by Socrates | Dec 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
Menand’s book tells the story of the development of pragmatism, which is to philosophy what the western is to cinema and jazz is to music. Menand gives us a sense of how the American mind was reshaped at the turn of the 20th century… he does not want...
by Socrates | Nov 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
A number of Western philosophers have been influenced by Eastern philosophies, often finding inspiration in the rich traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. The next meeting of the Nottingham Philosophy Club is on Tuesday 17th December starting at...
by Socrates | Oct 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Lila: An Inquiry into Morals is the second philosophical novel by Robert M. Pirsig, who is best known for Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Lila: An Inquiry into Morals was a nominated finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992 The next meeting of...
by Socrates | Sep 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
How much of reality can we explain and how much just remains mysterious? Reasons and causes figure in our explanations, but what is the difference between a reason and a cause? The laws of nature figure in some of our explanations but are the laws of nature...
by Socrates | Aug 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” according to Cesar A Cruz (and more recently, Banksy) – but what is Art? Art has come to mean many different things to different people at different times throughout history. So, what do...
