Comments on: Philosophy Still Matters http://www.openculture.com/2009/09/philosophy_still_matters.html The best free cultural & educational media on the web Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:44:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ron C. de Weijze http://www.openculture.com/2009/09/philosophy_still_matters.html#comment-7295 Ron C. de Weijze Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:31:39 +0000 http://www.openculture.com/?p=4849#comment-7295 Very inspiring professor! This is what I believe: From the depths of your being to the outmost periphery, you recollect and construct forms that you believe, will fit the contents of your world intuitively yet precisely, until you realize your dream, or you realize your mistake. (Motto of my site.) Very inspiring professor! This is what I believe: From the depths of your being to the outmost periphery, you recollect and construct forms that you believe, will fit the contents of your world intuitively yet precisely, until you realize your dream, or you realize your mistake. (Motto of my site.)

]]> By: Dan Colman http://www.openculture.com/2009/09/philosophy_still_matters.html#comment-7258 Dan Colman Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:27:07 +0000 http://www.openculture.com/?p=4849#comment-7258 Thanks Tamas for reminding me of those lectures. I had mentioned them in the past, and have now added a link to the post. Cheers, Dan Thanks Tamas for reminding me of those lectures. I had mentioned them in the past, and have now added a link to the post.

Cheers,
Dan

]]> By: Tamas Lorincz http://www.openculture.com/2009/09/philosophy_still_matters.html#comment-7257 Tamas Lorincz Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:01:26 +0000 http://www.openculture.com/?p=4849#comment-7257 Thanks for this post. I am amazed that he could be relevant even in such a contrived situation. His BBC Reith lectures on Citizenship this year were enlightening, fascinating, and thought-provoking. I went onturning his ideas and arguments around in my mind for days. An absolutre delight: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kt7rg Thanks for this post.
I am amazed that he could be relevant even in such a contrived situation.
His BBC Reith lectures on Citizenship this year were enlightening, fascinating, and thought-provoking. I went onturning his ideas and arguments around in my mind for days.
An absolutre delight: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kt7rg

]]> By: b0rk http://www.openculture.com/2009/09/philosophy_still_matters.html#comment-7256 b0rk Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:24:15 +0000 http://www.openculture.com/?p=4849#comment-7256 sigh. it's sad that NBC thinks that a decent discussion of the trolley problem, R. v. Dudley and Stephens, and Aristotle's Politics can be crammed into a banter-y four minutes. sigh.

it’s sad that NBC thinks that a decent discussion of the trolley problem, R. v. Dudley and Stephens, and Aristotle’s Politics can be crammed into a banter-y four minutes.

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