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Tag Archives: Wittgenstein
Why Is Philosophy Important? An Expanded Comment
Daily Nous, the philosophy blog, posted a recent query raising this question in response to an undergraduate who had fallen in love with the subject. Presumably she’d gotten some flak from friends or maybe family. The blog’s editor, Justin Weinberg … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Language, Philosophy, Where is Civilization Going?, Where Is Philosophy Going?
Tagged A Free Man's Worship, academic philosophy, analytic tradition strengths and weaknesses, daily nous, George Carlin, Justin Weinberg, linguistic analysis, philosophy critical thinking, philosophy worldview, The Responsibility of Intellectuals, why is philosophy important, Wittgenstein, worldviews
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Taking a Short Break from LGP
Lost Generation Philosopher has been on a short break but will return in due course. Continue reading
Consciousness Denialism: Galen Strawson vs. Daniel Dennett
Denialism? The term suggests something irrational at best, maybe even malicious. After all, that’s the word used by climate scientists for those who don’t believe climate change is happening. Is it a good idea to invoke such a concept when … Continue reading
Analytic Philosophy: An Informal Defense (and a Modest Criticism)
This is a post dealing with a few basic issues in contemporary philosophy, issues easily lost sight of even by some trained professionals depending on their inclination. History discloses four major traditions, or more precisely, methods, of doing philosophy. There … Continue reading
Posted in analytic philosophy, Language, Philosophy
Tagged analytic philosophy, bullshit, Charles Morris, Christophobia, hate speech, homophobia, Islamophobia, Jason Stanley, methods of philosophy, natural language, ordinary language philosophy, phobias, propaganda, sensitivity training, transphobia, use vs. mention, Wittgenstein
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Wittgenstein’s Two Greatest Insights About Language
We’re back, after another unfortunate hiatus caused by a lingering illness and furthered by a computer meltdown. Might as well accept it: I will never be a technology person. But anywize…. This post is one I’ve been planning for some … Continue reading
E-Philosophy: A Brief Manifesto
The word philosophy comes to us from two Greek words meaning the love of wisdom. What is wisdom? Knowledge, both theoretical and practical, used in ways both defining and helping to bring about what is good and beneficial in life … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Uncategorized
Tagged analysts, analytic philosophy, Babylon 5, Brian Eno, Delenn, E-Philosophy, E.F. Schumacher, Ervin Laszlo, Feyerabend, George Orwell, Harry Frankfurt, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Jurassic Park, Kierkegaard, Leopold Kohr, Local Futures, Localism, Marcus Aurelius, Morpheus, Nikola Tesla, On Bullshit, Philosophy, political economy, positivism, Remnant, Stoics, The Matrix, Thomas S. Kuhn, Wittgenstein
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