Word: philosophere
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The Philosopher Ronald de Sousa once memorably described philosophical theology as `tennis without a net'...But we can lower it if you [i.e. the religious believer] really want to...Whatever you serve, suppose I return service rudely as follows: `What you say implies that God is a ham sandwich wrapped...
Several of the readings for the class were by Michael Walzer, a political philosopher with whom I had become acquainted in several earlier courses. Drawing on "just War" theory, Walzer had proposed a very compelling system for judging the ethics of war. His theory was clear, precise and strong. The...
Even if they are willing to make the sacrifice in dollars, whether Americans will give up long accustomed personal liberties is another question. At the World Trade Center, routine inspection of employees' bags and briefcases has been rejected as too intrusive. "There are certain personal civil liberties that people should...
"I work in many different areas, primarily in philosophy of mind and moral psychology," he said. "Also aesthetics of philosophy, philosophy of art and the philosophy of Wittgenstein--he's a 20th century philosopher."
"WITHOUT MUSIC, LIFE would be an error," Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote. The influential German philosopher (1844-1900) had an abiding, often passionate interest in music and wrote celebrated treatises both for and against the work of Wagner. Yet only a few specialists know that Nietzsche composed music himself.