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Thomas Aquinas
Thos. Aquinas, and how to read him. Or interesting ways to consider his thought. A request for help rather than a guide...
:: STARTED BY Jack Vincennes
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:28 12.10.04
Status Anxiety
The other day i finally got round to watching the programme 'Status Anxiety' that was on Channel 4 here in the UK and fuck me was it good
:: STARTED BY Opps!!
:: 13 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:57 09.10.04
"Catatonics babbling and drooling in a mental institution..."
For thoughts and reactions to a new interview with Hakim Bey, focusing on his comments on the internet.
:: STARTED BY Rex Feral
:: 52 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:19 04.10.04
Bad thoughts - crimes against logic
On the philosopher Jamie Whyte. Any help on the methodologies of this strand of 'clear thinking' would be appreciated... : )
:: STARTED BY astrojax69
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:23 27.09.04
What Makes a Terrorist?
An analysis aimed at establishing the correct application of the word 'terrorist' to such and such a person or group of people.
:: STARTED BY the cat's iao
:: 36 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:23 23.09.04
Religious law and religious faith
How vailid is it to profess a faith you do not observe?
:: STARTED BY sleazenation
:: 22 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:09 20.09.04
General discussion of Judaism and being Jewish
No summary available
:: STARTED BY Triplets
:: 13 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:49 19.09.04
Passionate Friendships
Passionate Friendship - what does it mean? Pointless obfuscation or useful descriptor for different sorts of relationships.
How might this term be useful?
:: STARTED BY Goodness Gracious Meme
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:46 13.09.04
Why bother employing men at all?
If women get paid less, then why not just employ them?
:: STARTED BY Jub
:: 25 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:37 03.09.04
Vikings, Norse culture and The Extreme Right
a) If one admires Norse culture, must one also admire Fascism? and
b) To what extent is it acceptable to reference earlier cultures to further your own point of view?
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 12 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:43 03.09.04
Below stairs, above stairs.
A discussion of the ethics, power dynamics and realities of employing domestic servants.
:: STARTED BY No star here laces
:: 16 REPLIES, LAST AT 10:57 01.09.04
Conspiracy, underhand politics, coup d' etat, 70's flavour
Awareness, media manipulation, back-hand deals
:: STARTED BY Benny the Ball
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:08 31.08.04
Fucking
All men need to fuck, all women need to be fucked. Discuss.
:: STARTED BY Brigade du jour
:: 39 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:39 27.08.04
Tell us what you know!..(about Nietzsche)
Let's discuss Nietzsche!
Tell us about him and/or his work from your perspective.
C'mon: spill yer guts!
:: STARTED BY —| x |—
:: 48 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:37 25.08.04
Piraha: a fascinating tribal culture
Check out this reality tunnel: no math, no colours...
:: STARTED BY sine
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:15 22.08.04
Whitenesses (colour/culture, especially in the UK)
Considering strategies for not making whiteness the default setting for UK culture: and what's at stake in all those categories, and so on.
:: STARTED BY Cat Chant
:: 28 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:21 20.08.04
Marriage
Marriage as a cultural institution, monogamy and a hint of feminism.
:: STARTED BY Tryphena Absent
:: 144 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:47 16.08.04
If there were more than one sentient species on earth
How do you think humanity would be if we had competition from an equal (though maybe very different) species?
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:20 16.08.04
Don't call me a *****
Discussing terms of reference for those who aren't straight white males.
:: STARTED BY pointless and uncalled for
:: 15 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:56 16.08.04
Unexercised Rights
Are there Rights which should not be exercised?
:: STARTED BY We're The Great Old Ones Now
:: 16 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:17 11.08.04
Should we/you support the Iraqi maquis in resisting US military-imperialism in Iraq ?
should we/you support the Iraqi maquis in resisting US military-imperialism in Iraq ?
:: STARTED BY sdv (non-human)
:: 21 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:32 04.08.04
EVIL
Yes, it's that hoary old nugget. What is evil?
:: STARTED BY misterpc
:: 64 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:24 27.07.04
Civilized Aggression
Some would argue that violence is an inbuilt part of the human species. As such, is there a way to scratch the itch without shedding blood?
:: STARTED BY lekvar
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:40 27.07.04
From swords to ploughshares.
killing in battle, post-traumatic stress syndrome, soldiers, warfare, society
:: STARTED BY Cheap. Easy. Cruel.
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:32 26.07.04
something we can all agree on finally, those pesky fence-sitters.
There's little out there sure to vex you all, like attitudes to the bisexual. What are your thoughts, and your defences, to calumnies of cake and fences?
:: STARTED BY Goodness Gracious Meme
:: 113 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:33 19.07.04
Help me Get my Head Around Multiple Metaphors
a is a metaphor for b, a is a metaphor for c, but b does not equal c? I'm confused...
:: STARTED BY Our Lady Has Left the Building
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:07 18.07.04
Convince us not to utterly lose interest in activism
A thread for people who are either involved in activism, or are enthused by it, to convince others who are disillusioned that there is somethign worthwhile going on both conceptually and in terms of action.
:: STARTED BY No star here laces
:: 18 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:12 17.07.04
Lacan and the Torus
Discussion of Lacan's use of the torus as a topological figure for psychic structures, with particular reference to the essay 'Of Structure as the Inmixing of an Otherness Prerequisite to Any Subject Whatever'.
:: STARTED BY DecayingInsect
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 03:55 07.07.04
Peter Singer
Controversial Utilitarian. Can ethics be solved with logic?
:: STARTED BY Atyeo
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:10 04.07.04
Left, right?
A discussion about the different styles of argument and justifications for the left wing, with reference to reason, the enlightenment, postmodernism and philosophy.
:: STARTED BY Lurid Archive
:: 59 REPLIES, LAST AT 05:55 26.06.04
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