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Idiot Philosophy: December 2013
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AND THE TALE OF THE ZEN BAPTIST. Monday, December 30, 2013. Maybe they really do think that by changing the way we talk (by controlling speech), they can miraculously change the behavior? I’m not quite sure. What does seem obvious though, is that until we back the conversation up to point of actual root cause, we’re going to see endless arm waving over ideas that won’t change anything and see further division of the political bases. How far does this issue stretch between the classes?
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Idiot Philosophy: Rorty's Antipodeans
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AND THE TALE OF THE ZEN BAPTIST. Wednesday, November 21, 2012. From Rorty's book, Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature. But they did not explain the differences between persons and non-persons by such notions as "mind", "consciousness", "spirit", or anything of the sort. They did not explain. Which was lost to Western Terran consciousness through Plato's assimilation of. Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. In their precise way, they narrowed this question down to: Do they in fact have sensations? And various ...
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Idiot Philosophy: Free Floating Choice
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AND THE TALE OF THE ZEN BAPTIST. Friday, January 10, 2014. As the result of a quarrel with. I feel it necessary to memorialize some thoughts on the matter of choice. Before I venture in to all the messy details, though, I’d like to offer up a brief anecdote as reference for further perspective later on in the form of William James “allegory of the squirrel”, or so I’ll call it for the moment. Does the man go round the squirrel or not? Turning to the point at hand, Eli at. 8220;our country entrusts large ...
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Idiot Philosophy: From Libertarianism to Tyranny / A Response to [T]he Barefoot Bum, P.1
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AND THE TALE OF THE ZEN BAPTIST. Sunday, November 04, 2012. From Libertarianism to Tyranny / A Response to [T]he Barefoot Bum, P.1. Below, in “A Response to [T]he Barefoot Bum. As an example Larry stated:. I most certainly agree with that. However as the result of his vacuum reasoning throughout several articles he would like to convince us that Libertarianism effectively entails tyranny, but of course that would be exactly the sort of thing a Libertarian would object to. 8220;As I understand their posit...
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Idiot Philosophy: Douthat, "Bad Religion"
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AND THE TALE OF THE ZEN BAPTIST. Sunday, November 25, 2012. Douthat, "Bad Religion". On those very brief preambles, I’ll leave to engage these ideas further for another time, and let one enjoy the conversation if they’d like. I often forget to zip. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Designed to betray the design. Civility and professionalism (yeah, right! The X-Claim Argument Against Religious Belief - pre-publication draft. How xenophobia is undermining our democracy. Through A Blog Darkly.
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Idiot Philosophy: "The Shrew"
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AND THE TALE OF THE ZEN BAPTIST. Monday, November 26, 2012. GIVE IT A CHANCE! Well, I have no idea whats going on with comments at my place at the moment, soooooo. What does hearing have to do with it? Unlike some of the other examples, that is actually screened out by physiology; you cant choose not to hear. But yes, some paralyzed people cant talk, and Im not just bringing that up as some kind of abstruse philosophical what-if; its a real thing, look it up. Okay - so what follows from that? Just so wer...
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Idiot Philosophy: January 2014
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AND THE TALE OF THE ZEN BAPTIST. Friday, January 10, 2014. As the result of a quarrel with. I feel it necessary to memorialize some thoughts on the matter of choice. Before I venture in to all the messy details, though, I’d like to offer up a brief anecdote as reference for further perspective later on in the form of William James “allegory of the squirrel”, or so I’ll call it for the moment. Does the man go round the squirrel or not? Turning to the point at hand, Eli at. 8220;our country entrusts large ...
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Idiot Philosophy: Getting Used to Being a Bigot
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AND THE TALE OF THE ZEN BAPTIST. Sunday, November 11, 2012. Getting Used to Being a Bigot. In my quest to find some meaningful things to say about Libertarianism, I simply can't at the same time be blamed for coming across pure idiocy and feeling the need to say at least something about it. Consider the article here on same-sex marriage and the lessons we can learn from Canada. Pardon the language here, but isn't that the fuckin' point? Of traditional marriage. So what's the problem here? A corollary is ...
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Idiot Philosophy: Werewolves & Zombies
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AND THE TALE OF THE ZEN BAPTIST. Monday, November 26, 2012. Not to be completely ridiculous (well yeah, to be completely ridiculous) hasn't it ever occurred to anyone that fear is cultural, and more importantly relative to historical cultural backdrops? In the more tribal and communal lives that have been the norm of human existence for centuries, it was always the fringe stranger that was feared most. (weird Google search, don't ask). Now sure what that says about our culture! The X-Claim Argument Again...
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Idiot Philosophy: Possession vs. Ownership, A Response to [T]he Barefoot Bum
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AND THE TALE OF THE ZEN BAPTIST. Thursday, November 08, 2012. Possession vs. Ownership, A Response to [T]he Barefoot Bum. Continuing on the discussion from below. With Larry from the Barefoot Bum. And I (and now Eli from Rustbelt). And just like that, mecca-lecca-hi, mecca-hiney-ho, we have philosophy. Before we get to far we have to pull back because the next thing he states is:. The next natural question of course is, just what’s wrong with this philosophical dilemma in the first place? In case you mis...