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Belinda wrote:The problem of burkinis is therefore one of how to defang militaristic political islamism without compromising individuals' human rights to express their affiliations.

I still don't see what burkinis have to do with Islamism. This just seems like a stunt to harass Muslims.

It's crucial for the future of women's empowerment that men should decide what they should be permitted to wear. I think you've got it wrong, for women's empowerment, women should decide what they will wear, individual by individual, and men will have nothing to say about it. Yep. A little irony-de...

I wonder now that France's top administrative court has ruled against the ban, if one's respect for constitutional law overrules their own feelings about the ban. It seems that at least the courts feel that such bans are an infringement on individual rights, freedom of expression and yes freedom of...

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: Grammar advice from a yank is like getting diet advice from Ronald McDonald.

A Stateside dietician would probably advise you to cut down on the surly and try bigger portions of witty, but with Obamacare and all, it might not be worth the co-pay.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote:

Fritz Langwedge wrote:It's crucial for the future of women's empowerment that men should decide what they should be permitted to wear.

'Empowerment'. Stupid yank buzzword.

Your response is missing the point and missing a verb. Well done.

It's crucial for the future of women's empowerment that men should decide what they should be permitted to wear.

Hey, I thought I'd introduce myself. I'm from the States, I'm a fan of literature, music, and science, and I'm a total amateur when it comes to philosophy. I've recently read Reality With a Human Face by Hilary Putnam, and work by Markus Gabriel, Paul Feyerabend, and Simone de Beauvoir. Big fan of S...

Have you read the book "why the world does not exist" by Markus Gabriel? What do you think about the book? I read the book last year and thought it was very good. Gabriel is a very approachable writer on philosophy, and delights in paradoxes like the one in the title. Essentially, he's tr...