Tuesday, October 4, 2011

John Stuart Mill on Political Revolutions

"All political revolutions, not affected by foreign conquest, originate in moral revolutions. The subversion of est ... http://bit.ly/p6VHRN

Thursday, September 29, 2011

George Berkeley on Contemplation and Discovery

"The eye by long use comes to see even in the darkest cavern: and there is no subject so obscure but we may discern ... http://bit.ly/nkUzz9

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Simone de Beauvoir on Man and His Idols

"All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is wh ... http://bit.ly/o7deiI

Friday, September 23, 2011

Thomas Nagel on Computers and the Human Mind

"Eventually, I believe, current attempts to understand the mind by analogy with man-made computers that can perform ... http://bit.ly/riFJn0

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Friedrich Schiller on Aesthetic Matters, Harmony, and Society

"Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual."-Friedri ... http://bit.ly/pwajIE

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Zeno of Elea on Space and its Non-Existence

"If space is, it will be in something; for everything that is is in something; and to be in something is to be in s ... http://bit.ly/pyGz07

Monday, September 19, 2011

Saint Thomas Aquinas on Philosophers, Poets, and Wonder

"Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Po ... http://bit.ly/oikfeW