Showing posts with label Philosophy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philosophy. Show all posts
Friday, January 22, 2016
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Monday, January 11, 2016
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Monday, November 30, 2015
Value To Physics
Some eminent physicists, including Stephen Hawking, have been sceptical about the value of philosophy to physics. Carlo Rovelli, a theoretical physicist who is author of the bestselling book Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, disagrees.
Photo by Claire Poinsignon
Monday, November 23, 2015
Good Start
Studying philosophy cultivates doubt without helplessness, and confidence without hubris. I’ve watched children evolve to be more rational and open-minded because of it
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
What Is It For You To Be Conscious?
Does metaphor hold the key to explaining consciousness? Radical philosopher Ted Honderich reveals his new theory of what it means to be a thinking, feeling human being.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Graham Priest On Philosophy Bites podcast
Graham Priest discusses some key philosophical ideas that emerge from the Buddhist tradition, including questions about the nature of the self, reality, and how we should live.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
We Must Find A New Philosophy That Is Neither Realist Nor Relativist
'Instead however of debating the weaknesses of realism and relativism we should recognize that they are both flawed and are unable to account for our ability to make sense of and intervene in the world. Instead we require a philosophy that recognizes the failure of realism and the incoherence of relativism.'
-Hillary Lawson
-Hillary Lawson
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