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philosophybits:“The cost of a thing is the amount of...

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2025/11/02

philosophybits: “The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.” — Henry David Thoreau, Walden The post philosophybits: “The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be… appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Lord Shaftesbury [Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of...

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2025/11/02

[Revised entry by Michael B. Gill on November 2, 2025. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Anthony Ashley Cooper, the third Earl of Shaftesbury, lived from 1671 to 1713. He was one of the most important philosophers of his day, and exerted an enormous influence on European thought throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Shaftesbury received […] The post Lord Shaftesbury [Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury] appeared first on Philosophy News.

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thirdity: “There is no sadness and no cruelty in that...

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2025/11/01

thirdity: “There is no sadness and no cruelty in that gaze; it is a gaze without adjectives, it is only, completely, a gaze which neither judges you nor appeals to you; it posits you, implicates you; makes you exist. But this creative gesture is endless; you keep on being born, you are sustained, carried to the end of a movement which is one of infinite origin, source, and which appears in an eternal state of suspension. God and the emperor had the power of the hand, man has the gaze. All history

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philosophybits: “I think of death only with...

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2025/11/01

philosophybits: “I think of death only with tranquility, as an end. I refuse to let death hamper life. Death must enter life only to define it.” — Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit The post philosophybits: “I think of death only with tranquility, as an end. I refuse to let death hamper… appeared first on Philosophy News.

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“Man is human only to the extent to which he tries to...

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2025/11/01

“Man is human only to the extent to which he tries to impose his existence on another man in order to be recognized by him. As long as he has not been effectively recognized by the other, that other will remain the theme of his actions.” - Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks The post “Man is human only to the extent to which he tries to impose his existence on another man in order to…” appeared first on Philosophy News.

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philosophybits: “A new type of thinking is essential...

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2025/11/01

philosophybits: “A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward higher levels.” — Albert Einstein, “Atomic Education Urged by Einstein”, New York Times (25 May 1946) The post philosophybits: “A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward… appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Hans Reichenbach

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2025/11/01

[Revised entry by Clark Glymour and Frederick Eberhardt on October 31, 2025. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Described as perhaps “the greatest empiricist of the 20th century” (Salmon, 1977a), the work of Hans Reichenbach (1891 – 1953) provides one of the main statements of empiricist philosophy in the 20th century. Provoked by the conflict between […] The post Hans Reichenbach appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Americans spend about 17 minutes a day reading. As...

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2025/10/31

Americans spend about 17 minutes a day reading. As our literary culture deteriorates, repetition and cliché take hold The post Americans spend about 17 minutes a day reading. As our literary culture deteriorates, repetition and cliché take hold appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Even if the Stoicism bubble bursts, the publishing...

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2025/10/31

Even if the Stoicism bubble bursts, the publishing industry will have no trouble recycling ancient philosophy into contemporary advice manuals The post Even if the Stoicism bubble bursts, the publishing industry will have no trouble recycling ancient philosophy into contemporary advice manuals appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Every era produces its own forms of memoir, shaped by...

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2025/10/31

Every era produces its own forms of memoir, shaped by its particular cultural preoccupations and oversights. Enter Arundhati Roy The post Every era produces its own forms of memoir, shaped by its particular cultural preoccupations and oversights. Enter Arundhati Roy appeared first on Philosophy News.

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How Zadie Smith stopped worrying about what she wore...

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2025/10/27

How Zadie Smith stopped worrying about what she wore and went berserk. "I’ve taught Kafka in a kaftan and Muriel Spark in sparkles"The post How Zadie Smith stopped worrying about what she wore and went berserk. “I’ve taught Kafka in a kaftan and Muriel Spark in sparkles” appeared first on Philosophy News.

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Freud, who amassed 3,000 inanimate objects, believed...

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2025/10/27

Freud, who amassed 3,000 inanimate objects, believed that collecting was a substitute for sexual satisfaction The post Freud, who amassed 3,000 inanimate objects, believed that collecting was a substitute for sexual satisfaction appeared first on Philosophy News.

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The financial viability of serious literary fiction...

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2025/10/27

The financial viability of serious literary fiction has been in doubt for over 40 years. And yet these books continue to be written, sold, and read The post The financial viability of serious literary fiction has been in doubt for over 40 years. And yet these books continue to be written, sold, and read appeared first on Philosophy News.

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philosophybits: “To say that the world is not worth...

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2025/10/27

philosophybits: “To say that the world is not worth anything, that life is of no value, and to give evil as the proof is absurd, for if these things are worthless what does evil take from us?” — Simone Weil, Gravity and Grace The post philosophybits: “To say that the world is not worth anything, that life is of no value, and to give… appeared first on Philosophy News.

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“The wrong manner turns everything sour, even justice...

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2025/10/26

“The wrong manner turns everything sour, even justice and reason. The right one makes up for everything: it turns a “no” golden, sweetens truth, and makes even old age look pretty.” - Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom The post “The wrong manner turns everything sour, even justice and reason. The right one makes up for…” appeared first on Philosophy News.

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philosophybits: “It is not the young people that...

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2025/10/26

philosophybits: “It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of maturer age are already sunk into corruption.” — Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws The post philosophybits: “It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of… appeared first on Philosophy News.

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“Understanding the totality of my work as an author,...

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2025/10/26

“Understanding the totality of my work as an author, the maieutic purpose, etc. also means understanding my personal existence as an author, what I have done qua author in my personal life to give it support, throw light on it, conceal it, give it direction, etc.: something even more wide-ranging than, and just as interesting as, the whole authorship itself. And in a more ideal sense it all leads back to ‘the single individual’, who is not myself in an empirical sense but the author.” - Søren

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Exploring Israel’s assault on truth, reason and respect

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2025/10/26

Let us start with David Hume. Context, caveats and nuances come later. Here is Hume, writing with regard to alleged miracles: When any one tells me, that he saw a dead man restored to life, I immediately consider whether it be more probable, that this person should either deceive or be deceived, or that the fact, which he relates, should really have happened. (Abridged extract, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, 10.13) We no doubt hold many beliefs that we mistakenly assume to be rational

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The Epistemology of Religion

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2025/10/26

[Revised entry by Peter Forrest on October 26, 2025. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] This entry focuses on two topics, evidentialism and disagreement. They are related because one reaction to the latter could be return to the former. Both are general epistemological topics but seem especially pertinent to religion, which not merely provides examples but […] The post The Epistemology of Religion appeared first on Philosophy News.

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philosophybits: “Man is free at the instant he wants...

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2025/10/26

philosophybits: “Man is free at the instant he wants to be.” — Voltaire, Brutus The post philosophybits: “Man is free at the instant he wants to be.” — Voltaire, Brutus appeared first on Philosophy News.

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