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OK. So, why did Deadwood, in particular, come to mind as a possibility? I haven't watched it. So haven't a clue! If popular, I doubt most of its audie...

Curious as to the question and response. Tom, what made you ask? 180, what is the difference between a modern tragedy and an absurdist historical dram...

Thanks for the introduction to Artaud and his thoughts. This experiencing of the dark side of our nature and the desire to kill - we don't sometimes c...

Yes. I seem to have skimmed over @"Moliere"'s post and others. I'll return. Yes, I think any 'tragedy' will bring home elements of natural fears. Of a...

My experience ( in Scotland) of the daily updates from political and medical 'expertise', was overall good. The information was valuable and presented...

Strangely enough, the story of Oedipus and the 'catharsis' of Aristotle is related in a YouTube TED lesson I caught yesterday but didn't post (with tr...

This shows the determination and spirit required to rise above it all. And to not lose your voice but to strengthen it in sharing. Not a 'ramble' to b...

And then there's my failing memory and my reading of 'mean'. Perhaps I saw any of your alleged meanies as funny... So, your levels of creativity remai...

Not rude at all. I hope other story-tellers jump in! :smile: I do enjoy your mix; the music and dance of the slow and sardonic. Restful and replenishi...

More from Mike Patton :cool: :heart: Mondo Cane - Il Cielo In Una Stanza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k60OiMq5KA Then again, there is Mina, his in...

I appreciate your taking the time to read and comment positively :smile: One concern of mine is how 'news in the media' can overwhelm minds to the poi...

Thanks for the introduction to Mike Patton. Given my liking for Italian music, both classical and pop, I was delighted to find this: Mike Patton's Mon...

Thank you for sharing this book and the questions arising. It's refreshing to read this thread with its wonderful contributions and your careful respo...

Here comes the sun! :smile: Che bella cosa 'na jurnata 'e sole L'aria serena doppo 'na tempesta Pe' ll'aria fresca pare già 'na festa Che bella cosa '...

Reading about Kamala in Georgia: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/30/kamala-harris-atlanta-rally Never been there. I've only ever ...

OK. Thank you for your clarification. Plenty to consider and question. Too much sometimes...

I suppose 'pander' was the wrong word, then! More of a stimulating mutual intercourse from different perspectives? One perhaps intellectually superior...

Snippet from 4 days ago: I'm quite disappointed not to have any response. Not even a ''Nah, he's rubbish!" Once upon a time, I remember reading that P...

The Greatest Music - thread title. I can't help wondering about where music and poetry enter the picture when it comes to spirituality/god/ What makes...

Perhaps it is more to do with 'How' a god is, rather than 'What' he it is? (Can't seem to get away from the image of a Christian God :roll: ) To indiv...

So, when Socrates is talking with Phaedrus, he is appealing to 'god' from a shared perspective? Or is he pandering to him? Yes, I can appreciate that ...

Ah. OK. I only provided the link because I thought you wanted a Greek copy. My mistake. Who knows - perhaps some other readers might find it useful.

Your reply very helpfully brought in other writers in different contexts concerning 'god' but that didn't apply to my specific question. Yes. I have p...

Although I gave a link to: https://wyomingcatholic.edu/wp-content/uploads/Plato-Phaedrus.pdf I can't see who the translator was. Looking for easy-to-a...

Well, there's probably good reason or cause to be a pessimist. What do you mean by 'association'? Really? My question is specific to the writing of Pl...

Not reading but listening to Terry Pratchett's 'Equal Rites'. I posted more in the Lounge's 'What are you listening to' thread: https://thephilosophyf...

Ears and mind totally wowed by an audio book: Terry Pratchett's 'Equal Rites', from the free Libby app. Narrated by Indira Varma, Bill Nighy reads the...

I'm puzzling over the word 'god'. @"Fooloso4" @"Paine" and anyone else who is still around and interested: Why would the focus be on the best way to '...

@"isomorph" I meant to say - "Welcome to the Conversation!" What do you think of the thread so far? How do you respond to the questions in the OP?:

I have never questioned this. I had assumed he would be. And that the reason for his not writing anything down was a simple preference for engaging di...

Great :up:

It's all odd to me :chin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXSGocWifAg Does it help to be spaced out? 'Bowie wrote "Space Oddity", a tale about a ficti...

Go for it! I'm already intrigued :smile:

It also doesn't follow TPF Guidelines for 'Starting New Discussions' and writing an OP. https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/480/site-guidelines/...

This is unfair and I don't think it is in the spirit of the forum. You were happy enough 8yrs ago to participate and reap the rewards of your discussi...

Good to hear from you again and thanks for the welcome back :smile: I don't expect to be posting often. Definitely not getting embroiled in the politi...

Hey, javi - good to see you keeping the thread alive. Hope you are keeping well and as positive as possible. How can you not with that fantastic footb...

Thanks for the help! :sparkle:

Ah well, good questions. Stories. Isn't it all about mental manipulation? Some of the truth is hidden for the 'good of the people'. Some stories are n...

Thanks for the insight into part of your life. Use of the word 'hysterical' bothered me a little, given its medical history. In ancient Greece, hyster...

Thanks for the clarification and context of 'the philosopher'. I really don't understand Nietzsche's identification of 3 truths, deadly or otherwise: ...

Thanks for this. I had just returned and edited my original request to be given a 'direction'. It seemed lazy of me. Our posts crossed and I'm glad yo...

Sounds like she is applying the art and science of practical wisdom. Not in any sense a 'nag' or jealous shrew as poor Xanthippe is sometimes depicted...

Perhaps so. I don't know. But I think Stoicism is not just one thing. It grew and split as so many do. Ideas transplanted into other fields like psych...

Yes, thanks for the quote. Have you read all of the Tusculan Disputations? I searched for the context and found this: https://www.attalus.org/info/tus...

Well. I really don't know how to respond to this. It depends on what you mean by 'the philosopher'. What variety? I don't think of myself as a 'philos...

After I asked the question, I thought it might not be in the words but the gaps between. Any silence. Or change in tone that you picked up on. Perhaps...

Here, Socrates is a character in a play. Arguably, all literature is a reworking or re-imagining of life themes and stories. What is interesting are t...

OK, thanks. There are different reasons for any attempt to understand, generally and specifically. Also, different methods in different fields. Questi...

Oh yes, much better, thanks, and you? I despair of the American situation. And can only hope that Trump doesn't win again. It doesn't bear thinking ab...