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Disclaimer: This isn't technically a philosophy book. However, for those of you who enjoy studying the philosophy of language, I think you might enjoy this book. The Voiceless Voice by Alexandra Casavant is a collection of fictional short stories that focuses on breaking through communication barrie...

non-abstract art is like a novel or a short story -- you can place it in reality. Abstract art is like music -- it speaks to you but you don't know how or via what inner senses. Wow, I like that so much better than what I said. It really is something that appeals to your inner senses and evokes som...

I don't think so. In the arts, I don't recall running across mention of prominent artists such as Da Vinci, Michaelangelo, Picasso, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart. I'm unable to account for this gender difference. Do you have anything to add? 🇺🇲PhilX🇺🇲 Is it unsurprising that there were no prominent femal...

Abstract art is a genre of art, so there's not really room to distinguish between the two. I'm assuming you're asking how to distinguish abstract art from other forms of art. This can be tricky since all paintings cannot be true representations of reality and are therefore at least partially abstrac...

Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 23, 2018 12:30 am I would say it's the sex partner

It could be either party or something else entirely. I think blaming it on your partner is an easy out. Why should the excitement of sex - an activity involving two - be reliant on only one party?

I didn't know that the genealogy sites had anything to do with Mormons. I haven't done a DNA taste but I've fooled around on Ancestry.com a bit. I haven't found anything disappointing so far. I've only done my dad's side so far. I found out that we're related to one of the founders of the Commonweal...

FlashDangerpants wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:41 pm

Fawlty Towers. (Does the name of a show count?)

I'll add another list:

TRACE
CARET
CARTE
CATER
CRATE
CREAT
CRETA
REACT
RECTA

The 'Pantheism' one is really cool!