Tue 15 Jun, 2010 09:54 am - John Stuart Mill worked at the East India Company for most of his life; Descartes was a soldier and private tutor; Jaspers worked for a time as a psychologist. (view)
Wed 9 Jun, 2010 05:50 am - Welcome to Philforum!
Fortunately for many, the Internet allows the formation of many communities that share rather unique interests. I think you will find many new friends here with which to share... (view)
Mon 7 Jun, 2010 06:37 pm - Although said within the context of my workplace, this has applications in many areas of living: "Never take it personally, and never take it home." (view)
Mon 7 Jun, 2010 06:29 pm - Actually, the forum software itself is designed to prevent mass-spamming, and consequently a new Member cannot begin a thread in the regular forums until he replies to at least one existing thread.... (view)
Mon 7 Jun, 2010 12:08 pm - One can interpret any act in a way that makes it selfish; however, the classic example of an entirely unselfish act is of a soldier throwing himself on a grenade and saving the lives of several... (view)
Mon 7 Jun, 2010 06:46 am - A great philosopher once wrote that philosophy always disturbs the peace. But I am not sure how determining what philosophy IS or should be is not, meta-philosophically speaking, nevertheless a... (view)
Mon 7 Jun, 2010 06:27 am - One should take anecdotes about early philosophers with a grain of salt; many of these stories probably did not happen, but were invented at a later date to illustrate their philosophy or gather... (view)
Sun 6 Jun, 2010 10:14 am - Most university campuses are open to all, and so are most of their libraries, especially their reading rooms containing a wealth of scholarly journals. Others are quite generous in granting... (view)