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by tbieter
Tue May 31, 2022 1:58 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: Diogenes the Cynic (c.404-323 BC)
Replies: 1
Views: 997

Re: Diogenes the Cynic (c.404-323 BC)

My neighbor is a cynic and also a lawyer.
by tbieter
Tue May 31, 2022 1:56 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: Karl Popper (1902-1994)
Replies: 2
Views: 1141

Re: Karl Popper (1902-1994)

Popper is well worth reading and should not be forgotten.
by tbieter
Mon Feb 28, 2022 9:34 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: Can Science Explain Consciousness?
Replies: 39
Views: 15001

Re: Can Science Explain Consciousness?

Regarding the following article, http://forum.philosophynow.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=22495&p=323024#p322482 , this text from the U.S. Supreme Court reflects the current prevailing secular Weltanschauung: “Our precedents "have respected the private realm of family life which the state c...
by tbieter
Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:54 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: Anxious Idleness
Replies: 4
Views: 1832

Re: Anxious Idleness

The author's first paragraph states: "The unique spell of forced leisure imposed by Covid notwithstanding, it is a truth universally acknowledged that we lack sufficient leisure. We lead busy lives and wish that this were less the case. When considering why, the obvious initial answer is that o...
by tbieter
Sat Mar 27, 2021 2:24 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: Anxious Idleness
Replies: 4
Views: 1832

Re: Anxious Idleness

Reading Professor Snyder's article reminded me of two historical documents. First, in a posthumous tribute to Etienne Gilson, the Catholic philosopher, medieval historian, and member of the French Academy, Professor Ralph McInerny wrote "but after Gilson ignorance of medieval philosophy is culp...
by tbieter
Wed Sep 16, 2020 12:45 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Historical Constants
Replies: 7
Views: 2092

Re: Historical Constants

Please describe a state of affairs that you consider to be a historical constant.
by tbieter
Tue Jun 16, 2020 10:58 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: Et In Arcadia Ego
Replies: 9
Views: 2462

Re: Et In Arcadia Ego

May one ethically choose to have no ethical duties to any other being?

May one choose to torture another being, whether a human being or an animal such as your neighbor's dog?
by tbieter
Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:09 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: Et In Arcadia Ego
Replies: 9
Views: 2462

Re: Et In Arcadia Ego

The article is fascinating and timely for me because I recently wound up in a nursing home (where I now reside) where most of the residents suffer from dementia. A retired lawyer, I'm here because of diabetes, not dementia, or any other cognitive impairment, other than the normal slowdown in cogniti...
by tbieter
Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:55 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: McCarthyism and American Philosophy
Replies: 3
Views: 3184

Re: McCarthyism and American Philosophy

This is an excellent article. I admired Sidney Book's anti-communism and still do.
by tbieter
Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:20 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: Learning To Love Our Teachers
Replies: 3
Views: 1821

Re: Learning To Love Our Teachers

Anushka Bhaskar (18) and Zachary Cerniglia (19) consider the importance of gratitude for education. https://philosophynow.org/issues/128/Learning_To_Love_Our_Teachers Listen to Jon Voight relate how his father was brought up in Jewish culture by Jewish golfers. Amazing how they taught him manners a...
by tbieter
Sun Sep 30, 2018 2:23 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: Learning To Love Our Teachers
Replies: 3
Views: 1821

Re: Learning To Love Our Teachers

Anushka Bhaskar (18) and Zachary Cerniglia (19) consider the importance of gratitude for education. https://philosophynow.org/issues/128/Learning_To_Love_Our_Teachers Listen to Jon Voight relate how his father was brought up in Jewish culture by Jewish golfers. Amazing how they taught him manners a...
by tbieter
Wed Jun 27, 2018 2:57 am
Forum: Philosophy of Religion
Topic: Christian Atheism
Replies: 13
Views: 3619

Re: Christian Atheism

The New Testament is composed of several gospels, of which only few gospels remains in edited form in todays Bible. Non-canonical gospels, like the gospel of Judas, Mary Magdalene amongst many others, were not canonized along with the gospel of Luke, Mark etc. These gospels were edited from their o...
by tbieter
Mon May 28, 2018 8:06 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: Our Duty to the Dead
Replies: 3
Views: 1769

Re: Our Duty to the Dead

The author claims that the duty is derived from our good will, or the moral law within us. The moral law is universal and rational, following Kant and Aristotle ( an "inner voice").

Does anyone disagree with this basic natural law argument?.
by tbieter
Fri May 25, 2018 1:28 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: Our Duty to the Dead
Replies: 3
Views: 1769

Re: Our Duty to the Dead

Stamatina Liosi enlists the help of Immanuel Kant to discover why we have a duty to treat the dead with dignity. https://philosophynow.org/issues/126/Our_Duty_to_the_Dead In a feminist philosophy class, the teacher asserted relative to a duty of care that the duty even extended to dead bodies. She ...
by tbieter
Wed May 09, 2018 12:21 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: Being and Time by Heidegger
Replies: 12
Views: 9739

Re: Being and Time by Heidegger

Heidegger is considered a modern great philosopher. You will profit from grappling with his thought.