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Maybe Bugs Bunny doesn't exist unless he is observing carrots?

That is a fascinating survey. Regarding the first question, though, I wonder how Aristotle managed to top the poll of "historical" philosophers? This isn't the Middle Ages! Is there a sort of conventional piety among academic philosophers that makes them feel they have to nod respect to Ar...

Are you sure it was a benign tumor? I definitely remember reading that it was untreated syphilis that made Nietzsche mad. In any case, I'm sure you are right that his breakdown had a medical cause, not a philosophical one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U88jj6PSD7w About speaker: famous critic who has an incredible ability to speak much and rapidly Slavoj Žižek: I think it unethical to pursue happiness Argument: Humans do not really want to pursue happiness, but as title of video indicates they want to do whatever is...

What is really laughable is that most Americans dislike their own Federal authority and would be more happy with what we have in Europe, and funnily enough you have stated that yourself. As it is in purchasing power and GDP, Europe outstrips the USA. The main difference is that the EU is in much le...

Mike Brearley not only has a philosophy degree but was briefly a university lecturer in philosophy, before becoming England cricket captain.

chaz wyman wrote: Not unless you know him personally.
Dah.

How do you know I don't?

Me and Rudy, we go way back.*















(* This is a total lie, I'm afraid).

In answer to the title question of this thread. I read that former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani has a philosophy degree.

Oops, I suppose that really is name dropping.

Hello. I'm a philosophy enthusiast, skeptic, real ale drinker and sometime engineer living in London.