How come academic philosophy was always more obfuscating than the independents? This still applies with the philosophers born at the turn of the century: smoke-screeners like Land and Peterson, compared to the clarity and honest immorality of an Alex Kierkegaard.
>I care for a philosopher only to the extent that he is able to be an example.... Kant clung to the university, subjected himself to governments, remained within the appearance of religious faith, and endured colleagues and students: it is small wonder that his example produced in the main university professors and professors' philosophy. Schopenhauer has no consideration for the scholars' caste, stands apart, strives for independence of state and society. Wherever there have been powerful societies, governments, religions, or public opinions, it has hated the lonely philosopher; for philosophy opens up a refuge for man where no tyranny can reach.
>Thus, the philosopher dislikes marriage as well as what might persuade him into it. Marriage is a barrier and a disaster along his route to the optimal. What great philosopher up to now has been married? Heraclitus, Plato, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibtniz, Kant, Schopenhauer?? None of these got married. What`s more, we cannot even imagine them married. A married philosopher belongs in a comedy, that`s my principle. And Socrates, the exception, the malicious Socrates, it appears, got married ironically to demonstrate this very principle.
>Every philosopher would speak as once Buddha spoke when someone told him of the birth his son, "Rahula has been born to me. A shackle has been forged for me." (Rahula here means "a little demon"). To every "free spirit" there must come a reflective hour, provided that previously he has had a one without thought, of the sort that came then to Buddha - "Life in a house," he thought to himself, "is narrow and confined, a polluted place. Freedom consists of abandoning houses;" "because he thought this way, he left the house.”
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>>2403456
because academics always write for their main audience i.e other academics, with the intent of being circulated only among academics.
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>>2403472
Instead of writing for the future, you mean?
That's still only a surface level explanation. What is it about academic writing in philosophy that invites mystifying the issues? Perhaps it is that this way you can take the same set of ideas, and multiply them into taking up more publications.
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YOU ALSO GET TOTAL SHITSHOWS LIKE REI/KOZ THAT COMBINE THE WORST ASPECTS OF EACH CATEGORY
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Ancient British history. 2017-02-22 01:37:37 Post No.2403437
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Do any of you /his/torians know anything about stones like pic?
I live in the moorland (high ground) in North Yorkshire, England. These things are very common. They're also common in Scotland.
They're labelled 'cup and ring' markings. And predate written history.
I find them utterly puzzling. No one knows their purpose. I have a theory that they show mountain contours like a map, and show fresh water sources. But it's just a hunch.
Who made them?, why did they make them?, What is their purpose?
I'm baffled.
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>>2403437
They come from the Elven folk who lived in the Britannian realm before the coming of men.
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Redheads r hot
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>>2403437
>Do any of you /his/torians know anything about stones like pic?
>No one knows their purpose.
So, no.
>I have a theory that they show mountain contours like a map, and show fresh water sources. But it's just a hunch.
A way to test it, do the ones close to each other show some of the same pattern, like they are showing the same mapped features? If there are three in a rough line, A, B and C, does B show some features in common with A, and some common with C?
Was Electoral College a mistake?
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Nope.
No congressional term limits definitely was though.
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The system that allowed dumb clowns to become the presidents?
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Does it look like one?
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https://aeon.co/essays/on-the-dark-history-of-intelligence-as-domination
Nick Land was right.
When did you realise humanity were the bad guys?
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>implying there's transcendent morality
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>tfw to moral too be intelligent
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>tfw to intelligent to be moral
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What's the correct way to interpret the Constitution and why?
Do you read it, like any other historical text, and attempt to discern what the words on the paper meant at the time? or do you read it like a child making up what the words mean to suit your personal taste as you go along?
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How will the Constitution be interpreted when english is a dead language?
Really assesses your asparagus doesn't it?
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>Do you read it, like any other historical text, and attempt to discern what the words on the paper meant at the time? or do you read it like a child making up what the words mean to suit your personal taste as you go along?
I mean, I totally agree with your pov but why start a thread with such a loaded question? It would've been less faggoty if you just posted your opinion in a less passive agressive way.
