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Tag Archives: postmodernism
Modern Academia And Its Conceits
I have been motivated to write a couple future posts by a book I recently read, Wittgenstein: A Very Short Introduction by A.C. Grayling. In place of a proper “introduction”, he belittles Wittgenstein’s prowess and contributions, as well as somehow … Continue reading
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Tagged ac grayling, academia, action, canon, college, decision, domination, education, intelligence, knowledge, learning, literary criticism, new criticism, Philosophy, postmodernism, power, scholarship, university, Wittgenstein
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Equality of Thought
We try not to fall in the snares of the old ideas – we intend to alter the way we look at them. Given our uncertain world: Impressions, empathy, perception, and intuition are more dear to us than logic – … Continue reading
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Tagged Active Philosophy, adults, children, empathy, Ideas, impressions, intention, intuition, logic, perception, postmodernism, rationality, science, thought
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Atheism, Cont.
In a recent post I decried Atheism, or the way that some approach it, for being absolute. However, as Cheryl reminded me, atheism or no faith does no necessarily equate to anything absolute, but rather the opposite. My scattered thoughts emerged … Continue reading
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Tagged Active Philosophy, atheism, Buddha, Buddhism, Christianity, compromise, D.T. Suzuki, David Harvey, destiny, division, enlightenment, essay, experience, faith, Frederic Jameson, Fromm, Gandhi, Gospel of Thomas, lotus, obama, positive, postmodernism, religion, rhetoric, satori, self, spritual, study, thinkers, trancendentalists, truth, Zen
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The Age of Humanity
“You were sick, but now you’re well, and there’s work to do” – Kilgore Trout Salaam! A new regime appears! It surfaces from the wasteland of the previous power, feeding and thriving on the toxicity deposited by the old authority. … Continue reading
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Tagged Active Philosophy, art, capitalism, consumption, counterculture, cross, culture, dancing, death, destiny, economics, flag, freedom, genocide, hippies, humanity, hysteria, individuality, institutions, Kilgore Trout, Kurt Vonegut, life, logic, love, market, meaning, modernism, money, Music, new regime, New Sincerity, nihilism, postmodernism, private property, progress, revolution, science, society, spirit, suffering, the soul, threefold path, trade, universe, woodie gutherie, work, Zen
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