philosophy

Philosophy is derived from the ancient Greek words philo-sophia, meaning the love of wisdom. Thus, the study of philosophy is a study in the love of wisdom. Philosophy is more specifically a formalized process of logical thought, emphasizing consistency, clarity and validity of argumentation.

Contemporary philosophy is typically divided into two categories, namely, Continental and Analytic philosophy. Continental philosophy pertains to those philosophical thoughts derived from German Idealists, existentialist and phenomenologist, which places emphasis on one’s experience.

In contrast, analytic philosophy emphasizes logical argumentation and the semantics of language and cognitive sciences. Typically, analytic philosophers give great credence to empirical verification and epistemology. 

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• A La Carte (6/19)

  
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  How to Read a Book - “Reading a book seems like a pretty straightforward task, doesnt it? And in some cases, it is. If youre reading purely for entertainment or leisure, it certainly can be that easy. Theres another kind of reading, though, in which we at least attempt to glean something of value from the book in ...
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• "What is the noise or song we make/sing? – what do others feel in our presence?!by Rabbi Michael..."

  
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  “ What is the noise or song we make/sing? – what do others feel in our presence?! by Rabbi Michael Zevi Wineberg ”
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• Philosophy • Re: Living on borrowed time

  
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  Good question but borrowed time implies you had a choice in the decision when in fact for me I had no choice. As a baby (my mum told me) I died on three separate occasions and it was by luck or coincidence on all three occasions that I was resuscitated by a stranger or passer by who knew what action to take to save ...
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• Philosophy • Re: Living on borrowed time

  
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  Termite wrote: On January 6th, 2004, I woke up around 8 to 8:30 am with the intention of taking my current girlfriend (at the time) to a place in the Appalachian mountains approx 1 hour drive from Asheville, NC to see a boulder with ancient carvings on it called "Judaculla Rock". We left at approx 9:15 and started ...
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• Philosophy • Re: Living on borrowed time

  
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  On January 6th, 2004, I woke up around 8 to 8:30 am with the intention of taking my current girlfriend (at the time) to a place in the Appalachian mountains approx 1 hour drive from Asheville, NC to see a boulder with ancient carvings on it called "Judaculla Rock". We left at approx 9:15 and started driving there. ...
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• "A Course in Anti ShockIntroduction to Anti ShockAnti Shock is the cure to the Shock Doctrine, as..."

  
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  “ A Course in Anti Shock Introduction to Anti Shock Anti Shock is the cure to the Shock Doctrine, as detailed by Naomi Klein, in her book of the same name. She describes a strategy of coarse attrition against public institutions. The radical right argue that deconstruction of fixed public services makes society ...
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• Philosophy • Living on borrowed time

  
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  I often hear this phrase come up on the DTV chats "I should had been dead *insert number* years ago" but yet here you remain, I wanted to make a thread for those stories, why do some of you feel like you were supposed to die? If you are religious/spiritual you probably believe you remain because a higher power wants ...
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• “What’s your outlook on the markets and the economy?”

  
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  I have a few conferences coming up later this summer, and as part of one event, I was asked a series of questions in advance. Its a pre- interview, and I figured I would work my way through the questions a little bit all week. But then I read the first question — the headline of this post — and it gave me pause. ...
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• A La Carte (6/18)

  
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  There are a few Kindle deals that may interest you. Nancy Pearcey’s Total Truth ($4.99); John MacArthur’s The Second Coming ($4.99); Norman Geisler’s I Don’t Have Enough Faith To Be An Atheist ($4.99); Mark Dever’s Nine Marks of a Healthy Church ($4.99); Bob Kauflin’s Worship Matters ($4.99);  ...
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• New listserv for philosophers with psychological disabilities

  
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  Philosopher Joan Callahan writes: I have managed (after a few false starts) to get up and running a listserv for discussion of inclusion in professional philosophy WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISABILITY. If you want to subscribe to this list, just send a note to listserv@lsv.uky.edu with the message ” ...
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• Free Live Training To Learn How To Manifest Everything Now Easily

  
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  What could be more important than your own personal development? Considering the fact that part of a good personal development plan includes taking care of others, learning the most important tips to establish your foundation is one of the most important things you can do. This article will provide helpful advice for ...
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• RDF/AIG as a case of the incoherence and rhetorical agenda of evolutionary materialist thought and/or its fellow- traveller ideologies

  
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  For the past several weeks, there has been an exchange that developed in the eduction vs persuasion thread (put up May 9th by AndyJones), on first principles of right reason and related matters.  Commenter RDF . . .   has championed some popular talking points in today’s intellectual culture. We can therefore ...
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• Symbolism

  
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  At the start of every airline flight there is an announcement about seat belts, smoking, emergency exits, oxygen, et. al. I often look around to find no one paying any attention whatsoever. Some airlines beg for your attention, some international carriers use cartoon characters, but it’s all the same–done for ...
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• Norman Thomas on Eisenhower, Guatemala, and Kennedy

  
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  I have three items for my write-up today on W.A. Swanbergs biography of Norman Thomas, the six-time Socialist candidate for President of the United States.  The biography is entitled Norman Thomas: The Last Idealist . 1.  Norman Thomas was concerned about Socialists being discharged from the foreign service.  ...
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• Neil deGrasse Tyson on Your Ego and the Cosmic Perspective

  
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  “All you can do is sit back and bask in your relevance to the cosmos.” There is hardly a greater cosmic sage of our age than astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson . In this sublime, characteristically eloquent short clip from BigThink , he echoes Ptolemy’s awe as he teases apart the misguided tension ...
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• I’m Having a Love Affair (with a Love Affair). ~ Julie Garcia

  
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  Henry Miller and Anais Nin transfix me.
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• Philosophy • Re: intelligence and religion

  
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  Nice answer Spock... you say that to be truly enlightened one must come to the conclusion that we just dont know. By this definition the atheist has just as much intelligence or lack thereof of the faithful and the agnostic. what do you think? Statistics: Posted by Iwanci — Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:17 am
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• Philosophy • Re: intelligence and religion

  
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  Eyezwideopen wrote: I would like to pose a question to D.T.V. viewers. Do you think that the more intelligent some one is, the less likely they will belong to an organized religion?. my belief is that that the more intelligent you are, the more you believe in A "God" and the less you believe in any organized ...
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• "Born out of the failure of the liberal dream ... politicians now promise to protect us from nightmares" / Leo Strauss and Sayyid Qutb: The Power of Nightmares & the Rise of Fear

  
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  The Power of Nightmares, subtitled The Rise of the Politics of Fear, is a BBC documentary film series, written and produced by Adam Curtis. Its three one-hour parts consist mostly of a montage of archive footage with Curtis narration. The series was first broadcast in the United Kingdom in late 2004 and has ...
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• Bastards, Immigrants, and Misanthropes, by Bryan Caplan

  
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  In the Game of Thrones series, people use the term "bastard" literally.  If your parents werent married when you were born, youre a bastard .  While bastards are common in Westeros , everyone looks down on them for the crime of existing.  In one scene, Catelyn Stark meets a charming mountain guide, but her ...
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