what do you know about philosophy and philosophers?
i know many philosphers who were inspired by the bible in their writings, but .
i'm more curious about the "secular" philosophers.
Hey Robert , would you care to explain the key points of objectivism? sounds like this guy was pretty full of himself btw. But please I'm curious now, Share!
For me, I'm a selfdescribed "practical determinist"..meaning that i think everything is connected through causality through wich past, present and future are fixed. The practical part means that I just take life as it comes.
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ps, here's a link on determinism:
what do you know about philosophy and philosophers?
i know many philosphers who were inspired by the bible in their writings, but .
i'm more curious about the "secular" philosophers.
Here's a fragment regarding atomic theory from the site that I put in the thread earlier:
Epicurus and the Epicureans
The ancient atomists (Leucippus and Democritus) had already worked out a systematic description of the natural world comprising many particular material particles, whose mechanical interactions account for everything that happens. In the Hellenistic period, attention turned to the consequences of such a view for the conduct of human life.
Epicurus and his followers pointed out (in the Principle Doctrines, for example) that since the indestructible atoms that constitute the material world move, swerve, and collide entirely by chance, everything that happens in the universe lies outside the reach of direct human control. (Notice how this position projects Hellenistic political impotence onto the natural world.) Human life is, therefore, essentially passive: all we can do is to experience what goes on, without supposing ourselves capable of changing it. Even so, Epicurus held that this sort of life may be a good one, if the experiences are mostly pleasant ones.
I think Democritus should be credited with formulating the first atomic theory:
Presocratic Greek philosopher. As the originator of classical atomism, Democritus maintained in opposition to the Eleatics that the universe comprises a plurality of distinct entities that really do move. The haphazard collisions of these individually indestructible atoms, he believed, account for the formation and dissolution of all observable things. Long before its appropriation by Epicurus, this doctrine produced an attitude toward human life that earned Democritus a reputation as "the laughing philosopher."
hmm...this didn't cut and paste right...here's the page then (scroll down to the second paragraph called Epicurus and Epicureans)
it's been really inspiring looking at the many posts and threads on this board, and i've enjoyed posting quite a few myself.
regretfully, i feel that it's time to move on in my quest for inner peace, but i will always cherish meeting many friends along the way who support me.
i've had both bad times and good times here, but it was time well spent.
awww....you really managed me to feel down thanks...i hope you stick around. I like you, you know
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hey ....RAT... I just got back from a wild night in my town...didn't score though (otherwise I wouldn't be talking to you)
anyway...greetings from holland...have a heineken on me
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what do you know about philosophy and philosophers?
i know many philosphers who were inspired by the bible in their writings, but .
i'm more curious about the "secular" philosophers.
classicist: of course the greeks had morals before their Philosophers started using logic to derive them.
Talesin , I wasn't planning on taking this topic into a particular direction, I merely wondered what interesting philosophical wisdoms you could enlighten me with ( you know I started this thread out of selfinterest : ) Please do share what you know, I'll be glad to read what you come up with
SixofNine I heard read and was tought the Atomic theory was first proposed by greek philosophers living BC. I can't remember wich specific philosopher it was though. Was it Aristotle? Maybe someone else can help me out here, I'll try and look it up myself in the meanwhile.
thanks for the poem Trevor. Philosophy books are often quite dry reading, if only they wrote those wisdoms in the form of poems. Your poem reminds me of the fact that I regularly find philophical wisdoms in the lyrics of modern music.
I don't really have time now, so here's an interesting site to research:
let?s assume earthquakes were to be part of ?the sign of the end?
given by jesus.
if we follow this logic, then what does it mean in real terms?
Well, I think there was certainly an increase in reported earthquakes after 1900. But that's because of new communicationdevices like telephone and radio.
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what do you know about philosophy and philosophers?
i know many philosphers who were inspired by the bible in their writings, but .
i'm more curious about the "secular" philosophers.
Pot helps the ideas flow.
hmmm, I honestly can't remember which Philosopher said that. Would you care to enlighten us?
let?s assume earthquakes were to be part of ?the sign of the end?
given by jesus.
if we follow this logic, then what does it mean in real terms?
some earthquake history:
what do you know about philosophy and philosophers?
i know many philosphers who were inspired by the bible in their writings, but .
i'm more curious about the "secular" philosophers.
err....trevor, on this board the correct conclusion would be: I post, therefor I am
... what can i say, except, okay, i am being needy, but what's wrong with that???
hahahaha j/k.
hell, can't we i just be real for a change?.
I think you're a really honest, intelligent and kind person eventhough I've only known you for a short period of time and never met you in the real. You're an Angel but even angels are sometimes short on courage. Hope this helps you a bit and btw I love your posts and comments on everything and I hope you keep making them. Here's a little truth:
