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- Tue Dec 19, 2017 3:24 am
- Forum: Gender Philosophy
- Topic: Intersectional Feminism
- Replies: 1
- Views: 711
Intersectional Feminism
Is it likely or unlikely that a normal guy ( one who desires to love a female, to marry her, and to beget children with her in a monogamous relation ) will ask Lara Witt for a date if he reads her article before-hand? https://everydayfeminism.com/2017/12/intersectional-feminist-first-date/ https://...
- Sun Dec 17, 2017 8:45 pm
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: Race versus culture
- Replies: 717
- Views: 101015
Re: Race versus culture
Do you stand with the Rohingya because they are an Indo-European people resisting an onslaught of Orientals? Or do you reject them because they have fallen to the Semitic cult, Islam? Do you stand with the Uyghurs because they are arguably of Caucasian race, a remnant of the ancient Tocharians, or ...
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:28 pm
- Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
- Topic: The False Mirror: A Brief History of Prejudice
- Replies: 3
- Views: 820
Re: The False Mirror: A Brief History of Prejudice
"If prejudice can be overcome, can it not be avoided altogether? Following Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer showed that all understanding is ‘permanently determined’ by what he calls pre-understanding. In the end, he says, all understanding is always “reflection of a given pre-understanding.” Th...
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 1:58 pm
- Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
- Topic: Xenos: Jacques Derrida on Hospitality
- Replies: 1
- Views: 559
Re: Xenos: Jacques Derrida on Hospitality
It is refreshing to find philosophers, Derrida and the author, grounding their thoughts in biblical ideas. More needs to be done in the subject of the philosophy of religion.
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 3:37 am
- Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
- Topic: An Education In Diversity?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 683
Re: An Education In Diversity?
Here is the conclusion of the essay: "Whatever view we take, reflecting on this case helps us realise that liberals need to be more cautious in making claims to neutrality, and more honest about where they fail in this aspiration. We must also make sure that our arguments attend to the reality of t...
- Sat Dec 09, 2017 4:28 am
- Forum: Gender Philosophy
- Topic: Phillippa Foot
- Replies: 0
- Views: 787
- Sat Dec 09, 2017 3:32 am
- Forum: Gender Philosophy
- Topic: Sexual Assault on a Corpse
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1212
Re: Sexual Assault on a Corpse
"4th degree sexual assault on a corpse " is not rape.
The legal concept presupposes a living victim.
See https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/rape
The legal concept presupposes a living victim.
See https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/rape
- Thu Dec 07, 2017 12:15 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: "Ladies and Gentlemen" as ideals of conduct.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1103
Re: "Ladies and Gentlemen" as ideals of conduct.
From the article above: "The recent sexual harassment scandals should come as no surprise. They are the product of a rotten culture where people no longer treat those around them as ladies and gentlemen." You've provided a description of how men should act towards women. Could you provide a descrip...
- Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:41 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: "Ladies and Gentlemen" as ideals of conduct.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1103
Re: "Ladies and Gentlemen" as ideals of conduct.
From the article above:
"The recent sexual harassment scandals should come as no surprise. They are the product of a rotten culture where people no longer treat those around them as ladies and gentlemen."
"The recent sexual harassment scandals should come as no surprise. They are the product of a rotten culture where people no longer treat those around them as ladies and gentlemen."
- Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:34 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: "Ladies and Gentlemen" as ideals of conduct.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1103
"Ladies and Gentlemen" as ideals of conduct.
http://www.theimaginativeconservative.org/2017/12/why-ladies-gentlemen-forbidden-new-york-trains-john-horvat.html When my son was in the ninth grade it was the custom that the couples were formed by the girls asking the boys to go to the dance. A month or so before the dance, I was reading one Satur...
- Tue Dec 05, 2017 2:31 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Language
- Topic: MAN and LANGUAGE by Max Picard
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7893
- Mon Dec 04, 2017 2:24 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Language
- Topic: MAN and LANGUAGE by Max Picard
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7893
- Mon Dec 04, 2017 1:50 pm
- Forum: Book Club
- Topic: The Human Face by Max Picard
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3185
The Human Face by Max Picard
This morning I began reading The Human Face by Max Picard (1930). Here are the beginning paragraphs for you to contemplate: THE HUMAN FACE THE CONTEMPLATION OF A HUMAN FACE He who looks upon a human face is moved to the very core of his being; his emotions, his understanding, his will are affected,...
- Mon Dec 04, 2017 3:51 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Simone Weil
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5894
Re: Simone Weil
The other day I finished reading Robert Coles' book, Simone Weil - A Modern Pilgrimage. Coles is a well-known psychiatrist and author. https://www.amazon.com/Simone-Weil-Dr-Robert-Coles/dp/1683362977/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1512350084&sr=1-1&keywords=robert+coles+and+simone+weil The last cha...
- Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:55 pm
- Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
- Topic: What’s So Bad About Smugness?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1295
Re: What’s So Bad About Smugness?
If the professor is smug about his knowledge of smugness, as he may be, that doesn't affect me. I'm not interested in such a fact.