Tag Archives: Philosophy

The Grammar Of God

Posted on September 5, 2010 by deadondres

God – controversial. Some say it is tough to define, but such ambiguity doesn’t stop us from using the word “life.” No word is an obelisk, except for “obelisk.” Nothing is concrete, except for “concrete.” All is in flux. This … Continue reading →

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God can teach lessons, even through atheists (i.e. Existence teaches us lessons)

Posted on July 1, 2010 by activephilosophy

I found this link while searching my favorite internet dump, reddit.com. This link is to an opinion article that briefly describes the experience of a Christian being the guest of and living with an atheist family. The following passage from … Continue reading →

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Universe, part III

Posted on April 5, 2010 by deadondres

Hey There! So I basically agree with this post. However, I want to state what I believe is a TRULY important distinction. You say, ‘There are many scientists that entertain and encourage these trains of thoughts, so one cannot simply … Continue reading →

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Universe

Posted on March 15, 2010 by activephilosophy

So recently, I was talking about the notion of the Big Bang and the timeline of the universe with deadondres and we came to a discussion on the difference between and religious creation myth and the (scientific) big bang theory. … Continue reading →

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Wittgenstein on Philosophy, Pt. V – Conclusions

Posted on February 23, 2010 by deadondres

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 →

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Wittgenstein on Philosophy, Pt. IV – Language Games

Posted on February 13, 2010 by deadondres

The following passages come from Wittgenstein’s magnum opus – Philosophical Investigations. An understanding of language games is essential to his philosophy. A langauge game relates to philosophy in ways described in the previous three posts – it deceives us into belief … Continue reading →

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Wittgenstein on Philosophy, Pt. III

Posted on January 3, 2010 by deadondres

This follows Wittgenstein on Philosophy, Pt II. and Wittgenstein on Philosophy. We will now explore the reasons Wittgenstein gives for our philosophical misunderstandings. “(a) The tendency to look for something in common to all the entities which we commonly subsume … Continue reading →

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Wittgenstein on Philosophy, Pt. II

Posted on December 26, 2009 by deadondres

This follows Wittgenstein on Philosophy. We are beginning to plumb Wittgenstein’s concepts deeply. It took 5 books to get to this point – but I audaciously believe that I can illuminate his intentions better than the several rehashed critical essays I have … Continue reading →

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Wittgenstein on Philosophy

Posted on December 20, 2009 by deadondres

This post is a response of sorts to Maya: “All Duality is Falsely Imagined.” This comes from Wittgenstein’s The Blue Book which was at first only a manuscript guarded by his students at Cambridge. It is the most organized of … Continue reading →

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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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