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Aquarius, and tail end of a fire rooster.

But I do not believe in astrology, because Aquarians never do.

Yes indeed, books such as Nicomachean Ethics, VIII.i (1155a onwards) on the necessity of friendship.

Sally, congratulations! That's brilliant. At Balliol you will follow in the footsteps of Benjamin Jowett, T H Green, Edward Caird, J L Austin, R M Hare, Bernard Williams and many others.

Hi RachelAnn I have not read the book, but the contributors are a distinguished bunch: Introduction , Tom Sorell 1. The Philosopher's History and the History of Philosophy , Anthony Kenny 2. Why Should Analytic Philosophers Do History of Philosophy? , John Cottingham 3. On Saying No to the History o...

Hi Sally 1. Yes, you've got it. You may find it useful to play around with descriptions which get closer to the story told by the equations you know and love (F = ma, kinetic energy = 0.5 x m x v^2, momentum = mv). The same force acting by the heavy ball on the light ball and the light ball on the h...

Hegel claimed that the tribes of Patagonia lived in a natural state of lawlessness and savagery (Introduction to the Philosophy of History, appendix on the geographical basis of world history, section b, the New World). But that was a while ago, and he was not given to political correctness.

Yes. let's have a thread. Over to you Zoe!

Hi Zoe I am most impressed that the experience machine gets such a decisive thumbs-down in California. I was going to say that it must be because real life in California is so good, but probably not in prison. When I offer the machine here in London, many are reluctant to vote either way. Perhaps th...

Hi Sally 1. Newton's third law. A billiard ball rolls along and strikes a static billiard ball. The first one stops and the second one starts, by virtue of the action and reaction. So we get something moving, but at the cost of stopping something else. Here is a different example in which we get som...