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In response to: "The Frankfurt School, Critical Theory, and History" 10 days old
by deleted user [Visitor]

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In response to: "Dramatic Selfhood" 25 days old
by luke [Member]

Those are two of the possibilities; I wouldn't say they were exhaustive. Nor, if taken strictly, are they very exactly stated; one of the implications of this view is that there is no such thing as a 'natural' role, and even when one has a role thrust upon one, there is still an element of decision as to whether or not to accept it. more…

In response to: "Dramatic Selfhood" 26 days old
by Munzly [Member]

Some people fall naturally into their roles, others have them thrust upon them. more…

In response to: "Violence" 43 days old
by luke [Member]

In normal speech of course I don't object to this usage. But this is my more philosophical blog, and in philosophy one chooses one's words more carefully. Rugby is undeniably a rough game, but it's a game, and those participating consent to taking the knocks it involves - within the rules. 'Violation' is partly subjective; it's very difficult, if n more…

In response to: "Violence" 44 days old
by Munzly [Member]

You write: "It seems clear that the application of physical force by one human being to another cannot count, in itself, as violent."
I cannot accept this, Rugby for instance is a game of "acceptable violence" and any use of such force would violate the person receiving it.

"violence must be quantifiable" is an interesting point, more…

In response to: "The Creation of the World, or Globalization" 213 days old
by Munzly [Member]

Interesting stuff, but relating solely to what one might call the "virtual world" as perceived by that particular observer and held as a model in their mind. It has no bearing on actual material reality. more…

In response to: "Phantoms in the Brain" 483 days old
by Gokul [Visitor]

Nice summary. Have linked your post in mine. One is left with the impression after reading the book that no opinion, judgment, perception of the self will seem inviolable now. After all, the brain is capable of so much deception. more…

In response to: "A Note on Plato and Hobbes" 708 days old
by riham [Visitor]

I wouldn't have thought Hobbes believed philosophical thought could imitate formal reasoning... more…

In response to: "A note on the history of philosophy in Russia" 1031 days old
by Rent_a_bitch [Member]

I dated a captain in the russian army once. What he taught me was something that can never be portrayed in books. more…

In response to: "A Note on Plato and Hobbes" 1050 days old
by safriz [Member]

Someday i will be able to understand. ;) more…

In response to: "Why Is A "Category Mistake" A Problematic Concept?" 1123 days old
by Aaron [Visitor]

Hi, Luke - I think I have a better sense now of what you find problematic in the notion of a category mistake: category mistakes are logical confusions that are clearly committed in certain easy cases. But the differences between science and religion, the relationships between the mind and the body, etc. are extremely complex and so these are "qual more…

In response to: "More on Category Mistakes" 1124 days old
by Aaron [Visitor]

Hi, Luke - Your thoughts on category mistakes are interesting. I don't think I've heard anyone other than a philosopher use the term, so I particularly like seeing the broader uses you cite.

You speak of the category mistake as a problem, however, and I'm not sure I see why. Is the problem defining the notion? Certainly Ryle used the n more…

In response to: "Ideas From Fire To Freud - Continued" 1125 days old
by The Hermit [Visitor]

One should always remember that the study and analysis of philosophy is not philosophy. To be a philosopher requires creative and original thought. Philosophers may, if they so wish, study philosophy, but they do not have to do so to be philosophers. more…

In response to: ""The Passion of the Western Mind"" 1394 days old
by Roger Anderton [Visitor]

Pythagorean Commitment is the correct philosophic perspective for Science to be founded/based upon, and led to the unified theory of Boscovich. more…

In response to: ""Historical Ontology"" 1616 days old
by montontonjon [Member]

The beauty and the intrinsic righteousness of a poem is that it cannot be refuted. It can however be dissected and debased; snatches of it taken out of context until it no longer bears any resemblance to its original form. This, I fear, is what you've done to the treatise put forth by Ian Hacking. Ex nihilo nihil fit, and all that. It is unfor more…

In response to: "Terminology &c." 1649 days old
by montontonjon [Member]

Cogito sumere potum alterum! And you're welcome to join me down the pub where we've known for years that all modes of thought are subjective, involving as they most necessarily do the vagaries of individual man. Perhaps the word you're reaching for is 'dogma', a hefty little word, but one which carries the weight of the absolute.
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In response to: "Perspectives" 1649 days old
by cathead [Member]

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In response to: "Perspectives" 1655 days old
by cathead [Member]

He's not a patch on you Cogito, but I feel you would perhaps find my esteemed keeper's blog somewhat germain to the premise.

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