2007-07-26 13:52:00 As a reminder to some among our social commentators, the job of philosophers since the time of Socrates/Plato has been to expose the lies of the sophists (spinners in today’s lingo) by asking tough questions — in the pursuit of truth and justice. We do this as carefully and boldly as we can — sometimes ...
Italian Philosopher Inspires Lindsay Lohan
2007-07-19 15:23:00 Lindsay Lohan is taking tips on how to handle life in the spotlight from a 16th century book by Italian philosopher Machiavelli - and is so taken by his advice she never leaves home without it. Read more!
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Philosopher vs. Fundamentalist
2007-05-29 16:03:00 There is a very good post titled, The Philosopher vs. the Biblical Fundamentalist (Round Two), over at The Space of Reasons. Interested in Jesus? The Trinity? Prophecy? Have a read.
The Philosopher vs. the Biblical Fundamentalist (Round Two)
2007-05-27 11:28:00 John F. Hobbins, from over at Ancient Hebrew Poetry, has written a response to my post, The Philosopher vs. the Biblical Fundamentalist. In my initial response to Hobbins I claimed that although (or perhaps because) he is a Methodist minister, his position is not a Biblical Fundamentalist one. I believe the reasons for my original assertion will become clear by the end of this post. More significantly, I will argue that even taken on its own terms, Hobbins' position has troubling implications, not only for Biblical Fundamentalism, but for any authoritative view of Christian scripture.Before delving into my reply to Hobbins, I want to quickly address Matt Nehls' reply to my anti-Fundamentalist argument. Both Hobbins and Nehls agree that the locution, “the Son of Man coming in the clouds”, actually refers to Israel’s apocalyptic victory over its enemies. Nehls posits that this interpretation hinges on the following claims:First, this passage is Matthew's redactional work...
Hamza Yusuf The Philosopher
2007-05-26 17:39:00 I just subjected myself to watching two Hamza Yusuf videos. In the first, he lauds Scottish Philosopher David Hume for destroying the Christian world’s ability to demonstrate that such a thing as “absolute knowledge existed.” Ok, I guess you can read Hume like that; fine. Next video: Islam is the truth. I see. I guess the use of logic ...
The Philosopher vs. the Biblical Fundamentalist
2007-05-07 14:04:00 I realise that this post is a radical departure from the usual content of this blog, but I thought it would be fun to mix things up a little. Here, I will be presenting an argument against certain types of Biblical Fundamentalism—namely, those which hold to a literal interpretation of the Bible. The argument presented here was originally featured on one of my weblogs as a parody. But after receiving several email correspondences from Biblical Fundamentalists attempting to refute my argument (quite unsuccessfully in my opinion), I am beginning to suspect that I may actually be on to something. My argument, simply stated, is that if Biblical literalism is true (a claim many Biblical Fundamentalist subscribe to) then Biblical Fundamentalism must be false.Let us define Biblical literalism as the claim that the Bible should be interpreted at face value, unless otherwise clearly indicated. On this view, the creation of the world by God, the parting of the red sea by Moses, the resur...
Monty Python: The Philosopher's Song
2007-04-29 12:18:00 An oft-forgotten gem from the Pythons: a symposium of Australian professors of philosophy live at the Hollywood Bowl
Philosophy 101:The Philosophers' Football Match
2007-04-29 12:08:00 As a follow up to the post below, Monty Python (with Spanish subtitles !) show famous German philosophers (and one actual footballer) facing off against the Greek philosophy squad in this sketch from "Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl" |
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