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It is probably a really good idea for all of us British to read more now about the US Constitutional Convention of 1787, and about the kinds of things that were asked and said within it. The British constitution - which has developed organically over centuries, sometimes changing gradually, sometime...

henry quirk wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:25 pm This subforum is open!

Yep. Sorry folks, I got the settings wrong when I created this sub-forum, hence the "you have insufficient permissions" message some of you have been seeing when trying to post here. Many thanks to Henry for pointing this out so I could fix it.

This new (and hopefully temporary) forum area is for any and all discussions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Any suggestions as to how philosophy might be able to help us understand or combat the pandemic, or at least survive it with our sanity intact, will be very welcome. Any recommendations of...

In hindsight wouldn't it have been cheaper and less economically damaging to have told all sixties and overs to totally isolate themselves right at the beginning until the virus had passed through the rest of the population. That's about 20% of the population who would have to register with the sta...

Rick - the forum prior to the big change once had a GMT clock - time. I really miss that, and I am sure many that are not in the UK also do, any chance we can get that back? So far as I know, that isn't something we can control from the forum settings. But my postings turn up with a time that is GM...

Do you mean Lou Salomé? Sounds like a fascinating woman, who had friendships with everyone who was anyone in intellectual circles at the time, including Freud and Rilke as well as Nietzsche. I think she was a psychoanalyst - maybe she was collecting material? :D I don't know if she was a feminist - ...

Hi Scott, sorry we got snarled up in traffic while we were detouring from London to Saskatoon to pick you up, so we had to give up.

Festival went well, though!

The 5th Philosophy Now Festival will be taking place in Conway Hall in central London on Saturday 18th January. Full details are on the Festival page of the Philosophy Now website: https://philosophynow.org/festival Do come, and bring the whole family - it'll be fun! Ideally, please book a ticket in...

Best of luck with it! Can i add it to our events calendar at https://philosophynow.org/events/United_Kingdom ?

Is my intro being screened? Yes, the first post by any now forum member won;'t appear until it has been checked by a moderator. Only the first - once you've leapt that fence, all your subsequent posts appear without delay. If you saw the queue of first post awaiting moderation, you'd appreciate why...

Hello guys im brand new here, i was searching topics when i came along this forum and thought id join in order to share what i have learned. im very young but love subjects such as computers art and metaphysics. i spend my days drawing and meditating , i have a small mental ilness that i developed ...

Herzlich willkommen!

I only just noticed this thread. Welcome back thedoc! Very glad to hear you are on the mend.

Hi Jeff, welcome to the forum! Glad you like the mag.

bahman wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:50 pm
Neutron? What you are talking about?

Possibly it's a typo and gaffo meant to say neutrinos?