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New
Stoicism meetup in Houston: Several times at
Houston Humanist Examiner, the philosophy of
Stoicism has been covered. A new meetup group in
Houston has been created for the purposes of
...
Examine
Sotomayor philosophy: One decision does not a
record make, but it is not too hard to see what her
"judicial philosophy" is by starting from this one
and working back through the ...
The
Poverty of Philosophy: [India] ... the
umpteenth time, as Marx turned the Hegelian
dialectic before he discovered the "rational
kernel" of class struggle and the poverty of
philosophy. ..
Philosophy
of economics: [India] A meet on
progressive utilization theory (PROUT), a
philosophy propounded by philosopher PR Sarkar, in
underway here. The meet hosted by Ananda ...
Obama
sacks bioethics from Bush years: President
Barack Obama gave an early termination notice to
bioethicists picked by his predecessor for an
advisory board. According to a New York Times
...
The
Worst Conservative Classic: She managed to
merge capitalism, individualism, and self-dignity,
into an unapologetic, coherent philosophy which has
inspired millions to pursue their ...
The
philosophy of the underground: [UK]
Drivers on the London Underground have been issued
with a book of philosophical quotes to read out
along with their normal announcements. ...
Travel
quotations and underground philosophy, by Sean
McLachlan: Travelers on the London Underground
will soon get a dose of philosophy along with their
overcrowding, noise, ...
London
Underground loudspeaker philosophy:
[UK] It was bad enough this week when one
railway-worker took it upon himself to read out his
own homespun philosophy. As a Telegraph leading
article observed on ...
Travelling
philosophy: [South Africa] Underground
(Tube) network travellers are having their anger at
delays and overcrowding relieved by philosophical
bon mots from the likes of Mahatma ...
There's
a time and a place for philosophy - and this isn't
it: [UK] As someone who has suffered
philosophy lectures for years, there is a time and
place for intellectual platitudes, but it is not
during rush hour. ...
Conference
on 'Philosophy for science in use', Linköping,
Sweden: [Belgium] The European Science
Foundation (ESF) and Linköping University will
hold a conference on 'Philosophy for science in
use' from 28 September to 2 October in ...
The
five traditional types of philosophy: Logic:
The rules by which we perform philosophy. Logic is
the fundamental system by which we study
philosophy. It is also derived from the greek word
logos ...
Frederick
E. Sontag dies at 84 - Pomona College philosophy
professor: Philosophy professor Frederick E.
Sontag, who was to retire this month after 57 years
of teaching, was Pomona College's longest-serving
faculty member. ...
Contemplative
neuroscience and the philosophy of mind: What,
exactly, is contemplative neuroscience and what
relevance, if any, does it have to the study of
brain and behavior? Contemplative neuroscience is
...
Strong
on logic? Go for philosophy: [India] If
you have a desire to learn and an aptitude for deep
thoughts and reasoning, BA (honours) in philosophy
may be the course for you. ...
Habermas,
Germany's greatest living philosopher, turns
80: Habermas was born in Duesseldorf, Germany
on June 18, 1929 and studied philosophy,
psychology, German literature, and economics in
Goettingen, ...
Western
philosophy should guide Obama: Obama's apology
trips are getting obnoxious while his taste for
appeasement is apparently infinite. He claimed on
Muslim television that the United States ...
A
consideration of academics between the wars:
The practical nature of philosophy had been
replaced by the more analytic rationalists such as
Bertrand Russell who saw philosophy more as having
...
A
quick introduction to Libertarianism: This
article will give you a quick overview of the
philosophy including the principles, some
libertarian variants, and some terminology. ...
Are
we Gullible?: On another hand are men like
Deepak Chopra who infuses the Eastern philosophy of
Hinduism and Ayurvedic thought with Western ideas
and Christianity. ...
Op-Ed
Columnist - Not All Abortions Are Equal: As a
matter of moral philosophy, this makes a certain
sense. Either a fetus has a claim to life or it
doesn't. The circumstances of its conception and
the ...
UA
Philosophy Professor Honored with International
Award, Grant: [University of Arizona
News] Richard Healey has won the prestigious
Latkatos Award and an NSF grant for his work in the
philosophy of physics. By Lori Harwood, College of
Social, ...
Being
and Time, part 1 - Why Heidegger matters:
[UK] There is no way of understanding what
took place in continental philosophy after
Heidegger without coming to terms with Being and
Time. ...
MTSU
moves on mandated cuts: [The Tennessean -
Nashville,TN] Meanwhile, the Department of
Philosophy is being required to outline a plan to
significantly increase its number of majors, or
face elimination of the major ...
Want
to talk about God?: [TPMCafé] To
me god is more about philosophy and psychology than
god is about science. But that doesn't make god any
less real to me. There is much science doesn't
...
Galileo
changed science, philosophy, culture and
religion: Galileo changed science, philosophy,
culture and religion. He and his small telescopes
opened our eyes like they've never been opened
before. ...
Western
and Confucian philosophies discussed June 19 at
Bozeman: A free public lecture on
cross-cultural dialogue between Western philosophy
and Confucian philosophy will be given at 6 pm
Friday, June 19, at the Bozeman ...
Weisz
words on philosophy: [UK] There's
something refreshingly rewarding about watching
Rachel Weisz discuss difficult aspects of
philosophy and astronomy and make them sound easy.
...
Lecture
ponders personality of God: People stood in the
back and lined the aisles as the University of
Notre Dame philosophy professor used metaphor and
logic to discuss the questions raised ...
Consumer
False Confidence Due to Socialism, the Philosophy
of Failure: [UK] "Socialism is the
philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and
the gospel of envy," said Winston Churchill.
Although it inevitably lowers living ...
The
philosophy I liked to teach: [Cuba]
While several of the current directions in
philosophy excite me, the one I know somewhat
better is Radical Constructionism. I like it
precisely for the fact ...
Philosophy
101 - Is there such a thing as an 'absolute
right?': In the debate about the Second
Amendment and its interpretation (no, this argument
was not concluded by last summer's Supreme Court
ruling in District of ...
Book
Winds Between Science and Philosophy to Find
Truths: His background as a research scientist
formed the basis for his exploration into
philosophy and metaphysics to develop new insights
based on his ...
Terminator
and Philosophy: I'll Be Back, Therefore I Am Edited
by ...: [UK] One of the reasons why
films such as The Terminator are so compelling is
that they "bring philosophy to life in a way mere
words cannot", say Robert Delfino ...
A
life in philosophy - Peter Singer: [UK]
"I teach it to my undergraduates every year,"
Elinor Mason, a philosophy lecturer at Edinburgh
University, says. "When I ask them at the end who
has had ...
A
Girl's Guide to Modern European Philosophy:
Caught at the crest of feminism's second wave,
20-year-old philosophy major Susannah partakes of
the freedoms of the 1970s -- campus protests, sex
with both ...
Philosophy
and evolution: It was at first not a widely
adopted solution, but with the collapse of the
Stoic philosophy in the late Roman period, and the
rise of Catholic Christianity ...
Philosophy
major earns big accolade: "A lot of philosophy
of science is interested in parceling apart the
language of science and saying 'Well, this is what
you guys are talking about when ...
Revolutions
in the History and Philosophy of Science, by
Friedel Weinert: Debates concerning the import
of scientific revolutions are an integral part of
education in the philosophy of science. ...
Philosophy
Majors - Get a Job: ... stellar SAT scores, and
ambition, they matriculated at some of the top
colleges in the US, majoring in subjects like
English, history, and philosophy. ...
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