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Infinitely Narrow: How Spinoza Corrects Descartes' Lenses
Corry Shores has another nice post up in his series on my study of Spinoza’s optical theories and practices. He is the only person, as far as I know, who has made an attempt to read through the … more →
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Aquinas' Alternative to Cartesian Dualism
jmatthanbrown wrote 1 day ago: Since the rise and dominance of metaphysical naturalism in both science and philosophy, many academi … more →
A Simple Solution to a Complex Problem...
Ceri Jones wrote 4 days ago: Philosophy. For the afternoon philosophers listening to Radio 4. For Coronation St. lovers. For John … more →
What is consciousness? And do we really have it?
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jamesesz wrote 1 week ago: Sigmund Freud ~ The French philosopher Descartes placed introspection, a form of consciousness, as a … more →
Meditation XXIII, David Hume (1711-1776) – Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
jamesesz wrote 1 week ago: David Hume ~ When two people meet, they unconsciously affect one another in ways the mind cannot eve … more →
Meditation XXII, John Locke (1632-1704) – An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
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jamesesz wrote 1 week ago: John Locke ~ When two people meet, they unconsciously affect one another in ways the mind cannot eve … more →
"Que sçais-je?"
osopher wrote 1 week ago: A student writes, noting that the Thanksgiving holiday officially commences on Wednesday at 5 pm … more →
Meditation XXI, René Descartes (1596-1650) – Meditations on the First Philosophy, and “Objections and Replies”
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jamesesz wrote 1 week ago: René Descartes ~ When two people meet, they unconsciously affect one another in ways the mind cannot … more →
Pascal, Blaise
separateholy wrote 1 week ago: Pascal, Blaise I cannot forgive Descartes. In all his philosophy he would have been quite willi … more →
1654
thewaterworks wrote 1 week ago: Why I am so clever. I think, therefore I am. … more →
Absolute Objectivism as the Defect of Subjective Critique
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Austin wrote 1 week ago: In the chapter entitled “The Critique of the Subject” in the volume Who Comes After the Subject (edi … more →
Descartes
urbansannyasin wrote 1 week ago: A friend of mine reminded me of Descartes today (you know who you are!). Geeze, I probably owe my u … more →
Beyond Descartes’ Secret
pluribusone wrote 1 week ago: It is known that René Descartes had a secret notebook and that mathematician and fellow Rosicrucian, … more →
If I am a brain in a vat, then I am not a brain in a vat
slipoftheyoung wrote 2 weeks ago: In his book ‘Reason, Truth and History’, Hilary Putnam revisits one of the oldest proble … more →
Finnish words that don't translate 2: löyly
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instantkaamos wrote 2 weeks ago: Having the pleasure of showing a friend from North Wales the joys of Helsinki, I knew that I had to … more →
PRIETENIE
manzatu wrote 2 weeks ago: Nu ştiu la alte naţii cum e, dar la români, fără nici un dubiu, prietenia este una din „pasiunile su … more →
Meditation XIV, Epistēmē – A Brief Introduction to Epistemology
jamesesz wrote 2 weeks ago: Sigmund Freud – The Science Museum, London ~ When two people meet, they unconsciously affect o … more →
On Vicarious Head-Scratching
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Michael wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve been seeing a lot on Harman and capitalism and his model of causation as “nonsense … more →
Rene Descartes
Ali Lochhead wrote 2 weeks ago: “Rene Descartes (1596 – 1650) was born March 31, 1596 in La Haye, France, the son of a w … more →
Meditation XIII, Historia – The Philosophy of History and History in Philosophy
jamesesz wrote 2 weeks ago: The King’s Library ~ Our meeting today, my dear reader, is not one of coincidence, luck or bli … more →
