Philosophy Now Forum

I joined the forum here in April 2006 after googling "Philosophy". It simply looked like a good place for discussion. I wrote down a few thoughts and posted "Women’s Identity' the same day. Proved to be quite contentious and I remember being a bit taken aback by some of the emotive re...

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I continued the thread on the 'built environment' over here

I think you've turned it around. But then that's fine. The design of cars has certainly had it share of organic growth via inventors and as for the roads they travel on , many , particularly inner city ones grew organically from the 'path of desire' pre cars. That in turn often framed the buildings ...

eh?
I already get plenty of architecture magazines like that. How would that tie in with philosophy?

I'd prefer an examination of the Three Little Pigs, their choice of building materials and their different philosophical viewpoints to life, building and being eaten.

Hi Rick, I know philofra has brought this up already (Hey philofra, we agree on something!!!) but I would love to see an issue on the built environment and how it effects the lives (& thinking) of those in it. eg: The differences in the social dynamic in cities that have grown organically compar...

hrs wlf hrs lnk. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot8KBcPzAsw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (I dnt hve spkrs so cnt hr it so hpe k) Rolf playing Led Zep came from an Andrew Denton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Denton" onclick="window.open(this.href);return f...

p: I think its high time we showcased one of Australia's finest exports...
Rolf Harris - Tie My Kangaroo Down

PP: Have you heard Rolf Harris's version of Stairway to Heaven?

JWK: And once we learn that the Earth is warming, what will we do? The same thing we always do...nothing PP: I think that there is an equally, if not more dangerous, reaction which is do anything . There is an underlying concept that we must find alternative energy sources. Why? To continue our mate...

Any one in Sydney interested in catching up over a beer or 2 this week? Am staying in Darlinghurst area till Friday.
What say you Captain & others?

ah sushil, I do think there is a 'human pace' which is quantifiable and whose limits we are now exceeding. ie our technological pace has outstripped ours and natures ability to develop alongside it & still maintain a 'natural' pace of life. So I am interested in your ideas. But like Rortabend &a...

happy new Boo to you CathAttack.
Was that eathquake near Gisborne & did it create any rideable surf?

nice to see the Kiwi contingent back!