I like the pastbecause then the village idiot could have been Tolstoy. Was The Idiot inspired by Tolstoy, is there any evidence for that? Now those are real questions. One doesn't hear them often enough these days. Is Prince Myshkin a good person or not? Is... See More » (1)
For those who care about language out therehere's Popper on Habermas (found on twitter) and I can't agree more
I reckon those who take ayn rands "philosophy " seriously, are those who think selfishness and greed are virtues
Are there others here on this site who also believe the 'Simulation Hypothesis' to be silly and utterly nonsensical??There are just so many issues with the idea, problems that it's proponents simply refuse to face. Issue One: It's unfalsifiable, and therefore cannot truly be put to the test. There is no conceivable way to show that we may actually not be living... See More »
Full cast recordings of Plato's dialogues It's like being suddenly transported to Athens, and whaddya know, they speak perfect English!! (1)