PHILOSOPHY: Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida, born in Algeria, was a French philosopher best known for developing a form of semiotic analysis known as
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it is impossible for her to imagine three million men. No one, in fact, can
Looking back we can see how indirectly we know the environment in which nevertheless we live. (Pg.1) There is an
as it goes essentially nowhere. It is a world beyond any ascriptions of good and evil
Among the most frequently-identified principles that are introspectively brought forth — and one that was the standard for German Idealist
He deliberately adopts a man’s point of view, disregarding reciprocity
“Existence precedes essence. In fashioning myself, I fashion humanity.” – Jean-Paul Sartre. He (Sartre) had once told her that she
Simone de Beauvoir on Existentialism & God (1959)
When I was little, I believed quite fervently in angels, baby Jesus, etc.Then I began believing less in all that
Jean-Paul Sartre and Existential Choice
I create myself as I do. The choices I make in a world without fixed values. This makes me, “me.”
Symbolism & the Romantics
In contrast to the usually very social art of the Enlightenment, Romantics were distrustful of the human world, and tended to
Aristotle on Happiness & Function Argument
A short clip of Peter Adamson discussing Aristotle on happiness (eudaimonia) and his famous function argument about the purpose of
Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism. It is the notion of ascribing moral, social or political significance to a man’s genetic lineage.
It is a difficult subject to define (IMO). The broadest, whenever we refer to a person’s physical appearance, we are
men who use that Argument are the ones who dread a reasoned moral attack more than any other kind of battle
The Argument from Intimidation by Ayn Rand There is a certain type of argument which, in fact, is not an
whether true or false, rational or irrational, consistent or contradictory. The only way to know which they are is to integrate your principles.
Ayn Rand discusses the role of philosophy in her West Point lecture “Philosophy: Who Needs It.” Without abstract ideas, she
