No. I probably think about Kant more than I ought. I mean that, like you, similar questions keep me awake at night. You can't do philosophy without a ...
Perhaps for the same reason that when you read this post you are not merely inspecting marks on a screen. Your uncle means something to you. Hopefully...
Whoa, we haven't got that far. So far "God created the heavens and the earth" is under discussion because it is doubted whether the earth God is said ...
In the spirit of Aristotle. Either all men are wise, in which case, of necessity there are no foolish men; or it is possible that there are foolish me...
It's a matter of faith, which is different from the kind of justification that we would give for the existence of a statute, for example. I can look u...
Very creditable. But if it ever takes over then it will soon die out. Because we will soon die out. And there's no replacement plan aside from more ba...
I think this sort of belief is said to be a matter of faith because there are no justifying reasons of the kind that would satisfy in other circumstan...
Number Ten the Brave. Bonnie Number Ten. Flower of Number Ten. Would the Hebrides get their own number? Not sure they'd be happy with Number Ten Point...
The People's Republic of Europe. How happy we might be with a Government of by and for the people. And the enemies of the people might be shown the er...
They are fair questions. Is God not unjust in allowing millions to suffer? Were my parents not wrong to bring me into this vale of tears? Even if I ca...
What does it mean to know my action in an unfiltered way? If I serve up chicken and in serving up chicken I unknowingly serve up salmonella, then I kn...
Because it is poorly designed to test intuitions about different kinds of virtue or failing. It is similar to this. Cars can be safe. Cars can be fast...
Both are already here with us in the world and we are all to some extent ineffectual and productive, pleasant and nasty. Perhaps I work hard enough al...
Rudolph is the worst Christmas song ever. This is the story. Reindeer gets bullied by colleagues. Management's solution is to load extra work onto him...
No: at least, not of X by Y; nor of Y by X. X and Y might each be caused by Z. If an animal has a heart then it has a liver and if an animal has a liv...
Eliot provided his own notes, which are not always published in full text online versions but here they are: https://wasteland.windingway.org/endnotes...
Back to the OP, listen out for 'That Shakespearherian rag' in The Wasteland. It's so elegant. So intelligent. Not the Bangles, but Cole Porter, for ex...
Wendy Cope suffered in the early days of the internet (perhaps still does) from having invented meme verse before memes. Her poems went everywhere and...
Footnote: My friend would say to her baby daughter, who objected sometimes to being put to bed, as babies do, "They tuck you up, your mum and dad, and...
The title and the first two lines of each stanza set us up for feeling slow and reflective. The last four lines run in the rhythm and rhyme of a limer...
@"Olivier5" Well, perhaps it's just sweet words. But not to many people. 'Ever closer union' means that if you're not already as close as you can get,...
Sure. Nothing brings a family together like a common enemy. To revisit the old metaphor. But the tensions remain and anti-'ever closer' sentiment is a...
I am afraid that the bitterness would not be blows to the pride of politicians or unionists or even the nations but violence on the streets. I think t...
Yes, I agree. 'Understanding' can include both or either the shift in awareness and viewpoint and new knowledge and experience. And it's true that the...
You have put your finger on something that I do really care about. As for half-in, half-out, we can work it out in time and if we'd stayed in there wo...
Yes, all good about critical thinking. I have encountered unbigoted and open-minded trans rights activitists and radical feminists all with excellent ...
Oh, you know what we're like. Doing the metaphor to death, perhaps they thought their love could change us? It should always have been just a practica...
I'm very fond of Germany. But I don't want us to get married. Lisbon was putting a ring on it and somehow it seemed too big a step. I voted to stay in...
Indeed. The EU has so far tolerated a country that has chosen not to be a member of EU not being a member of the EU. Even the UK is finding it hard to...
Perhaps I'm mistaken. It's not mainly about difference of viewpoints, opinion and outlook. It's mostly about knowledge, awareness and information. It'...
There is such a thing as bringing shame on one's country or any institution we belong to. ' You've let your classmates down. You've let me down. You'v...
I find it curious that so many people say there is confusion but very few people seem to believe that they are themselves confused. It is a topic on w...
Alas, no. It's life-long harm and an addiction. Of course, there are controls and taxation, as you are proposing for social media. But there are not t...
I was just the same, only I didn't have Instagram. So I spent the time ogling girls in the library and rolling cigarettes under the desk. Insta would ...
When it turns out they are looking at videos about geometry in preparation for becoming maths prodigies then I'll be glad I didn't stop them. That's t...
Report from UK. I just completed a Government questionnaire for small businesses about data protection. Question 2 was: "Do you process any data outsi...
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