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Hi All; Would there be some safe (free of dangers) method of holding a meet-up live online? How might we arrange for an online coffee-chat some day? Perhaps those of you who are computer savy could assist with technological arrangements, in the event that some of you might be interested. I am inquir...

Thank you for the link to the sample chapter.
Richard, you are such a peach!

I plan to order this one, based on its review. Analytic Philosophy and History of Philosophy Editors: Tom Sorell, G. A. J. Rogers Philosophy written in English is overwhelmingly analytic philosophy, and the techniques and predilections of analytic philosophy are not only unhistorical but anti-histor...

Tripping out on Walter Benjamin's "Arcades." Whoa.

I prefer Camus to Sartre, because Camus shows whereas Sartre kvetches.

I thought part of the Nazi philosophy was based on a misinterpretation (if such a thing exists) of Nietzsche's ubermensch. Are we talking about different things, or are there conflicting theories about this? You are correct: the Nazis misunderstood it in the manner of GBS. Philosopher Kurt Huber at...

Robert Solomon and Kathleen Higgins wrote extensively on Nietzsche - they offer clear explanations and de-fog stereotypes surrounding Nietzsche's philosophy. For example, Higgins reminds us that George Bernard Shaw wrote Man and Superman; it GBS's "ubermensch" was the anti-Semite, not Niet...

FIRST OF ALL: I've been diagnosed with a right-side Traumatic Brain Injury(TBI), and it affects vision-related cognitive processing, among other things. I know nothing about philosophy and the neurosciences, and would like to learn more. Any suggestions re: books, websites, etc.? UNRELATED #1: Doc's...

Hi Rick!! I would love to see an issue about THE FALLACIES,with examples like good arguments gone bad; arguments that fit the criteria of good logic yet are bad for human beings. I find that attacking faulty reasoning requires more than purely logical justification. My impression of philosophy in th...

Hi Philosophy Peeps, What Philosophers have y'all been reading? Who is fixated on what particular philosopher or philosophical era/movement? I've been studying Samuel Alexander. Sometimes there are stretches of time that begin at one point and progress to another point in time and in the duration, t...