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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 →

Posted in General Philosophies | Tagged confusion, Dali, epistemology, etymology, Faulkner quote on time, form, grammar, Ideas, language, language games, Ludwig Wittgenstein, meaning, old french, Philosophy, questions, questions of why, Salvador Dali, science, situations, spelling, St. Augustine, the blue book, time, why, William Faulkner, Wittgenstein | 6 Comments

Exploring the Negative Space

Posted on November 28, 2009 by activephilosophy

One thing that I have been thinking about is that a documentary like this may have problems when it comes to interviewing people on complex subjects like existence, one’s place in humanity, a purpose to life, and other extensively-unanswerable questions. … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary Ideas | Tagged Documentary, inaction, insipration, interviews, negative, questions, questions of why, thoughts | 1 Comment

Definitions and Clarity

Posted on May 19, 2009 by activephilosophy

Posted really quickly…. Will edit soon. When I was writing the post, ‘Atheism – A Defense Part 1.‘ I did not clearly explain what I meant to explain… at all. I reread the post and thought a couple of things … Continue reading →

Posted in Quick Ideas | Tagged atheism, clarity, confusion, defense, explanation, forward, progress, questions, religion, spiritual | Leave a comment

Coming or Going

Posted on May 16, 2009 by deadondres

Is she looking towards me? Or turning away? To me – her gesture sums up life.

Posted in Quick Ideas | Tagged art, attention, direction, emotions, feelings, Girl With The Pearl Earring, interest, jewelry, Johannes Vermeer, life, meaning of life, movement, painting, portrait, questions | 1 Comment

Fromm – A Religious Man

Posted on May 10, 2009 by deadondres

This is a continuation of Atheism, which was a continuation of Reincarnation And Life After Death. “I have said that man is asked a question by the very fact of his existence, and that this is a question raised by … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotes | Tagged awareness, being, church, concern, contradiction, culture, Erich Fromm, existence, fact, fun, give, God, humanity, Ideas, man, mankind, nature, power, prestige, production, property, questions, religion, teach, thinking | 1 Comment

On Fear of One Another II

Posted on March 20, 2009 by activephilosophy

This blog is in response to Fear of One Another Which is a follow up to the debate started in the posts On Science, Religion, and Nationalism On Science, Religion, and Nationalism II I will also admit that I was … Continue reading →

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Utopia is simply Dystopia multiplied by -1

Posted on February 4, 2009 by activephilosophy

This blog is in response to: Why the Fuck am I Doing This? – Addendum, Pt. I which is in response to: Why the Fuck am I Doing This? The thing that I found most striking about this quote was … Continue reading →

Posted in General Philosophies | Tagged bible, capitalism, Confucius, distopia, Erich Fromm, ethics, golden rule, human, humanity, jesus, math, Philosophy, pitfalls, questions, society, spirit, uptopia, western | 2 Comments

Knowledge

Posted on February 4, 2009 by activephilosophy

“All I know is that I don’t know, nothing” (Operation Ivy, Energy; 1991) The goal to circumvent the fact that absolute “knowledge” does not exist. This is something that I think a lot about as a scientist. One of my … Continue reading →

Posted in General Philosophies | Tagged absolute, color, comparison, density, electron, emulation, energy, gram, ivy, knowledge, measurement, operation, phsyics, questions, red, relative, relativity, scale, science, speed of light | 4 Comments

Bravery

Posted on January 31, 2009 by deadondres

This movie needs to break all conventions. Question everything. We want to control the conversation. We want to control the debate. Why should we have to answer in their terms? We expect answers in our terms. We want to control … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary Ideas | Tagged bravery, conventions, Documentary, focus, project, questions, truth | 4 Comments

Why the Fuck am I Doing This?

Posted on January 24, 2009 by activephilosophy

What motivates people? What makes us tick, what is the force that drives us to do what we do? It’s a question I’ve been thinking a lot about lately, and recently I’ve been realizing that if you try to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary Ideas, Quick Ideas | Tagged activity, Documentary, drive, instinct, life, meaning, motivation, Philosophy, questions, work | 3 Comments

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