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Genderless/Gender-neutral pronouns, "he", "she", "them" and "they", and broader gender issues in language.
The use, or not, of coinings such as "ze" or "hir" in language, what it is intended to achieve and whether it is advisable or desirable.
:: STARTED BY ONLY NICE THINGS
:: 169 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:40 08.03.07
Anna Nichole
I'm just interested if anyone else cares about Common Law.
:: STARTED BY Daemon est Deus Inversus
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:05 27.02.07
My head, it breaks with all the ideas
Discussion about TED, inspiring speaking, motivation, creativity and exclusivity.
:: STARTED BY Happy Dave Has Left
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:18 18.02.07
Jade - Shilpa - Multiculturalism - Class
An attempt to draw out some strands from the whole sorry debacle.
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:40 12.02.07
Richard Dawkins
Discussion on Richard Dawkins new foundation for reason and science. Religion is still being studied in schools - not only in the U.s but in supposedly enlightened countries, such as ours. Why the hell isnt State and Religion more seperated in a supposedly socialist UK? Faith schools should be banned
:: STARTED BY eib
:: 314 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:24 11.02.07
Why are the letter bombs not an act of terrorism?
How the press reports terrorism and how it's perceived.
:: STARTED BY dogwonder
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:20 09.02.07
What is democracy anyway?
A thread to talk about democracy, what are its key features and desireable hallmarks. What is the minimum standard?
:: STARTED BY sleazenation
:: 15 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:25 08.02.07
Sources on Georges Bataille and the Acephale
Surrealist secret society, that met beside a blasted tree, help out with a hint or three
:: STARTED BY palotin
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:28 08.02.07
What is Identity Politics? Is it helpful?
I'd like to explore the concept.
:: STARTED BY SMS
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:13 03.02.07
Online communities, hegemony, revolution! Will we change the world?
It being the 21st centaury, I'd like to interview a discussion board, to try and show how clever collaboration and collective intelligence can be.
:: STARTED BY Christoph_Chicken
:: 11 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:28 01.02.07
Psychoanalysis and Theory
A thread about psychoanalysis, particularly its relation to philosophy/theory, and the way its employed in non-clinical settings.
:: STARTED BY nighthawk
:: 18 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:01 22.01.07
Outside the Academy
Requests for guidance and suggested reading.
:: STARTED BY nighthawk
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:29 18.01.07
The coming epidemic? Mass Psychosis
Sure people fear Muslims, but are we undergoing a mass psychosis epidemic?
:: STARTED BY YatimaMeiji
:: 24 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:47 16.01.07
None of my friends are black.
Looking at a Commission for Racial Equality Survey and the further implications.
:: STARTED BY pointless and uncalled for
:: 29 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:19 09.01.07
Where do we get our values from now?
If one does not believe in 1 or more transcendental God/dess((e)s), is a materialist, and a post-modernist (as in "there are no privileged narratives that substantiate universal moral or epistemic claims), how do we justify our moral values?
:: STARTED BY Closed for Business Time
:: 36 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:48 07.01.07
Race and Religion
Religion and "racial"/"ethnic" identity: the relationship between them. Is (or should be) religion purely individual and ideological, or is it also valid for it to have an ethnic or genealogical component? Possible digressions into whether religious discrimination is/is not equivalent to racism, and what relationship religion has to nationality and the state...
:: STARTED BY Hydra vs Leviathan
:: 13 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:56 05.01.07
Who cares a lot? Conservatives it seems
A new book says that compassionate conservatism may not be an oxymoron- conservatives give 30% more to charity than liberals- why?
:: STARTED BY Phex: Dorset Doom
:: 18 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:45 31.12.06
Jesus Motherfucking Christ: Or how i learnt to stop worrying and Love my Mum
The Oedipal aspects of Christian European thought, with potential links to Nietzsche
:: STARTED BY petunia
:: 19 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:55 23.12.06
Pandora's hope Ch1 (Headshop Reading Group)
Reading Group Discussion: first chapter of Bruno Latour's book 'Pandora's hope: essays on the reality of science studies'. He raises problems with the philosophical settlement of modernism and articulates what he calls a 'nonmodern' alternative to describe scientific research. All Welcome.
:: STARTED BY aim for joviality
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:08 20.12.06
Examples of Simulation/Simulacra
Baudrillard, illustrations, films
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 26 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:45 19.12.06
What importance "The Theorist" as a name and an aesthetic in Theory?
What importance "The Theorist" as a name and an aesthetic in Theory?
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:11 11.12.06
Headshop Reading Group
Suggestions of material and plans for reading group threads. What kind of material would you like to study with other Barbelith people, and how do you want to go about it?
:: STARTED BY Jackie Susann
:: 66 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:50 03.12.06
Postmodern Nightmare
I am lost in the ghoulish realm of relative perspectives and there is not moral in sight. Help! ...Anyone?
:: STARTED BY StarWhisper
:: 35 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:16 01.12.06
On Human Universals...
I know that there is a list, supposedly generated by Anthropologists, of aspects of humans that are supposed to exist in all cultures across the world. However I cannot find the list online. Can anyone help me with this? I think it might be the basis for a good conversation about universalism and consctructivism in the understanding of human identity.
:: STARTED BY Tom Coates
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:30 29.11.06
What is addiction? How do you recognize it?
What is a reasonable definition of addiction, including how to distinguish an addict from someone who simply enjoys XYZ harmful activity in a responsible manner? Is there a difference?
:: STARTED BY Pappa Cass
:: 24 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:57 22.11.06
Concept Interrogation: Family Values
What are they? Are they necessarily Right-wing? Can there be left/liberal/progressive family values? How do they change in different times and places?
:: STARTED BY Phex: Dorset Doom
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:16 22.11.06
Can two seemingly opposite cultural stances coexist?
cultural, culture, difference, coexist.
:: STARTED BY Benny the Ball
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:05 22.11.06
Generalisations, opinions and givens
Generalisations, generalizations, and the processing and presenting information in the form of.
:: STARTED BY Benny the Ball
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:45 20.11.06
Stranger in a Strange Land
What does it do to your head to live abroad? What shifts in behaviour and even thought occur when out of your national comfort zone?
:: STARTED BY COG
:: 32 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:06 19.11.06
Where is the line?
Is there always a clear and identifiable line between what's funny, justified, understandable, and acceptable in language and communication? Whose line is it anyway?
:: STARTED BY paranoidwriter waves hello
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:45 16.11.06
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