Yeah. Bastards all. Especially Sajid David, current chancellor, who campaigned to be Tory leader with these words: 'You don’t deliver on democracy by ...
Of course, there are different kinds of protests for different reasons with different degrees of intensity and flavour. Even within the same day. Of i...
That is a fair point. But not all laws are to be praised. Isn't this about protesting new, oppressive laws which will take away freedom ? Isn't that w...
I think this underlines the importance of good journalism. Also important, to interview the opposing side. No mean feat with foreign journalists being...
It maybe 'directionless' in that nobody knows where it is leading. From what I've read it isn't 'more about causing riots'. And indeed it has proven i...
:smile: Just wait till they burst out in song. 'Do you hear the people sing ?' - Les Miserables. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/musi...
What do I think about the proroguing of parliament by Johnson ? Johnson is a sly, self-serving, lying prick who is in a position of power, as PM, plac...
Never mind the apparent difficulty with 'rhetorical questions'. Let's look at evangelical questions and attempts to persuade. Why not ? It's what it a...
Yes, I know and appreciate this. You are right. He is open to this kind of resource, as am I. However, it still requires a careful and critical eye, d...
Which group of people do have in mind when you talk of 'book-idolising' ? What do you mean by 'intellectual dishonesty'. Please give an example. Why w...
Excellent find. From the second resource - it shows how to adjust the rhetorical questions to enable an engagement 'in the way intended'. The author o...
You are welcome. If you click on the blue link I labelled as 'NIV' - see below. It takes you to the biblegateway website which has a dropdown menu. Yo...
Good points and questions raised by careful, experienced and informed philosopher @"Fooloso4" Pious response by dogmatic, dishonest-in-discussion prea...
You only see what you want to see. I did look up the reference. I did ask for an explanation as to context. However, this you could not, or were unwil...
Exciting times, huh. There's a petition against this - linked in the Guardian Politics Live BTL comments. But what good will it do. Its text reads: “P...
OK. So, back into the conversation for a little bit longer. You wrongly assumed I did not Google the reference. It takes no real effort, even if there...
You make wrong assumptions. Bravo ! Have done. Judgement made. This reminds me of another preacher-type in another forum. Still interesting sport for ...
Asking questions, being inquisitive, making judgements as to what is right - it is how we develop and grow. However, it is not always straightforward ...
Are you sure you said it 'in passing' ? It sounds like you had a point to make about a particular passage but didn't want to, or couldn't, spend too m...
I appreciate your response, Fooloso4 - and that of others in this thread. I will be taking time out for a bit. To follow up on this and other helpful ...
You are right. You didn't get what you asked for. Tough. Perhaps someone else can be bothered. 'Waffling': The first part of your post. Verbose paddin...
Given that I have started a parallel thread to further explore issues, I will be discussing the question of the 'Hermeneutic Circle' there. https://th...
The Hermeneutic Circle. What is it ? Is it a useful concept ? I understand it as a way to understand a text by engaging with it. I know I can Google a...
From the same article: "Villy Søvndal, a former foreign minister, said the decision “confirms that Donald Trump is a narcissistic fool”. The US presid...
They've changed it. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/21/trump-state-visit-cancellation-over-greenland-shocks-danes 'Like trying to buy Scotl...
Yes. I noted that. And clearly disagree. Common sense means never having to look up Wikipedia. But here it is anyway, for those who really don't know ...
Of course, the paragraphs are difficult to get through to find the meaning. As a group, we all struggle with this to varying degrees. Some spend more ...
You asked what type of knowledge allows us to differentiate between future and past. Most people would say 'common sense' and experience. The present ...
I don't think that the main points of giants of philosophy would be forgotten so easily. Especially if they are made clear and understandable. If not ...
Yes. There is a set of texts available to read, if we so wish and have the time. Failing that there is a most useful and substantive SEP article: http...
Copying and pasting. Soon the whole Preface will be covered. The mountain top reached. Out of breath and without oxygen. Dead bodies are left on the m...
I am not sure that Hegel did seek to distinguish himself as such. Did he ? But perhaps his thoughts were 'divinely inspired' ? As well as being a 'boo...
Yes. I know. https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/6214/reading-group-preface-to-hegels-phenomenology-of-spirit-trans-walter-kaufman/p11 I thought...
Currently in the Preface thread. https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/6214/reading-group-preface-to-hegels-phenomenology-of-spirit-trans-walter-k...
'Dinosaur v current player'. I look forward to further clarification. Clearly, there are many different views and interpretations. All of them potenti...
Why 'at this point'? Why an either/or decision ? Why the extreme positions ? You might need to make that decision. I don't. However, you raise an inte...
And that would answer my second question. I share your appreciation of good, clear writing. But there is something of a challenge in trying to work ou...
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