Fri 17 Dec, 2010 12:40 pm - I'm trying to find where Heidegger actually said, "Why is there something rather than nothing?" I'm having trouble finding it in his works. (view)
Sat 18 Sep, 2010 04:45 pm - I don't mean to say that one must be strictly just a philosopher, or a scientist, or a blues musician. We can be many things. Einstein, while most renowned as a physicist was an excellent... (view)
Sat 18 Sep, 2010 11:11 am - Wow. I'm not sure where that came from. Maybe we're not communicating very well. Let me try to clearer.
I say "natural philosophy" (which is of course what the course of... (view)
Sat 18 Sep, 2010 10:31 am - I'm interested by what you mean by my lack of science. Is that to say my lack of knowledge in science? Or something different? I lack knowledge of many things, I assure you. :D
It is... (view)
Sat 18 Sep, 2010 08:35 am - I agree. Science and philosophy are very interrelated fields, especially physics, which used to be known as natural philosophy. This is why I'm so surprised by Hawking's statement. (view)
Wed 15 Sep, 2010 09:49 pm - If a plane crashes from pilot (Hitler) error, then the plane (philosophy) is not faulty and the plane designer (Nietzsche) is not at fault. According to your logic Boeing is responsible for 9/11. (view)
Tue 14 Sep, 2010 05:47 pm - I'm sorry, I didn't understand that. Look for what between topic titles? The thumb rating? And where can I click on view? Maybe I'm being stupid, but I don't see it. (view)
Tue 14 Sep, 2010 05:39 pm - So it seems whenever you reply to a post you get a +1. Is that right? And how do I tell if the number is positive or negative? Either it's not apparent, or all of the ratings I've seen... (view)
Mon 13 Sep, 2010 06:27 pm - Philosophy is dead. So says Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow in their recent publication, The Grand Design. They state this deeply profound statement and then support it with... one... (view)
