Can someone explain why neitzschia didnt like kant. Relationship between kantian philosophy and Christianity.

Hey guys, would anybody be interested in starting a serious reading group in Greater Manchester? We can read Hegel, Zizek, Derrida, Marx, Kant, Lacan, or any of the major thinkers.

I’m just about to complete my freshman year of college. When I was just about to start the year I told my advisor that I wanted to go into pre-law. He said that our school doesn’t technically have a pre-law major but he suggested a similar major that involved a lot of philosophy. Anyways, this semester I took my second philosophy class and I fell in love with it. It’s called Ancient Philosophy and I find it so interesting. I’m so sad that it’s ending. I don’t know how I am going to go the whole summer without philosophy so that’s why I am looking for some recommendations of philosophy books to read. I am looking for something that’s fairly easy for me to understand on my own because there are some books that definitely would have been too complicated if I didn’t have the teacher there to explain them to me.

In this big universe, we humans have a special connection with nature. That's where Ecosophy comes in – it's a way of thinking that says all our ideas come from nature itself.      But we're not just passive receivers of these ideas. We're like artists, shaping and understanding them in our own ways.

     So, what are these ideas? How do we figure them out? That's what Ecosophy wants us to explore. It's about diving into our own minds and finding the truths about life and the world around us. The information given to us by nature and experience is enough for us to develop a way of thinking and view of the world.Thats what ecosophy means-the connection between us and nature.    This ideology leads to separating different groups in the world with their own views.The countless ways of developing ways of seeing the world makes one negative impact.There is no such thing as moral since all things come from nature and nature is good.This leads to the conclusion that everything is good and we are the ones who decide what to call bad.Everything that is not in your way of view is bad and everything close to it is good which is the main cause why are people separating. (There is no such thing as ecosophy, I thought of it)

is this a good book for someone entering the philosophical section?

TL;DR I believe in hard determinism BUT I don't know if the world would be better or worse if everyone accepted hard determinism. What do you think?

I used to believe we should always strive for and push for the truth... However, I am not sure in this case it is getting me to question that belief.

I believe in hard determinism I think it is the truth, but there are many possible pros and pons to everyone believing in it

Pro's:

• More love less hate: More compassion, understanding, and empathy
• humility/less entitlement
• More equality: Everyone seen and treated as equal
• Effective solutions to important problems: Put way more focus on improving the root of bad things in our society (improving the causes) which should be effective
• Rehabilitation>punishment 
• Less anxiety: less blame and less responsibility
• Empowerment and altruism: people with more power will put more effort into helping and giving back and guiding people into breaking free from ignorant beliefs that are limiting and keeping them poor and powerless
• Positive change for those less fortunate: people who are low may use hard determinism to realize their past is creating their circumstances and they need to let go and move on and their life will improve

Con's:

• No responsibility 
• More passivity: less motivation, personal growth, and goal pursuing
• Depression: Maybe more depression due to people thinking they are absolutely powerless
• lead people to fatalism: where people think fate has all the power
• Anxiety: Maybe more anxiety due to overthinking that they aren't in control of their lives
• crime: Maybe more crime because people just give up and think none of it matters
• Less initiative 
• Ethical concerns: Maybe more manipulation and ethically questionable ways of tampering with the causes to make the best outcome
• Shift towards socialism: More socialistic structures (Could be a pro, maybe socialistic structures don't work because we believe in free will)

I think it's all about fully understanding hard determinism. We are already living in that reality so if it is accepted we need to understand that it doesn't restrict our options. We just need to understand it deeper but I'm not sure if anyone can do it let alone a whole society.

So... thoughts? Would the world be a better or worse place if everyone accepted hard determinism?

Hello everyone I hope you're all doing well. Although I know a little about Heidegger's ideas and I watched about 8 hours YouTube videos about his famous work (being and time) and I read oxford introductory book to Heidegger, still I'm new to his philosophy. I was looking for some good introductory books to his philosophy (because honestly at this moment I'm not brave enough to read his own writings) I was wondering if anyone knows some good introductory books about Heidegger. I would be thankful if you let me know about this.

