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Wittgenstein on Philosophy, Pt. V – Conclusions
This is the final post in the series about Wittgenstein – what he wished to accomplish with philosophy and a summary of his thoughts. The following are taken from Culture and Value and Philosophical Occasions. “People say again and again that … Continue reading
The Concerns of a Generation
I have been writing the script for the documentary, and was thinking about what some of our modern concerns are. Some are obvious – climate change, globalization, overpopulation, poverty, hunger. The energy crisis. Some are psychological – detachment from nature, from … Continue reading
Bigger Houses
I read this on a wall at a good friend’s family home: “We have bigger houses but smaller families: We have more degrees but less sense; more knowledge but less judgements; more experts but more problems; more medicines, but less … Continue reading
The Internet
Is there any better proof that anarchy is a viable structure if we melt away our preconceived notions of self and other? In any case it is good to focus on what we can do…use ideas as models for improvement…I … Continue reading
Active Philosophy 