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"The pluralistic form takes for me a stronger hold on reality than any other philosophy I know of, being essentially a social philosophy, a philosophy of 'co'"-William James
This is our first summary post of today's progress in our discussion groups. We were unable to come up with a clever name but were able to organize our roles as group members.
Here's a discussion question for tomorrow: do you agree with the view discussed in this reading that America seems to be a profoundly Unphilosophical society, or do you agree with the premise of "America the Philosophical" that the rest of the book will presumably expand on?
Quiz question: Who said "I think that in no country in the civilized world is less attention paid to philosophy than in the United States"?
And since my toilet exploded today, have a philosophy and religion shitlist http://www.skepticfiles.org/atheist/shitlist.htm Hopefully it can simplify some of the philosophies we'll encounter in this class.
Fourth vote for Thunder Dragons. lol I sent the email list to everyone. let me know if you didn't get it for some reason and i can resend it. see you all tomorrow in class!
Discussion question for Wednesday: Why do you think America is not often viewed as a "philosophical" country like some European countries?
Another Discussion Question: Why do you think some Americans do not take philosophy seriously or just ignore it?
Quiz Question: Who quoted in Democracy in America that "I think that in no country in the civilized world is less attention to philosophy than in the United States"?
Oops, I just realized I posted the same fact question that Sara posted. Here's a different one: What Peruvian terrorist group was founded by Abimael Guzman, a philosophy lecturer?
Also, here's a link to a page on American philosophy throughout the centuries and includes some of the more famous American philosophers: http://www.iep.utm.edu/american/
1. Thunder Dragon
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I really like thunder dragons :P
ReplyDeleteThird vote for thunder dragons!
ReplyDeleteHere's a discussion question for tomorrow: do you agree with the view discussed in this reading that America seems to be a profoundly Unphilosophical society, or do you agree with the premise of "America the Philosophical" that the rest of the book will presumably expand on?
Quiz question: Who said "I think that in no country in the civilized world is less attention paid to philosophy than in the United States"?
And since my toilet exploded today, have a philosophy and religion shitlist http://www.skepticfiles.org/atheist/shitlist.htm
ReplyDeleteHopefully it can simplify some of the philosophies we'll encounter in this class.
Or a more re concise version that has Hume on it:
Deletehttp://quejoy.blogspot.com/2010/12/philosophical-shit-list.html
Fourth vote for Thunder Dragons. lol
ReplyDeleteI sent the email list to everyone. let me know if you didn't get it for some reason and i can resend it.
see you all tomorrow in class!
That last comment was me, elizabeth lol
ReplyDeleteI like Thunder Dragons as well!
ReplyDeleteDiscussion question for Wednesday: Why do you think America is not often viewed as a "philosophical" country like some European countries?
Another Discussion Question: Why do you think some Americans do not take philosophy seriously or just ignore it?
Quiz Question: Who quoted in Democracy in America that "I think that in no country in the civilized world is less attention to philosophy than in the United States"?
Oops, I just realized I posted the same fact question that Sara posted. Here's a different one: What Peruvian terrorist group was founded by Abimael Guzman, a philosophy lecturer?
DeleteAlso, here's a link to a page on American philosophy throughout the centuries and includes some of the more famous American philosophers: http://www.iep.utm.edu/american/
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