Hi! I’m looking for philosophical/anthropological text (or podcast!) recommendations exploring the following questions/topics:

—Artifacts and their preservation. What is the value/importance of artifacts? Should they be preserved and displayed in museums or returned to the culture/geography they originated from?

—History, teleology, archaeology, remembering vs forgetting. Memory and the self. Cultural preservation. Historical “truth”, history as objective vs subjective.

—I’m not sure if there’s a better word for this or way to describe the concept, but the human predisposition to covet objects based on who touched/interacted with them (a famous artist for example, or a human from thousands of years ago, or a personal ancestor, etc)

—Personal history/ancestry vs collective/cultural history

I’ve already read Nietzsche’s “On the Use and Abuse of History” as well as The Dawn of Everything by Graeber & Wengrow.

Thank you for any and all recs!!

So i discovered something mildly interesting which involves human fighting instinct. I found out that human is affected by the so called “Yammagon”. So “Yammagon” actually shows how people should act. it was discovered in 1456 by the greek philosopher Sokratis Papasthopoulous. He proved that the epilespy systems in Saturn actually triggered our human brain that dictates fighting. He decided to call it yammagon which indicates that there are 5 in our universe. If we look deeply in the Yammagon cells, we see that yammagon is actually older than the human race, which could mean it affected dinosaurs. This also means that dinosaurs were aggresive because of Yammagons. But when dinosaurs went extinct and humans start to take over, Yammagons thought that we were the new “dinosaurs” and they spread their energy to us. Although this was not as effective to us humans as it was to dinosaurs, the energy still came inside us which means that we can be little aggresive. I also found that it effects people differently. For instance, this is why Hitler was so aggresive because his body consumed lot of energy that was provided to him by the Yammagons.

Thanks for listening folks, ill catch you later when i have done more reasearch

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Themistocles: A Dialogue On Justice

Wrote a short dialogue using Socrates' death as a springboard to discuss the concept of justice. Would love to hear feedback or any discussion! Kindle version is available April 28th. Here's a link:
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What are some good (english!) books for philosphy beginners that want to learn about the most important philosophers and ideas? Ideally its not too short, yet not to complex. I want somewhat of summary, so I can decide which "branch" I find most Interesting so I can start reading orginal texts. But then again something too short leaves me where I have started: With no clue where to start

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Please find a brief summary and a link to the full document here.

https://www.greghickeywrites.com/best-philosophical-novels/

Based on curated lists from The Guardian, Flavorwire and more, suggestions from readers on Goodreads, Quora and Reddit, and picks from philosophical fiction authors like Khaled Hosseini, Irvin D. Yalom, Rebecca Goldstein and Daniel Quinn, here is a roundup of the 105 best philosophical novels ever written.

troy francis has had sex with hundreds of girls and in his experience educated girls are no different from others in terms of relationship. it might be nice to discuss about nietzche or whatever with a girl but in a relationship it's the same drama and girls being emotional like always

if three indonesians cheat then it would be logical fallacy to claim that all indonesians are cheaters right?

but take it in a real life situation where three indonesians betrayed you and robbed everything from you so would you actually have trust issues with the next indonoesian you meet? obviously you would be having a hard time trusting the next guy regardless of wether it's a fallacy or not

I used to study philosophy in past and debated a lot of people about abstract stuffs but at some point I have realized that there is literally no point in it. there is literally no point in these mental gymnastics and I can be convinced that something is true but that doesn't mean it's actually true. Literally every philosopher in history differed with each other on fundamental points of metaphysics and epistemology yet all of them were convinced that they were true and they all had their own logic for defending their views. at some point i think we need to mature and understand that we can not really know anything through mental gymnastics. You can use all the reasoning you want to contemplate about what's inside a black hole but that won't mean anything at all. I do believe in existence of Allah because existence of a creator seems really intuitive and basic to me

Thinking of stuff like starting with the cave, moving onto Yaloms Novels (I can explain any needed contexts), Camus, and excerpts from certain texts…just basically things easily accessible to everyone.?

