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Ayn
Rand, the Philosophy of Freedom, and a Serial
Killer: We are not dealing with a rationally
held political and moral philosophy. We are dealing
with diseased minds trying to justify their
nastiness. ...
The
Philosophy of Mind, 1, by Stuart Kauffman: My
purpose in the next several posts is to begin to
explore major issues in the Philosophy of Mind. My
hope is that it may be possible to ...
Prof.
Avishai Margalit wins Israel Prize in
Philosophy: Professor Avishai Margalit is this
year's winner of Israel Prize in Philosophy. His
writings deal with the main principles of ethics,
including integrity, ...
Andrew
Exum and the Philosophy of Science: To put it
mildly, this is a peculiar view of the philosophy
of science. So what starts as a lament about the
arrogance of various factions of social ...
Why
many American Christians really are
un-Christian: The concept of Absolute Truth
lies at the heart of Judaism, Islam and, in fact,
philosophy itself. Why philosophy? Because,
properly defined, philosophy is ...
Descartes
Letter Found, Therefore It Is: Among them were
72 letters by René Descartes, the founding
genius of modern philosophy and analytic geometry.
Now one of those purloined letters has turned
...
Is
there progress in philosophy?: Often those who
study the history of philosophy and compare it to
the history of other, especially scientific,
disciplines, complain that in philosophy no ...
Ps.
state universities consider eliminating some
majors: At Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
faculty in the philosophy department are being
asked to explain why their bachelor's program
should not be eliminated ...
Learning
philosophy with the help of sci-fi: [Penn
Current] Susan Schneider, an assistant
professor in Penn's Department of Philosophy, is
among a collection of philosophers who are using
science fiction films, ...
Eighth
grade philosophy class earns students credits at
Bergen Community: Taking famous philosophical
ideas from Aristotle to Friederich Nietzsche as a
springboard for discussion, Tully started an
after-school philosophy club for ...
The
growth of a false philosophy, with Hitler at its
roots: Bertrand Russell's sweeping "History of
Western Philosophy" mentions Heidegger not at all.
But there is another looming problem: Heidegger was
a Nazi. ...
Philosophy
Department Presents 'The Great Conversation'
Series: [UNCG University News] The
Department of Philosophy at The University of North
Carolina at Greensboro and Phi Sigma ...
Spotlight
on Philosophy Colloquium: [University of
Dallas University News] There are 10 remaining
installments in the Philosophy Colloquium series,
which takes place on Fridays from 3:30 to 4:30 pm
in Braniff 201. ...
Philosophy
talk show promotes deep thinking: They were
there to talk philosophy, specifically, to explore
the subjects: "What Is a Wife?" and "Faces,
Feelings and Lies." The live audience at the Marsh
...
Mary
Daly & Feminist Philosophy: [Philosophy
Now] Decentering male experience and placing
women's experiences and ontology at the center
reverses the traditionally masculine polarity of
philosophy. ...
Holly
Wilson publishes article in on-line philosophy
journal: Holly L. Wilson, professor of
philosophy at the University of Louisiana at
Monroe, recently published an article called
"Divine Sovereignty and the Global ...
Can
philosophy save us?: Perhaps not to exam level
-- indeed, part of the point of philosophy is that
it makes exams somewhat redundant -- but it should
be taught to children each day ...
New
Age 'philosophy' dangerous, deadly:
[Arizona Daily Wildcat] Ben Harper is a
philosophy senior who, while researching this
article, undid years of dental work grinding his
teeth every time he saw New-Age thought ...
New
organization influenced by 'humanist'
philosophy: Humanism as a philosophy emphasizes
human rights above all things, and it holds no
expectations of reward or punishment after death.
...
Satsang
With Swami Chinmayananda-On Hinduism And
Philosophy: [India] Philosophy is the
science of life. It is the theoretical part of this
science.It prescribes a set of higher values for
our guidance in living life nobly. ...
