A special collection of stories from different guests: ‘Whatever Doesn’t Kill Me….’
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A special collection of stories from different guests: ‘Whatever Doesn’t Kill Me….’
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/04/30/3491849.htm?site=conversations
A class taught by Tim Morton at UC Davis, March 6, 2012.
Den Begriff des ‘Nerds’, einem verschrobenen Typen mit autistischen Zügen, gibt es erst seit den 1950er-Jahren. Die skurrile Gestalt, die sich dahinter verbirgt, ist jedoch schon lange bekannt. Der Autor Jörg Zittlau zählt dazu zum Beispiel die Philosophen Nietzsche und Aristoteles.
Some philosophical scholars believe the our education system should make the teaching of philosophy more of a priority, so that people can understand the basics of philosophy and better understand and critically evaluate the teachings of the world’s most influential philosophers. We mined some philosophy experts on the matter and examined what potential impact a lack of philosophy has on how we contextualize philosophical ideas today.
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Friedrich Nietzsche has been seen as the philosopher of the Overman, an anti-semite, and a precursor of postmodernist views about truth. But was he any of these? Brian Leiter explores these questions in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
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Nietzsche and Watchmen! We discuss Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) and his contribution to modern philosophy and look into how he is commonly misunderstood. We also analyze Zack Snyder’s brilliant adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen.