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  • The Eight Ways of Being in the World


    Prometheus UnboundAuthority Authority: 438
    It’s hard to live in the world. Suffering happens. Then more suffering happens. Then you die. In the face of these facts, Albert Camus wrote that the first question of philosophy is suicide. But if you’re not going to do that , then what will you do? As I see it, the menu of options is actually pretty thin ...
    2 days ago
  • Employ your time in improving yourself...


    reddy2007Authority Authority: 144
    Serenity of the Clouds Employ your time in improving yourself by other mens writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for. Socrates
    4 days ago
  • WordPress: Plato’s Academy Today


    The Hannibal BlogAuthority Authority: 120
    Some of you may have noticed that my thread on Socrates was going strong all through the summer and then, seemingly, stopped. Something similar, you might have thought, occurred with my thread on America . Well, no, the two threads did not stop. They went into overdrive, albeit in a different form. Indeed, they ...
    6 days ago
  • Portugal set to approve same-sex marriage; adoption ruled out


    gaelickAuthority Authority: 130
    Over in Portugal, the government yesterday approved proposed legislation to remove references to gender in respect of marriage. (See also here , here and here , each in Portuguese.) You know Portugal: extreme western European country (snap!); with the Catholic conservatism (snap!); and the economy that didn’t ...
    6 days ago
  • Jack Ritchie’s Deflationary Naturalism: A Problem for Atheism?


    Prometheus UnboundAuthority Authority: 438
    Brian Leiter on Wednesday directed his blog readers’s attention to Jack Ritchie’s Understanding Naturalism (2009) , quoting a recent review of the book that says in part: The attitude Ritchie recommends for the genuine or serious naturalist is metaphysical agnosticism  (cf. 104, 143, 148, 158). Like ...
    6 days ago
  • Socrates in Kansas


    Prometheus UnboundAuthority Authority: 438
    This Kansas song seems to me packed to the brim with Western literary and religious allusions, from Greek figures like Diogenes, Socrates, and Odysseus—accompanied by a Greek chorus!—to an obvious biblical allusion (the Prodigal Son). Oh, and notice Icarus in the third line, and even an Eastern religious ...
    6 days ago
  • Allegory of The Cave Summary


    SocybertyAuthority Authority: 568
    In the Allegory of the Cave, Plato discusses the interesting concept of the truth.  The allegory of the Cave is only a small part of the book The Republic . The Republic is written as a collection of dialogues between Socrates and other influential Athenian figures, the allegory of the cave being a dialogue ...
    1 week ago
  • Portugal Readies Itself to Become Europes 6th Country With Gay Marriage. Weddings By April!


    QueertyAuthority Authority: 694
    Making good on a campaign promise to push for legalizing gay marriage , re-elected Prime Minister José Sócrates Socialist government is drafting legislation to do just that. And its expected to all work out! CONTINUED » Permalink | Post a comment | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: José Sócrates , ...
    1 week ago
  • Terror Pornography


    Net News PublisherAuthority Authority: 153
    Last month, in posing the “ inconvenient hypothesis ” that there was a pornographic quality to the propaganda photographs that Dorothea Lange took of the destitute victims of the Great Depression, I drew upon Plato’s “Republic” to support my argument. I did not have my copy of Plato with me when I wrote ...
    1 week ago
  • London Fields Part Two: Socratic Methods


    A More Splendid LifeAuthority Authority: 459
    Oh and thats a bad miss... Theres something about English football culture that manages to permeate the whole of the country whilst still remaining somewhat under the surface. In North America, your average sports stadium will be visible for miles around, with garish signs directing you to pastel-coloured, ...
    1 week ago
  • Climate Change Denial: A Lesson from Plato


    KiwipoliticoAuthority Authority: 509
    Guest post by Ag.The Greek philosopher Plato (428/427-347 BC) is perhaps most famous for his suggestion in The Republic that the ideal political community ought to be ruled by philosopher-kings. This is somewhat of a shame because it obscures the fact that Plato never intended philosopher rule to be a practical ...
    1 week ago
  • Live With Honour


    Soul Meets WorldAuthority Authority: 119
    "The shortest and surest way to live with honour in the world, is to be in reality what we would appear to be; and if we observe, we shall find, that all human virtues increase and strengthen themselves by the practice of them."   ~Socrates
    1 week ago

  • The ChiefAuthority Authority: 435
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    2 weeks ago
  • SOCRATES CAFÉ: THE MORNING AFTER…


    Have Coffee Will WriteAuthority Authority: 145
    Tuesday evening our Socrates Café met at the Mayfield Road Phoenix Coffee House and the question we pulled from the box was:Is our ability to reflect upon our actions pointless and even detrimental?The initial reactions were no, reflection often offers benefits. Upon further reflection, however, we discussed ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Reflection on Thomas Kuhn’s Structure of Scientific Revolutions (part 2)


    kansas reflectionsAuthority Authority: 106
     Thomas Kuhn’s influential book “ The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” ignited a firestorm of debate and controversy in 1962 which continues unabated to this very day. Noted as the most widely cited book in the 20th century, Kuhn’s writing has penetrated the public consciousness to shape our collective ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Warren Buffet’s Aphorisms | The Veterinarian | ‘Wondering’ begets Wisdom


    A Wonderful BlogAuthority Authority: 115
    I just received “The Tao of Warren Buffet” book as a gift from my ex-girlfriend.  It is a collection of profound aphorisms from investment guru and mega-philanthropist, Warren Buffet.  I just started with it but I am already immensely loving it.Here is a sampling of Buffet’s quick wit and wisdom from the ...
    2 weeks ago
  • RENAULT-NISSAN ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES BATTERY PLANT SITE FOR PORTUGAL


    European Motor NewsAuthority Authority: 151
    The Renault-Nissan Alliance today announced the location for the planned battery production site in Portugal.
    2 weeks ago
  • Socrates Exchange: Is there one true religion?


    New Hampshire Public RadioAuthority Authority: 505
    Can all religions be true, even though they often contradict one another? Can they all be false? How can we make sense of religion in a pluralistic society?
    2 weeks ago
  • Weekend Edition 03.12.09


    Joey in AstoriaAuthority Authority: 418
    Dont forget, tonight is Shine 2009 at KrisTEES, from 5-10. This special event is a unique collaboration by various artists to celebrate the energy of the holidays and the spirit of Fashion. Inspired by the movie “Where the Wild Things Are,” this evening will be magical with plenty to see and lots of beautiful ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Defining Time: Its History, Problems and Solutions


    Eternity in an HourAuthority Authority: 117
    Socrates (470-399 BC) once declared that in order to say anything about X, we must first be able to answer what is X. In order to talk about time, we must first answer; “What is time?” For different people, time means different things. A famous philosopher once said that time is nature’s way of keeping [...]
    3 weeks ago

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