The Philosophy Discussion Forum

Please describe a state of affairs that you consider to be a historical constant.

The New Testament is composed of several gospels, of which only few gospels remains in edited form in todays Bible. Non-canonical gospels, like the gospel of Judas, Mary Magdalene amongst many others, were not canonized along with the gospel of Luke, Mark etc. These gospels were edited from their o...

gaffo wrote: ↑Sun May 06, 2018 5:02 am whats with the slam against Solipsism?

solipsism is self evident no?

Baloney

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/solipsism

N ext week I'll start reading the classic Man's Search for Meaning" by Victor E. Frankl . I invite others to read the book and discuss it here. This is the edition that I bought and will read. https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/080701429X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8...

Here is the short version of the "I have a dream speech"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDWWy4CMhE

The author suggests that the speech was provoked by a mystical experience.
http://www.transformingcenter.org/2011/ ... h-of-soul/

. ................................................. http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/140/cache/05-martin-king-010909_14089_600x450.jpg . As I was listening to his last speech in Memphis on Democracy Now this morning, Bill, I wondered: Was King a mystic? What do you thi...

tbieter wrote: ↑Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:02 pm What book changed you?

Apparently, no one's actions have been changed by a book.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 21, 2018 11:08 pm The only female 'philosophers' I can think of are Ayn Rand and Simone Weil, and they are both dreadful.

How do you justify calling a particular philosopher "dreadful"? What standard have you used?

I was so impressed by this short interview with psychology professor Jordan Peterson that I ordered his book form Amazon. It will arrive tomorrow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMrFgVVMqto https://www.amazon.com/12-Rules-Life-Antidote-Chaos/dp/0345816021/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519740423&s...

silence is golden. a period for self reflection and thus wisdom. and sadly the enemy of modern culture, where empty noise rules. noise for its own sake ;-/. I occasionally turn all noise off and just enjoy silence in my apartment, but not as effectively as the enjoyment that I and my dog experience...

I f****** hate this stupid meaningless existence. All we do is grow, go to school, graduate, and get a job. Well for what? Just to stay warm and stuffed in your house? That is not the way life should be. Life sucks soo much, why is fantasy better? Such as skyrim and many more is 1k times better the...

The nonpartisan liberals at the Tax Policy Center concede that 80 percent of Americans will see a tax cut in 2018, and that the average cut will be $2,140—which might be something to scoff at in D.C., but I imagine a bunch of voters surprised by these savings will be less cynical. Only 4.8 percent ...