FSU
scholar gets $4.4 million to study free will:
[Tallahassee Democrat] Enter Alfred Mele,
an esteemed scholar and professor in Florida State
University's Department of Philosophy. Mele
(pronounced mealy) has been awarded a ...
Gandhian
philosophy inspired Mandela, Kennedy: Krishna:
[Zee News] External Affairs Minister SM
Krishna on Saturday underlined the contemporary
relevance of the Gandhian philosophy, saying it had
inspired some of ...
American
liberalism and the Democratic party critiqued, by
William Falcone: American liberalism has become
a philosophy with no backbone. The Democratic
Party, historically, has best defined what being a
liberal ...
Delving
into the philosophy of 'Arrested Development':
[The Daily Iowan] Phillips -- who said he
has watched the show's episodes "millions of times"
-- frequently shows clips from the show to his
Introduction to Philosophy course ...
Philosophy
club to meet at Coyle Free Library in
Chambersburg: Now, Franklin County Library
System is getting into the act by hosting a new
Monday Night Philosophy Club, which will meet
beginning Feb. ...
Frontiers
of philosophy: [CU Columbia Spectator]
It's also been a wonder to me why academic
institutions, including Columbia, separate the
sciences from philosophy as strictly distinct
disciplines, ...
The
philosophy of particle physics: There is a wing
of the philosophy of science, called the
anti-realists, that contends that a scientist is
not justified in believing that electrons truly
...
Investigating
Wittgenstein, part 1: Falling in love: Part of
the excitement -- though nobody would have been
quite so crass as to admit it -- was to be learning
philosophy at just one degree of separation from
...
Do
we have free will? FSU philosopher awarded $4.4
million grant to find out: Mele, the William H.
and Lucyle Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy,
will oversee a four-year project to improve
understanding of free will in philosophy, ...
Philosophy
professor to discuss suffering: The 2010
Aquinas lecture at St. Catherine of Siena Newman
Center will feature Peter Kreeft, a philosophy
professor at Boston College and author of more than
...
WWU
lecture about wisdom Feb. 10: Dennis Whitcomb,
who teaches philosophy at Western Washington
University, will give a lecture about wisdom on
Wednesday, Feb. 10. ...
Heroes
And Not Criminals: The Ethics Of Looting, by Anita
L. Allen: Anita L. Allen is the deputy dean,
Henry R. Silverman professor of law, and professor
of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Law
...
It's
time we got over our love for Charles Darwin, by
William A. Dembski, Professor Philosophy
Southwestern Seminary: It s time we got over
our love for Charles DarwinCharles Darwin published
his "Origin of ...
The
Marsh Presents Philosophy Talk on January 31:
"Philosophy Talk": Live at The Marsh! Join us for
two rousing shows, on Sunday, January 31st.?? The
Marsh at 1062 Valencia St. near 22nd in San
Francisco. ...
Colorado
College Philosophy Professor Awarded Collaborative
NSF Grant: Marion Hourdequin, assistant
professor of philosophy at Colorado College , has
been awarded a $244881 grant from the National
Science Foundation. ...
Clarkson
University Professor Publishes Book on Noted
Philosopher Wittgenstein: Studying philosophy
as it relates to politics is important, Robinson
says. "Philosophy is really important for the
ordinary citizens. ...
Radical
feminist and theologian rankled Boston College:
Five years later, she wrote "Beyond God the Father:
Toward a Philosophy of Women's Liberation." Her
other books included "Pure Lust: Elemental Feminist
...
Philosophy
studies broaden RIT experience: Schroeder is
chairman of a philosophy department that, with 12
full-time faculty members, exposes RIT students to
the world of ideas in an institution of ...
Logician
with a flair for grammar: [Australia]
Vic Dudman, an associate professor in philosophy at
Macquarie University, was highly regarded as a
logician but preferred the description
''grammarian''. ...
Interview
With an Objectivist: Objectivism is the
philosophy of Ayn Rand that she presented in her
bestselling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas
Shrugged and in non-fiction works such as ...
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