Tom Storm

Actually, just getting back to this, I don't say that that humans have ethical standing (moral worth) as inherent. I am not sure how 'inherent' functi...

Exactly. I already told you I am not a philosopher. Jesus.

I'm not a philosopher so for me much of what is discussed sounds like incantations and spells and often resembles some kind of shell game. The pea rep...

I can see that. Seems to me that most philosophy boils down to some kind of magic.

A tantalizing prospect.

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Indeed. Yes, and this much is also clear to me. Which is a good thing - especially when 'the mob' is in agreement with my own values. Thanks

Nice. I like 'ethical standing' more too. 'Moral worth' sounds like a Christian apologist. If we decide how things ought to be, is there a preferred p...

So is this a presuppositon? What exactly does it rest upon? Asking for a friend... :wink: What does moral worth really mean? Is it the same as intrins...

Totally agree. But are there not also some dishonest people involved, who do know different to what they profess?

I agree with this. I do not believe there can be a definition setting out what it is to be a human and I am not an essentialist. And arguably the grou...

Well if I do it's by accident and/or perhaps that you lack clarity? Maybe we should move on then.

My cattle dog once ran after a ball that went off the end of our balcony. The balcony was three floors high on the side of a steep incline. Oblivious,...

I'm not convinced that we can say Marx's ideology is deeply flawed given that those totalitarian, ostensibly 'communist' states didn't actually follow...

I think that's spot on.

Enjoying this OP. Fromm is incisive and acute. It has often stuck me that a deep dive into the true nature of capitalism may be the only reliable path...

I don't think this is a theologian's idea, although no doubt many theologians do think this. I was brought up in the Baptist tradition in the 1970's-8...

I've noticed this phenomenon for many years and wondered why it is that Derrida seems to be the one to arouse the most antipathy and toxic bewildermen...

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Ok. Not trying to be a dick. But what is ‘awareness’ in this schematic?

What is openness or a clearing? Potential? I've never explored this question in depth as I suspect it is largely a product of perspective and I'm not ...

I would say that self awareness has no bearing on appearance or financial resources. You seem to be talking about self-consciousness or self-hatred. D...

Nicely done and appreciated. :up:

That quote I do understand. And you have a talent for entertaining and pellucid explication.

Your question is a broad one. How can we identify with certainty whether someone's beliefs are influenced by an unconscious perspective that comes fro...

I've not determined whether philosophy is useful (to me). I think it's good Streetlight put this quote here. He's clearly familiar with the discourse ...

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Does this mean that a physicalist metaphysics can't easily entertain morality but a supernatural/religious metaphysics in theory can?

Indeed. A number of physicalists I've heard describe themselves as naturalists - are there any advantages or disadvantages of adopting this word?

Materialism: There a patterns in the world. Now there's a T-shirt. :wink: All we need now is some further spring cleaning from phenomenology to tell u...

Thanks. All very interesting. I watched this and some others already. I wonder what it was like for Derrida to inhabit the quotidian world with the po...

Thanks. Isn't this one of several performative self-refutations aimed at D?

I'm not sure if this is meant as a compliment or a snipe.

This is a key quote, thanks. Is it beyond the scope of this thread to provide a small example of this in action? ...'reniscribe in more powerful, larg...

I have no issue with this.

Thanks Jamal. I would prefer this thread not to get bogged down in yet another culture war rehash. Some interesting replies, you're right, but I would...

I am curious how we can contextualize Derrida and his reading of Western metaphysics. As a non-philosopher I'm interested to enhance my understanding ...

Yep. This is an interesting way of describing it. Cheers. I can see how the complexity of the ideas and the fact that sacred cows are questioned can t...

It makes little practical difference to my life which one is true. Idealism is a big subject with variations and a long history in Western thought, Pl...

Indeed, but it is not just knowledge; we are skeptical in relation to certain knowledge. But I guess a precondition of skepticism is a notion of pract...

'Hard to understand' for some may be a euphemism for 'beyond comprehension'. I suspect that for many people, no amount of time will ever produce meani...

I'm not sure I understand the nuances of your point about 'thinking this way'. Do you mean being aware of this? And what is the connection to being a ...

Love his essays, dislike his fiction. Did enjoy Night Train a kind of parodic noir recently which most people dismiss.

This has been a very useful thread. :clap:

Wasn't here in the 1970's - it was more of a 1990's idea and continues depending upon the school.

I wonder if this is possible without a conversation about the purpose of society.

Agree.

The preconditions of skepticism are that there has to be an objective or 'true' world to be skeptical of?

Actually this is pretty obviously false. Theist's moral actions (and what they imagine to be the word of god) has changed over the centuries, from ent...

What makes you think I don't consider them cunts too?