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“Philosophy of X” class ideas: of friendship: You have to make a friend and write about this of literature: you have to write a short story of politics: you have to write a constitution Others?

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It's not lonely at the top. It's lonely everywhere. In fact, all of social life, which is central to the understanding of mankind, could be explained as the incessant drive to eliminate loneliness through family and friends and work.

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3 years ago

If you "unpack" arguments, I assume that the guiding metaphor of your conception of philosophy is one of donning and doffing clothing.

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3 years ago

These are unacknowledged and therefore unappreciated traits in a philosopher: good sense of humor, attentive listener, and a good friend. Many "philosophers" lack 2 of the 3.

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3 years ago

"Rough translation" is itself a rough translation of the word "translation." Just stick with "translation"— no need to qualify your translation as rough in an attempt to avoid criticism.

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3 years ago

If you remember something, you know that it is your mind remembering and not someone else’s doing the remembering. So you know you are remembering, regardless of he content of the memory. Memory is self-knowledge.

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3 years ago

"Madness" is a better translation of μανία than "mania." Only the bogeyman of petty literalism says otherwise.

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3 years ago

“What makes the life of men vicious and reprehensible is nothing but using things badly and enjoying them badly.” —Augustine

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3 years ago

Son refuses to eat macaroni and cheese because if he eats it he won't have it to eat in the future.

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3 years ago

If you want some extra protein with your honey, just leave the honey jar open. With warming weather, ants are soon to scent out the sweet viscosity and those insects which are willing will jump right into the honey for your dietary benefit. Genuinely altruistic & social animal.

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3 years ago

Just remember that when you followed me this was a social contract you agreed to, without which both of our timelines would be nasty brutish and shorter than 180 characters.

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3 years ago

I’m worried that if Elon Musk takes over, there will be a proliferation of “cope and seethe” and “U mad, bro?” directed my way. This is the examined life, I suppose.

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3 years ago

Hold on — erasing student debt won’t expunge all those Ds and Fs from your transcript.

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3 years ago

Okay who turns down the role? Johnny Depp as Jason or Amber Heard as Medea? A win-win, right?

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3 years ago

“How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?” is the most important philosophical question. It engages with the existence of God, limits of epistemology, visible/invisible interaction, pin physio-topology and most importantly whether or not angels prefer ballet to ballroom.