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Category Archives: Philosophers
The importance of unbelief
I just watched this video interview of Stephen Fry. He’s a British actor whom I first watched as the butler “Jeeves” to Hugh Laurie’s “Bertie Wooster”. (A still photo of the pair is here.) The video is about 15 minutes … Continue reading
Where’s the gardener?
Anthony Gottlieb,writing in the online journal More Intelligent Life takes a look back at philosopher John Wisdom’s parable and an examination of the meaningfulness of statements about God. The parable went like this. “Two people return to their long neglected … Continue reading
New natural law and Robert George
I’ve just finished reading David Kirkpatrick’s profile of Robert George in the NY Times Sunday. It’s probably no shock that I’m not screeching, screaming conservative. But neither am I a liberal frothing at the mouth. This goes back to my … Continue reading
Posted in Arguing, Aristotle, Faith versus Reason, PHIL 500, Philosophers, Religion Blog, Theologians, Thomas Aquinas
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Stoicism and emotions
Stoicism is experiencing a resurgence. I’m not sure why, but it is. This interview with Margaret Graver present a look at some misconceptions of stoicism. Here’s a quote from A.A. Long (Classics, UC Berkeley) about Graver’s book, Stoicism and Emotion: … Continue reading
Posted in Books, James, PHIL 525, Philosophers, Religion Blog, Stoicism, Theorists
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The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization
Timesonline article on Arab intellectual and religious influences on western civilization. When Baghdad opened its gates as the new capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, the prime site in the city was occupied by the royal library. Both the city and … Continue reading