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damn.... really makes me think..... i guess all those latin texts (corpus juris civilis) and latin legal phrases (mens rea, compos mentis, per legem terrae, ab initio, in pari delicto, fiat justitia ruat caelum) are undecipherable
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What is /his/'s opinion on Benito Mussolini? 2017-02-22 02:56:22 Post No.2402355
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What is /his/'s opinion on Benito Mussolini?
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Was he a good or a bad guy?
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Good or bad, he was A CUTE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I71VX5RyGA
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Seems pretty ok but perhaps also made a few mistakes along the way.
You live you learn desu senpai.
Italy was a great power and today it is not.
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>>2402355
He was good guy who allied with the bad guy in disguise because a couple of slightly less bad guys were after him.
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Are some cultures really better than others?
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Yes.
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there are elements that are seemingly admirable. other cultures should seek to emulate those
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I'd say so. But no "master culture" exist. The only criteria could be which culture conforms to God's will the most.
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Why was Austria so receptive? Not a single shot was fired and they treated a military annexation like it was a fucking parade
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR9TObQA-4M
Holy shit. when was the last time you saw a crowd of people cream their pants like this for something political?
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>>2402374
So would it be correct to put it like this: If the US north and south split(for different reasons than they originally did) the anschluss would be like if they both joined together again?
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What are some essential documentaries for someone completely new to history? I know it's broad of a question but I just want something to start with. Post critically acclaimed ones or just your favorites, doesn't matter what kind of history it is since I'll watch anything.
Pic unrelated.
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Ken Burn's Civil War series is an absolute must.
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I always loved this one
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https://www.youtube.com/user/GREATMILITARYBATTLES/videos
few good ones here
What caused the 1967 Israeli Arab war?
What tactics did the Israeli use to win?
How did the Arabs react to the occupation?
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>>2402155
>What caused the 1967 Israeli Arab war?
the two most subhuman religious groups being placed in close proximity to each other
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Not a very good post m8
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"We only want peace. We have known the war. We would like to extend our hands to the people around us. We want to work together with them. We have no animosity towards them. Feel no hatred towards them. But never will Germany become Bolsheviks. You should know that".
13:19
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What did he mean by this?
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wtf i love hitler now
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It's called lying, OP.
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>>2402116
>sink huge parts of your budgets into armaments
>break every existing agreement your country has made
>make new agreements and immediately break them
>literally murder your political rivals
>channel intense hatred at ethnic minorities
>glorify militarism and the revivifying qualities of war
>'we want peace'
hmm...
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If the Byzantine empire never fell, as in, they regained control of Egypt and had peace with their neighbors in the east.
Would there have likely been a great west VS east conflict with the Roman Catholics VS the Eastern Orthodox? A great crusade to end the schism and control the city of Rome?
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>Roman Catholics VS the Eastern Orthodox?
No, at no point (despite some incidents) did they want to kill each other. Eastern and Western Christians still intercommuned hundreds of years after the schism, in some cases even into the 17th century.
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>>2402106
>he thinks "religious" wars are about religion
Roman Catholicism never stopped Western European states from waging war against each other.
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>>2402089
If the Byzantine Empire and Sassanid Empire didn't keep antagonizing each other over their neighbor's occasional mistreatment of Zoroastrians/Christians, politicking their vassals and allies, and what not then yes both would've had bigger long term impacts in Asia, North Africa, and Europe.
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your favorite underrated/lesser-known philosopher
mine is Fichte. specialists are familiar with the name but almost nobody realizes how essential this guy is
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>Fichte
>Lesser known
What? My third-world high school had an entire class devoted solely to him, and we sure as hell weren't """specialists."""
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>>2402146
>high school
>philosophy
Non-american detected
why dont you take yer learnin and edumacation elsewhere
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Duns Scotus
Not really "lesser known" but just always overshadowed by Aquinas.
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Hey /his/, what do people mean exactly when they say Judeo-Christian values?
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>>2402073
american churches basically require the support of israel ergo judeo-christian values = american """"christian"""" values = southern american values = cousin lovin
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>>2402073
"No Muslims Allowed."
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>>2402073
Gib Israel monies and no gays
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Why do the bible cost money if its supposed to be about salvation n shit?
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>>2401995
Because even God needs to make a quick buck
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>>2401995
Gotta upkeep God's many houses
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>>2402029
Caracalla, Pallas Athene and.....?