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by HughKnows
Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:39 am
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: "Project Logic" #3
Replies: 74
Views: 21364

Re: "Project Logic" #3

Maybe Bugs Bunny doesn't exist unless he is observing carrots?
by HughKnows
Wed Oct 24, 2012 1:36 am
Forum: Ethical Theory
Topic: Unethical to be happy
Replies: 7
Views: 5588

Re: Unethical to be happy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U88jj6PSD7w About speaker: famous critic who has an incredible ability to speak much and rapidly Slavoj Žižek: I think it unethical to pursue happiness Argument: Humans do not really want to pursue happiness, but as title of video indicates they want to do whatever is...
by HughKnows
Wed Oct 24, 2012 1:15 am
Forum: Political Philosophy
Topic: A new superpower
Replies: 41
Views: 17081

Re: A new superpower

What is really laughable is that most Americans dislike their own Federal authority and would be more happy with what we have in Europe, and funnily enough you have stated that yourself. As it is in purchasing power and GDP, Europe outstrips the USA. The main difference is that the EU is in much le...
by HughKnows
Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:43 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Who has a philosophy degree?
Replies: 173
Views: 57785

Re: Who has a philosophy degree?

Mike Brearley not only has a philosophy degree but was briefly a university lecturer in philosophy, before becoming England cricket captain.
by HughKnows
Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:39 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Who has a philosophy degree?
Replies: 173
Views: 57785

Re: Who has a philosophy degree?

chaz wyman wrote: Not unless you know him personally.
Dah.
How do you know I don't? :D

Me and Rudy, we go way back.*















(* This is a total lie, I'm afraid).
by HughKnows
Sun Oct 21, 2012 11:33 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Who has a philosophy degree?
Replies: 173
Views: 57785

Re: Who has a philosophy degree?

In answer to the title question of this thread. I read that former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani has a philosophy degree.

Oops, I suppose that really is name dropping.
by HughKnows
Sun Oct 21, 2012 8:29 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Greetings forum
Replies: 2
Views: 2622

Greetings forum

Hello. I'm a philosophy enthusiast, skeptic, real ale drinker and sometime engineer living in London.