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I just read a book of Camus' short stories - "Exile & the Kingdom."

Does anyone understand the background of the story of the seminarian who ran away, was captured, became an idol worshiper & then died? (The Renegade.)

You all have some interesting reading underway. I'm almost through Book I of "The Nature & Destiny of Man" by Reinhold Niebuhr. Has anyone else read this? I don't always understand his criticisms of idealism and rationalism. Or, more likely, I don't really understand idealism & rat...

Hello Diomedes - I understand the feeling of not being able to let go of just trying to figure it all out. It's kind of an obsession, I know.

sthilda87, It's all fairly simple: religion: yes/no/don't know political: left/middle/right existential: object/subject metaphysical: subject/object ethical: nihilist/religious epistemological: relativist/absolutist mind: body/spirit feminist: why would you, you're a man! ...and the rest is just sh...

Hello sthilda87 (would that be the year of a class at an Oxford college?) Fear not, accountants' brains can easily mutate into philosophers' brains. I started with philosophy, then qualified as an accountant to earn a living, but now spend most of my time on philosophy. You are right, interaction i...

Hello Philosophy Now forum- I will cop to being an amateur philosopher. It's always been an interest of mine, but I've never had any formal training. My own efforts have been all over the board. But you know, you get older & think- "I'd like to figure this stuff out! I'd better get reading....