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michael r d james

['Member']Joined: July 23, 2017 at 08:00Last active: August 13, 2023 at 05:332 discussions2 comments
Location: Sweden

Bio

Lecturer , author of the first volume of a trilogy entitled "The World Explored, the World Suffered:The Exeter lectures" editor of philosophical /educational journal with the same name. Born in Soth Africa, educated in England, lives in Sweden.

Favourite Philosopher

Heraclitus, Parmenides, Aristotle, Kant, Wittgenstein

Favourite Quotations

There are two things which the mind reflects upon with ever increasing awe and admiration: the starry heavens above and the moral law within"

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though
He will not mind me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow

For I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before i sleep


At the end of all our exploration
We will arrive at the beginning
And know the place for the first time

Discussions (2)

Comments

"One cannot avoid this problem by identifying consciousness with a type of life form, since theories containing 'types' of life forms are theories of ...
January 06, 2018 at 08:09
The quote comes from O Shaughnessy's work "Consciousness and the World" and the post is a presentation of his very interesting "analytical" view of ex...
January 05, 2018 at 07:11