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Humanity's ultimate destiny is to self-destruct
Please discuss theory and provide examples to corroborate or refute it.
:: STARTED BY Brigade du jour
:: 36 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:24 16.02.03
Immaturity and Homosexuality
Heterosexual = mature. Homosexual = immature. Simple as that. Really?
:: STARTED BY Shortfatdyke
:: 21 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:17 10.02.03
De-individuation online
Talk to me about de-individuation. Oh, go on, you're effectively anonymous
:: STARTED BY slinkyvagabond
:: 19 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:10 08.02.03
The tragedy of the commons
A discussion about the conflict between self-interest and communal interest with particular reference to the argument used by Garrett Hardin.
:: STARTED BY No star here laces
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:50 05.02.03
Actual state of human sciences
I want to know what is the actual state of human sicences
:: STARTED BY ciarconn
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 03:33 01.02.03
The money-less society - how it would work
A thread for barbeloids to post their ideas of how a money-less society might work. This is not a debate on whether a money-less society is a good thing - if you want to debate that, start a new thread or look up one of the old ones.
:: STARTED BY No star here laces
:: 35 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:53 25.01.03
Online Activism
How does on protest online effectively? Is the Internet essentially free or essentially controlled? Is online protest actually meaningful or useful, and if so how?
:: STARTED BY innercircle
:: 14 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:01 23.01.03
Emotional maturity and economic stability.
Do you think there's a connection bewteen one's emotional matural and the stability of one's financial affairs
:: STARTED BY Goodness Gracious Meme
:: 15 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:13 22.01.03
Supreme Court rules on Copyright duration
Supreme court decides to extend copyrights on songs, books, cartoon characters
:: STARTED BY Jack Denfeld
:: 16 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:08 20.01.03
The State vs the People
What are the differences between the chosen image projected by the UK and US governments to their people? And are those differences healthy to the public social awareness?
:: STARTED BY Tezcatlipoca
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:10 14.01.03
Hate speech or descriptive diminutives?
Are terms such as Paki and Chinky not in fact offensive or abusive, but simply diminutive forms of "Pakistani" and "Chinese person"?
:: STARTED BY A Haus of Minions
:: 59 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:45 13.01.03
Memory, skills and related issues (Non-debate thread, containing the concept and "rules" of the NDT)
A thread in which we take a non-debate form of discussion. No contesting of points, simply a fluid, evolving discussion of ideas. The central focus of the discussion does not have to remain constant, only the style remains constant. If you like, this is like a non-fictional narrative corpse...
:: STARTED BY No star here laces
:: 48 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:48 07.01.03
Debating non-debate
What do you think about modes of discussion here? Would you prefer "non-debate" to the usual adversarial style?
:: STARTED BY Lurid Archive
:: 41 REPLIES, LAST AT 03:23 04.01.03
Charisma And Rhetoric
How important is charm and charisma if you've got strong rhetorical skills? Wouldn't it be for the better if folks like Noam Chomsky were more engaging public speakers? Is the desire to resist charm really just in the interests of rhetorical purism, or is it actually a form of intellectual elitism?
:: STARTED BY Matthew Fluxington
:: 17 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:19 03.01.03
Living by a code of honor. Or any code really
Living by a code of honor
:: STARTED BY Jack Denfeld
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:51 31.12.02
Misogyny and sexism: Are women to blame?
How misogynists defend their belief in the inferiority of women and how we might best tackle their arguments.
:: STARTED BY DRR... DRR... DRR...
:: 33 REPLIES, LAST AT 07:51 28.12.02
Has philosophy failed us?
Is philosophy relevant to modern life? Has it let us all down by failing to provide alternative ways of living, and is it fair to accuse philosophy and philosophers of disappearing down academic rabbit-holes rather than addressing the real issues?
:: STARTED BY iconoplast
:: 33 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:16 19.12.02
Sex and Gender, Man and Woman, Male and female
I know it's a bit of an old chestnut, but there seems to be a need for it - what is the relationship between sex and gender? How does it function? Can one be a male woman or a female man (thank you, Donna Haraway)
:: STARTED BY A Haus of Minions
:: 42 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:30 17.12.02
*Internet* charisma
What does it say about the idea of identity that people can be very charismatic on the Internet but not in real life (or the other way aorund)?
:: STARTED BY Rage is back! Attack!
:: 36 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:50 17.12.02
Writing on (music?) fandom - recommendations?
looking for writing on fandom - recommendations?
:: STARTED BY Goodness Gracious Meme
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:34 14.12.02
"...all that goatee-stroking bollocks and student-flavoured shite."
Anti-intellectualism ain't nothing revolutionary... and neither is intellectualism, come to think of it.
:: STARTED BY dj kali_ma
:: 14 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:06 10.12.02
Why does Socrates claim to know nothing.
"Why does Socrates claim to know nothing? Is he sincere? and is he right"
:: STARTED BY solid~liquid onwards
:: 23 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:03 09.12.02
Do you support the death penalty?
Death Penalty
:: STARTED BY Jack Denfeld
:: 72 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:43 05.12.02
State-Sanctioned Killing
States give certain citizens certain powers to kill, either in the name fo the state or on their own recognisance; how should that set of entitlements function ethically?
:: STARTED BY A Haus of Minions
:: 12 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:20 03.12.02
Viral cities
the city as a virus - discuss.
:: STARTED BY shrinky dinky
:: 17 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:27 02.12.02
The Labour Party
Discuss the aims of the Labour party as summarised in the following statement:
"The Labour Party is a democratic socialist party. It believes that by the strength of our common endeavour we achieve more than we achieve alone, so as to create for each of us the means to realise our true potential and for all of us a community in which power, wealth and opportunity are in the hands of the many not the few, where the rights we enjoy reflect the duties we owe, and where we live together, freely, in a spirit of solidarity, tolerance and respect."
Please avoid discussions of spin, hypocrisy and the personalities of cabinet ministers and concentrate solely on this expression of ideology.
:: STARTED BY No star here laces
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:49 30.11.02
The Holy Trinity
Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost. The Holy Trinity. Three in one. How does it work, though?
:: STARTED BY Tuna Ghost will work for dope
:: 25 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:15 27.11.02
Mikhail Epstein
Russian Writer and Philosopher Mikhail Epstein independently worked out a more user-friendly version of cultural studies in the late Soviet era. It's optimistic, a little humorous, and worth a look.
:: STARTED BY bjacques
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:33 22.11.02
Narcissistic Apotheosis, Etc.
Any thoughts on how to theorise the relation between an author/writer and the writers on whom she relies.
:: STARTED BY Cat Chant
:: 24 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:19 17.11.02
Decay of Culture?
Is art evolving rather than dying?
:: STARTED BY Tezcatlipoca
:: 55 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:10 16.11.02
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