I also have a textbook by Yalom called Existential Psychotherapy that I use in my own philosophical counseling I think would be cool for that too (albeit long, it’d need a to be in sections I imagine), or a group for philosophical books to help mental health.

Independent author with new book On the Origin of God(s) by Means of Supernatural Selection. Looking for reviews, please send email to OnTheOriginofGods@gmail.com or DM for a free review copy. comments, critiques and criticisms much appreciated.

Written for someone with a university level education in STEM (Science, technology, engineering, mathematics), philosophy or law.

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Has anyone read this book? I am currently reading it and the chapter “the paradoxes of Nihilism” was very confusing and I was hoping someone could explain it to me.

Growing up, I was always ambitious and extremely curious, and I'm still as ambitious as ever. Previously, I always wanted to control almost everything in my life, both consciously and subconsciously. It was the way I used to navigate life.

Fast-forward to now, I started developing a way of thinking which brought me clarity, but I didn't have a name for it at the time until I began reading "Tao Te Ching" by Laozi and, more recently, a new book titled "Ever Expanding: The Way to Power," by The Kahn where it's referred to as "life flow" or "flowing like water." It's the path of least resistance, which can enable a person to reach their full potential while reducing or eliminating the unnecessary weight that most people have to deal with. I've been living this way for 2 years before reading the books and improving my ability to "flow" after reading them. I can say that my energy in life, in general, is extremely stable and consistent, enabling me to constantly improve and evolve.

What is your way of life? or philosophy of life?

I am currently going through Aristotle's "On Interpretation" in a group setting. As we enter the second half of the work (past ch. 7) the discussions have been becoming increasingly tense.

In particular, I support the position that (i) affirmation and negation are simple propositions, (ii) the simplest forms of an affirmation can either be constructed as (noun)&(verb) e.g. man is, or (indefinite noun)&(verb) non-man is, (iii) the simplest forms of a negation can either be constructed as (noun)&(indefinite verb) man is not, (indefinite noun)&(indefinite verb) non-man is not.

The other position says that in ch. 10 Aristotle says "Without a verb there will be no affirmation or negation" and that in Ch. 3 he says "an indefinite verb is not a verb". As such, a simple affirmation is (noun)&(verb) man is and a simple negation is (indefinite noun)&(verb) not-man is. Furthermore, they propose that propositions with indefinite nouns are compound propositions and not simple ones.

If I am on the wrong I would appreciate it if you could give me a few pointers. If I am on the right as well.

An article I have just written that I would like to share with you:

https://medium.com/@fenechluke19/the-self-help-wave-an-antithesis-to-philosophy-365329e9dd19

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I’ve read all of Yalom’s books, but Schopenhauer, who I affectionately call Schopie, was and still is my absolute favorite. I am not in a head space for original texts, plus I have read his more than a few times if I’m honest.

I’d LOVE another novel like The Schopenhauer Cure if it exists.

Thanks!

From the topics philosophers should usually talk about first, up to the reading comprehension of the texts, and of course till their influence in litterature and western philosophy.

Hello!
I prepare to a philosophy exam for an MA program. I'm not an English-speaker, but the exam will be in English. I have a BA degree, and read now exam textes in English.
I thought that it could be halpful to someone else, who is also interested in philosophy and wants to practice academic English, so I invite enthusiasts to build a little reading group. If you want to participate, feel free so send me a DM. I'll send you textes and topics, the main are: W. Benjamin, Marshall McLuhan, AI Aesthetics (L. Manovich), C. Wolfe, D. J. Haraway, R. Braidotti, postmodernism and poststructuralism (J. Derrida, M. Foucault, G.Deleuze, J. Baudrillard)
If you also want to suggest an author or a work, you are welcome:)
Thank you!

Hi guys! I am looking for positives of Lookism in society as I am doing a debate on it. What are some positive consequences to things like pretty privilege.

Hi there 😁 Can anyone help me with the pdf file of this text book.. Please?