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Fichte – Free Will, Action & Consciousness

Posted on November 15, 2009 by deadondres

I have been reading Fichte’s The Vocation of Man, and have come away impressed, especially by Book III – Faith. Fichte is known for promoting a so-called philosophy of solipsism, penned in an an impenetrable style, but I found neither to be valid. On … Continue reading →

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Hippies 2.0

Posted on March 29, 2009 by activephilosophy

This post is in response to Caprice Part II and will be brief. Much of the content of this post is based on the BBC documentary ‘Century of the Self’ (post linked here) Part 3 (video linked here). In the … Continue reading →

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Caprice – Part II

Posted on March 29, 2009 by deadondres

This is a continuation of Caprice and Self Control, which got started really with The Calculus of Decisions. Every day a person wakes up with a different disposition, with minute chemical changes shifting our moods and hungers. The world seems … Continue reading →

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Tying up Loose Ends

Posted on March 23, 2009 by activephilosophy

This post is a response to “Loose Ends” I originally wrote a several page response to your last post, where I went through your points one by one and developed either an agreement or a counter argument. Then, I realized … Continue reading →

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We are not alone

Posted on March 3, 2009 by activephilosophy

**Update**: I was unaware when I posted this, but this speech is actually Alex Jones monologue from Waking Life. Upon looking deeper into this, I discovered another similar blog. Anarachist Rabbi This is important to keep in mind. There are … Continue reading →

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