books

... and Where to Find Them, JK rowling Roverandom, JRR Tolkien Roald Dahl Treasury Animal Vegetable Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver Six Degrees:Our Future on a Hotter Planet, Mark Lynas Audio Books: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, J.K. Rowling Matilda, Roald Dahl 2009 The Book Thief, Marcus Zusak The Tales of Beedle the Bard, J.K Rowling The iron man, Ted Hughes The Time Paradox: The new ...

Here come the twits

... you throw *pasta* (?!) at this priest for saying "feeding the hungry is more important than property rights"? bit.ly/4zgbDL # 17:29 RT @fritinancy < @ebertchicago Hand signals for philosophers (chart). Useful in bar-room arguments. j.mp/4IstjG / awesome. must adopt # 20:04 Clever Dylanesque trick for lost camera www.andrewmcdonald.net.au/a-pictorial-guide-to-avoiding-camera-...

In this corner......

20 Greatest Philosophers of all time . Next week, Ayn Rand vs. F.W. Nietzsche in a steel cage death match. "Two step in. Only one steps out!"

Christmas at the Clubhouse - I Wonder as I Wander

... Christmas Day? With all its fun and feasting, it would surely have been the obvious time to come: he would have enjoyed it as much as any of the others, whatever his age. On the porch, the philosophers were mulling over the same thing. “There must have been some reason ,” said Plato; “but without interrogating the lad, I doubt if we will ever know—and that’s assuming he knows himself.” “He’s ...

Something I Always Want To Say:

Philosophers: It is no shame and no failure to be the first person to express a thought or theory. Good night.

In the stars

... concerned with the welfare of others. Where other people are concerned they are kind, generous and philanthropic. They seldom harbor hostility. They derive pleasure from doing good deeds. The philosophers called the Water signs servers. People under this sign are cooperative, companionable, hospitable and socialable. They are true humanitarians and are concerned with the welfare of other people. ...

Хорошую философию придумали шотландцы

Слушаю курс лекций от Teaching Company про детерменизм и свободную волю,  на эту тему в частности писал шотландский философ XVIII в. Thomas Reid , у нас, похоже, гораздо менее известный, чем его согражданин Юм. (Вообще, как я погляжу, подпав под власть англичан, шотландцы вдарились в немалую философию; а до того были люди свирепые, воинственные, и чуждые рассуждения. Так смирение порождает ...

..., but i've had it for a while now and it's getting to the point where i simply must fulfil my wanderlust/intrigue. i love: - the language - many films that have come from there / directors - art / music / philosophers from germany - the way the place looks - DANIEL BRUHL plus, my name is of germanic origin. this is a sign. also, the other day when i was angry, i said "shizer" in my head. do you ...

Writing Excuses Season Three Episode 31: Tragedy

... do we write tragedies? What's good about it? Why do people enjoy it, or... [Dan] For me... [Howard] Classically... sorry... [Dan] Go ahead, Howard. [Howard] Classically, I think that the Greek philosophers loved tragedy because of the catharsis. [Dan] Yes. That's what I was going to say. [Brandon] That was their big thing. Let's talk about catharsis. [Howard] They wanted us to have an emotional ...

Miscellany

... but the difference is that these gems are like Osiris - hidden - usually under a metric ton of dross, unnecessary obscurity, and overly pedantic symbolism. In other cases like the Greek Philosophers and traditions like Neo-Platonic thought they often have been forgotten about and academicized. For the living obscure traditions - the obscurity is often in part due to the influence of the mystery...