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An Ethical Question: Does a Nazi Deserve a Place Among Philosophers?: Now a soon-to-be published book in English has revived the long-running debate about whether the man can be separated from his philosophy. ... Atlas Shrugged: great philosophy, terrible novel: [UK] Then again, the belief that we should not compromise our moral code for the sake of another is central to Randian philosophy. Had she made the book more ... Thinking literally: Drawing on philosophy and linguistics, cognitive scientists have begun to see the basic metaphors that we use all the time not just as turns of phrase, ... What's Doing: MacIntyre, University of Notre Dame senior research professor of philosophy, discusses "Ends and Endings" as part of the fall philosophy lecture series on ... Philosophy makes a university: I am very disappointed with the decision of University of Louisiana at Monroe administrators to not offer philosophy courses beginning with the fall ... Clergy dissect religion, philosophy with CHS students: Rabbi Rosenthal, who was raised in an Orthodox household, shifted to the more liberal Reform Judaism because he was drawn to its philosophy of applying ... Sandel Advances Justice Theory: [Harvard Crimson] Professor Michael J. Sandel -- who teaches the popular Moral Reasoning course on the subject -- explained his philosophy about justice as argued ... Plato's Dialogues, part 6: The philosophical school: [UK] Plato would have put geometry at the top of Philosophy 101. There is a parody of life in the Academy written by the comic playwright Epicrates. ... What are the world's major religious philosophies? Shintoism: As a result of the merging of the beliefs of Buddhism into the Shinto philosophy, most "life" events are handled by Shinto and "death" or "afterlife" events ... Confucius to teach Houstonians ancient Chinese philosophy, by Chen Ruwei: [China] Some 2500 years after his time, Confucius has come to the southern US metropolis of Houston to ... Dog Philosophy 101: Do dog's have a soul?: In many religions and parts of philosophy, the soul is the immaterial or eternal part of a person. It is usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and ... Philosophy and Poetry Meet to Contemplate Reality: There were long lines of people at the entrance of the exhibition "Vocare -- Maria Zambrano, A Vocation to Knowledge," and a very crowded hall at its opening. At the Rimini Meeting of Communion and Liberation, great interest was shown in Spaniard Maria Zambrano (1904-1991), a thinker considered in some circles on par with the her 20th-century contemporaries such as Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil and Edith Stein. Pupil of philosopher José Ortega y Gasset, though shunning Marxism, she lived for a long time in exile from her native Spain (in Italy from 1954 to 1964) because of her opposition to the Franco regime. Returning to Spain in 1984, she won the prestigious Cervantes Award in 1988. ... A light-hearted look at 'The God Question': Now he is the author of two books and Chairman of the Philosophy Department at Connecticut College. He's not a genius but he played one on TV. ... Homeschool 101: Educational philosophies: This article on constructivism is the first article in a series about different educational philosophies adopted by homeschoolers. ... China to host world philosophy congress in September: [China] China will host the 24th World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR) in September. ... Column: Liberal education a necessity in every student's curriculum: [Virginia Tech] So when I tell them that I am a philosophy and history double major, and I am not studying to be a teacher, I get stares of amazement and that special look ... Novel probes life behind Aristotle's philosophy: [Canada] In one of the final scenes, Alexander even accuses Aristotle of creating his philosophy as a justification for the circumstances of his own life. ... HPU Department Of Religion And Philosophy Welcomes Toole: [High Point University] High Point University has hired Dr. Mark Toole as a professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy. Toole, who previously served a ... Stanford's 'Philosophy Talk' duo answer life's tough questions on Facebook: "Philosophy Talk" is a radio program with an attitude - an attitude that philosophy is more than a mandarin pastime for unworldly academics. ... Plato's dialogues, part 1 - Philosophy as a way of life: [UK] It matters because we can be sure Plato believed dialogues were the best way to do written philosophy: scholars are confident we have all of his "published" ... Healing relationships and the existential philosophy of Martin Buber: The purpose of this paper is to advocate for an alternative philosophy of medicine based on the concept of healing relationships between clinicians and ... Stanford's "Philosophy Talk" duo answer life's tough questions on Facebook: Stanford philosophy professors John Perry and Ken Taylor answer life's tough questions during 'Open Office Hours' on Facebook. ... Review by Daniel Hourigan: Philosophy and science fiction share a sense of wonder. Here, reason is driven by a mania to advance ever-more complex rationales and reality itself appears ... A nook for philosophy in Madison: Religion and spirituality have firm ties to philosophy. All three share an interest in the nature of God, the nature of the world, the nature of human ... The founders' Christian values: Christian philosophy is diametrically opposed to socialist philosophy running rampant in Washington today. Christian philosophy values individual freedoms ... Themes from the Philosophy of Frank Jackson: The papers in this section raise provocative and interesting responses to Jackson's sophisticated defense of the use of conceptual analysis in philosophy ... What are the world's major religious philosophies? Hinduism: Hinduism is the world's oldest religious philosophy. Because Hinduism has developed over the course of 5000 years it is difficult to define. ... Recommended Reading - Critique of Religion and Philosophy: Walter Kaufmann's Critique of Religion and Philosophy is an exceptional work of philosophical insight. From Christian theology to analytic philosophy, ... Letters - Ayn Rand's Relevance: Given that Ms. Rand described Objectivism as "a philosophy for living on earth," this claim is ironic indeed. No other philosophy is as focused on dealing ... John Smoltz and the Possibility of Metaphysics: Even Aristotle wondered what philosophy was actually about. Suppose each special science- physics, biology, politics, say- was about a part of reality ... Students Ponder Big Questions in Philosophy Classes: Student Gabrielle Porter works on her exam on propositional logic during a summer philosophy class, Logic: Principles and Reasoning, offered by the Center ... Young Philosophers: In the 1980s and '90s, Gareth Matthews, a professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, made an impressive case for regarding young ... Introduction to Christian Apologetics - Philosophy: Philosophy in its simplest definition means the "love" (philo) of "wisdom" (sophia). "We call people wise if they know how to live -- if they know what is ... Students Ponder Big Questions in Philosophy Classes, by Mary Ann Zehr: At just 14-years-old, Edward Gilliam has already decided he wants to major in philosophy when he goes to college. ... Plato's dialogues, part 1: Why Plato?: [UK] It is true that AN Whitehead declared European philosophy to be "a series of footnotes to Plato". But why should that matter? Modern physics originates in ... Individualism has roots in ancient Greek philosophy: Nonetheless, this element of ethical individualism - so well discussed by the late David L. Norton, in his superb book, "Personal Destinies, A Philosophy of ... Torchwood and Moral Philosophy: As it happens, I was teaching philosophy and got to the section on ethics just as I was viewing the show. The major themes of modern moral philosophy were ... Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success: [I]nformed by his deep reading in philosophy and by a novelist's eye for small, perfect moments. His newest book is The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work. ... Kauffman on the Philosophy of Mind: And today, Kauffman takes a crack at it along with five others related to the philosophy of mind. He begins by mapping out his territory: "If mind depends ... |
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