Open Thread/r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | August 01, 2022 (self.philosophy)
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Book ReviewThe Ethics of Resistance: Tyranny of the Absolute (ndpr.nd.edu)
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BlogThe Medieval era's greatest philosopher Thomas Aquinas abandoned his masterpiece the Summa Theologica after a shattering ecstatic experience “I can do no more; such things have been revealed to me that all that I have written seems to me as so much straw.” (thelivingphilosophy.substack.com)
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VideoJohn Berger used the example of the paintings in a cathedral and the cathedral itself to claim that they belong together to express a higher meaning. This 11 min video explains how disregarding this unity will be a disaster for not just art, but people as well, bringing about a crisis of meaning (youtube.com)
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Book ReviewThe Logic in Philosophy of Science (ndpr.nd.edu)
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BlogThree studies find that people derive the greatest sense of meaning first from their life having direction and purpose, second from the belief that their life is worth living and matters, and third from their life being coherent (e.g., sense that things are as they should be). (psychologytoday.com)
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VideoPhilosophy is not dead, we just don’t know how to share it | The reason why philosophy seems to be “dead” may be the same reason why being a philosopher doesn’t pay the bills, why philosophy degrees seem “useless”, and why the average reader finds it jarring to read. The culprit: bad writing. (youtu.be)
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