Wed 21 May, 2008 09:49 am - Here's a pretty cool site I found that talks a bit about 'Pythagoras the mystic.' I found it pretty interesting, so I thought others would as well.... (view)
Tue 20 May, 2008 11:00 pm - [QUOTE] Originally Posted by [B]krazy kaju[/B]
Just a question (and a conversation starter) - who here is a rationalist and who is an empiricist and why?[/QUOTE]
I don't think... (view)
Tue 20 May, 2008 10:11 pm - [QUOTE] Originally Posted by [B]Pessimist[/B]
What is the difference between fiction and actuality?[/QUOTE]
Fiction, by definition, is that which is imaginary. For example, that, "John... (view)
Tue 20 May, 2008 09:38 pm - [QUOTE] Originally stated by Arjen:
Perhaps we should start a new topic on feeling?[/QUOTE]
I think that's a good idea; you should start the topic though, explaining the concept of... (view)
Tue 20 May, 2008 12:06 am - [QUOTE] Originally Posted by [B]Arjen
[/B]You should seperate feeling from emotion. Feeling is a priori, thought is metaphysical and emotion is empirical. Emotion can exist by projecting the... (view)
Mon 19 May, 2008 06:31 pm - Actually, I just graduated from a 2-year school, Dutchess Community College, and am entering a state school in August: SUNY New Paltz. My formal education of philosophy, at this point, is very... (view)
Mon 19 May, 2008 05:03 pm - [quote] Originally Posted by [B]kennethamy[/B]
[I]We observe that the ball does bounce by repeated observations of its bouncing. But in order to explain why it bounces, we need... (view)
Mon 19 May, 2008 04:38 pm - Hello,
I'm currently a student of philosophy, so when I discovered this forum, I was excited to join and to use the discussion as a tool to help me learn and clarify philosophical concepts.... (view)
