“Poetry is the Hero of Philosophy”: Novalis’s Metaphilosophy.
Novalis is perhaps best known to contemporary philosophers for his aphorism, “Philosophy can bake no bread; but she can procure for us God, Freedom, Immortality.”
Z
Robert Hanna's pseudonym (also Mr. Nemo & Hugh Reginald) "Z" is also the name of a very famous 1969 political flick directed by Costa-Gavras-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_(1969_film)
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Is Professional Philosophy a Bullshit Job? Yes. And What You Can Do About It.
As a professional academic philosopher, even though you began by loving real philosophy for its own sake, you’ve unintentionally turned your working life into the very opposite of what you hoped it would be.
“Free Speech Is Wonderful–Unless You Offend Us and Then You Must Face the Consequences.”
We have freedom of speech, which I do think is hugely important – and yet people thought you couldn’t dispute hateful things, because they’re like – well, it’s freedom of speech.
Democratic Socialism and Social Anarchism: Convergence, Prima Facie Divergence, Reconciliation. Foundations of Anarchism and Socialism 9
DSA believes that the fight for democratic socialism is one and the same as the fight for radical democracy, which we understand as the freedom of all people to determine all aspects of their lives to the greatest extent possible.
Why There Can’t Be a Natural Science of Consciousness.
Cognitive neuroscientists and science-obsessed philosophers of mind frequently claim that they’re “going to unravel the mystery of consciousness” via natural science one of these days.
Philosophy and Profanity.
The terminology of profanity in contemporary secular societies usually derives from words standing for excretory or sexual bodily functions (generally human, although sometimes those of other animals.