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- Sun Dec 18, 2011 8:17 pm
- Forum: A Passion for Poetry
- Topic: Poem on your mind
- Replies: 253
- Views: 109308
Re: Poem on your mind
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made: Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee; And live alone in the bee-loud glade. And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the mo...
- Sun Dec 18, 2011 8:09 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Any English Majors?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5127
Re: Any English Majors?
I knew an planned Art History major who eventually dropped because he was tired of everyone trying to "out art" each other. Liberal education unfortunately means "book snob" to many, even members of this forum! Of course I also know a Graduate Art History major who absolutely lov...
- Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:48 pm
- Forum: Hobbes: Leviathan: Revised student edition - by Thomas Hobbes
- Topic: How shall this discussion be organized?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12871
Re: How shall this discussion be organized?
You may be better off not reading the selection its self but rather studing an authoritative (contemporary) guidebook. Any resourceful philosophy major would do.heledd wrote:Geo - I'm glad you're not giving up. I started the book last night, and find it a bit daunting at the moment.
- Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:38 pm
- Forum: Hobbes: Leviathan: Revised student edition - by Thomas Hobbes
- Topic: How shall this discussion be organized?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12871
Re: How shall this discussion be organized?
You forgot positively medieval!Robert Tulip wrote:umm... you did two number twos in your list, and your number four makes no sense at all
nasty brutish and short
abominable atheism
state and empire - relation to Locke, Hume, property and science.
Yes, Hobbes is interesting.
- Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:47 pm
- Forum: Religion & Philosophy
- Topic: The Art of Rationalization
- Replies: 72
- Views: 24346
Re: The Art of Rationalization
Go frack yourself you pompous butt clown.Interbane wrote: Go take a college logic class.
- Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:37 pm
- Forum: Religion & Philosophy
- Topic: The Art of Rationalization
- Replies: 72
- Views: 24346
Re: The Art of Rationalization
Your going to need several more paragraphs to convince me that rationalization does not involve reasoning.Robert Tulip wrote:So when you said "Reasoning is the act of rationalization" you were mistaken, given that reasoning does not presuppose its conclusion in the way that rationalization does.
- Sat Nov 27, 2010 7:11 pm
- Forum: Religion & Philosophy
- Topic: The Art of Rationalization
- Replies: 72
- Views: 24346
Re: The Art of Rationalization
The hole into which the argument is attempting to be wedged is the etymology of the word rational. As I understand it, rationalization has an entirely different meaning... I don't care to have a petty etymological debate. No. You are wrong. Further I am disappointed in Booktalk.org for having you a...
- Sat Nov 27, 2010 5:29 pm
- Forum: Arts & Entertainment
- Topic: Jazz
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1980
Jazz
Who is your favorite Jazz musician or group?
Mine has to be Oscar Peterson Trio.
http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/59517705
Mine has to be Oscar Peterson Trio.
http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/59517705
- Sat Nov 27, 2010 3:40 pm
- Forum: What are you currently reading?
- Topic: Currently reading?
- Replies: 196
- Views: 74855
- Sat Nov 27, 2010 3:36 pm
- Forum: Religion & Philosophy
- Topic: The Art of Rationalization
- Replies: 72
- Views: 24346
Re: The Art of Rationalization
The hole into which the argument is attempting to be wedged is the etymology of the word rational. As I understand it, rationalization has an entirely different meaning. It means, to take a belief and find a way to argue that it's a rational belief, even if it's false. I will continue to use the wo...