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Topics Covered | The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
We’ve done a lot of episodes now, and even we lose track of where we’ve been. We aim (among other things) to present the equivalent of an introductory course in all the major areas of philosophy.
Episode 11: Nietzsche’s Immoralism: What Is Ethics, Anyway?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:51:38 — 102.2MB) Discussing The Genealogy of Morals (mostly the first two essays) and Beyond Good and Evil Ch. 1 (The Prejudices of Philosophers), 5 (Natural History of Morals), and 9 (What is Noble?). We go through Nietzsche’s convoluted and historically improbable stories about about the transition from master to slave morality and the origin of bad conscience. Why does he diss Christianity? Is he an anti-semite? Was he a lazy, arrogant bastard?Parmenides was among the first to propose an ontological characterization of the fundamental nature of reality. Ontology (from onto- , from the Greek ὤν , ὄντος "being; that which is", present participle of the verb εἰμί , eimi "be", and -λογία , -logia : "science, study, theory") is the philosophical study of the nature of being , becoming , existence , or reality , as well as the basic categories of being and their relations. Traditionally listed as a part of the major branch of philosophy known as metaphysics , ontology deals with questions concerning what entities exist or can be said to exist, and how such entities can be grouped, related within a hierarchy , and subdivided according to similarities and differences. [ citation needed ] [ edit ] Overview Ontology, in analytic philosophy , concerns the determination whether some categories of being are fundamental and asks in what sense the items in those categories can be said to "be."
Ontology
Samadhanga Sutta: The Factors of Concentration
I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying at Savatthi , in Jeta's Grove, Anathapindika 's monastery.
Moral particularism
Moral particularism is the view that there are no moral principles and that moral judgement can be found only as one decides particular cases, either real or imagined.
Declaration against interest
Declarations against interest are an exception to the rule on hearsay in which a person's statement may be used, where generally the content of the statement is so prejudicial to the person making it that she would not have made the statement unless she believed the statement was true.
Marriage (also called matrimony or wedlock ) is a social union or legal contract between people called spouses that establishes rights and obligations between the spouses, between the spouses and their children, and between the spouses and their in-laws. [ 1 ] The definition of marriage varies according to different cultures, but it is principally an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged. When defined broadly, marriage is considered a cultural universal . In many cultures, marriage is formalized via a wedding ceremony.
Marriage
Imagination, Part 1 & 2 | Ideas with Paul Kennedy | CBC Radio
The poet William Blake claimed that the imagination is our highest faculty and central to our perception and experience of reality.
Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault ( French: [miʃɛl fuko] ; born Paul-Michel Foucault ) (15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984) was a French philosopher , social theorist , historian of ideas , and literary critic . His philosophical theories addressed what power is and how it works, the manner in which it controls knowledge and vice versa, and how it is used as a form of social control . Foucault is best known for his critical studies of social institutions, most notably psychiatry , social anthropology of medicine, the human sciences , the prison system, and the history of human sexuality . His writings on power, knowledge, and discourse have been widely influential in academic circles.Hippocratic Oath
A 12th-century Byzantine manuscript of the Oath. The Hippocratic Oath is an oath historically taken by physicians and other healthcare professionals swearing to practice medicine ethically and honestly. It is widely believed to have been written either by Hippocrates , often regarded as the father of western medicine, or by one of his students. [ 1 ] The oath is written in Ionic Greek (late 5th century BC), [ 2 ] and is usually included in the Hippocratic Corpus . Classical scholar Ludwig Edelstein proposed that the oath was written by Pythagoreans , a theory that has been questioned due to the lack of evidence for a school of Pythagorean medicine. [ 3 ] Of historic and traditional value, the oath is considered a rite of passage for practitioners of medicine in many countries, although nowadays the modernized version of the text varies among them. The Hippocratic Oath (orkos) is one of the most widely known of Greek medical texts.“Loki Tiger” by Ren Adams http://www.etsy.com/shop/plasticpumpkin
learning to move like a cat « Aspiring Taoist
by Eliezer Yudkowsky The first virtue is curiosity. A burning itch to know is higher than a solemn vow to pursue truth. To feel the burning itch of curiosity requires both that you be ignorant, and that you desire to relinquish your ignorance.
Twelve Virtues of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.