#philosophy

#philosophy

The HowTheLightGetsIn festival of music and philosophy will return to Hampstead Heath this September, featuring a diverse lineup of speakers and performers.

Speaking to Myspace as an upcoming artist in 2013, Lana Dey Rey said that the "vision of making [her] life a work of art" was what inspired her to create her music video for her breakthrough single, Video Games (2011). The self-made video, featuring old movies clips and webcam footage of Del Rey singing, went viral. It eventually led her to sign with a major record label.

The American Philosophical Association has established the Milton K. Munitz Prize in Metaphysics, Ontology, and Cosmology, and the Lenore Bloom Munitz Prize in Value Theory, Social Philosophy, and Civic Virtue, awarded annually.

Faith is sustained by the occasional betrayal. ― Hoca Camide

The case brought forth an unexpected twist in which Socrates, instead of succumbing immediately after ingesting hemlock, developed a severe rash, raising grave questions for the executioners.

In the past, when I have watched Woody Allen's wonderful movie Stardust Memories, I have generally laughed at, but not necessarily with, the bleak pronouncements of the psychologically tormented character Sandy Bates, played, with a potent mixture of dread and depression, by Allen.

If someone asks David a question during a talk and he doesn't know the answer right away, he will sit in silence for as long as he needs while he thinks about it.

"My Iranian name is Shadi, which means 'happiness' in Persian. When I immigrated to North America, I felt the need to adopt an English name as well."

David Deutsch argues that the distinction between good and bad explanations is fundamental for advancing knowledge, emphasizing that good explanations stem from unprejudiced thinking, relevance, and specificity.

Jacobi argues that philosophy's insistence on total intelligibility through the principle of sufficient reason leads to nihilism by denying the intrinsic properties of individuals.

Julia Driver addresses the complexities of moral deliberation, challenging the limits of rational consideration in ethical decision-making and enlightening the one-thought-too-many objection.

If a coconut falls on your head, you don't question its sexuality.

Predictably, 28 Years Later is said to be the first in a planned trilogy, and it does all the usual to-be-continued stuff, with ominous unexplained signs, dangling character arcs...

Defining all life as being Earth-like is too myopic. We must consider more diverse definitions to explore the universe for alien life.

To be sure, addicts typically suffer impaired control. But substance misuse doesn't involve tropisms and reflexes. The addict believes, and believes correctly, that there are ways, often requiring help and support, to regain and leverage the power of self-control, and to act and be different in the future than they are now.

In the wrong hands, such a story would become inert on-screen. Its sentimentality could easily come across as maudlin, its structure too confusing to follow.

"The debate between prison reformists and prison abolitionists is raw and heavily politicised, increasing the risk of misunderstanding each other's positions rather than engaging meaningfully."

The appeal to tradition assumes that what makes a belief or practice true is its age; however, defenders rarely select the oldest practices.

Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, a prominent Congolese philosopher whose works reshaped perspectives on Africa, passed away at the age of 83, leaving a profound intellectual legacy.

Michael Sterling Thomas, known as the Archangel Wizard, was a multi-talented artist from the Bay Area, leaving a legacy of creativity and philosophical wisdom.

The NAKPA conference at George Mason University in 2025 will feature a keynote address by Prof. Young-chan Ro and collaboration with the Journal of Confucian Philosophy and Culture.

"When we suffer the loss of someone we love, we know what it means to be left alone and behind. To know death, to feel and bear loss, gives someone an understanding that no poem, movie, or book could convey."

Aurobindo believed India would rise again, not merely as a political or economic power, but as a spiritual guide for the world.

I want only to bring you along the paths in which I have preceded you and let you swim in the sea I have just crossed, so that it may bear you where it did me and you may undergo the same experience and see with the eyes of your soul all that I have seen. Then you will not need to confine yourself within the limits of my knowledge.

Descartes argues that all sensory experiences are suspect and even fundamental truths like mathematics could be manipulated by an evil entity, urging deep skepticism.

Inductive reasoning allows for conclusions to be derived from observed data, yet these conclusions may extend beyond the observed premises, raising questions about certainty and validity.