“All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them.” -Simone de Beauvoir A video on Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre: Primary Source: The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir [...]
“Eventually, I believe, current attempts to understand the mind by analogy with man-made computers that can perform superbly some of the same external tasks as conscious beings will be recognized as a gigantic waste of time.” -Thomas Nagel A short lecture on Thomas Nagel’s “Moral Luck”: Primary Source: The Possibility of Altruism by Thomas Nagel [...]
“Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual.” -Friedrich Schiller A lecture by Lewis du Pont Smith on Friedrich Schiller, “the poet of freedom.” Primary Source: On the Aesthetic Education of Man by Friedrich Schiller Secondary Source: Friedrich Schiller: Drama, Thought and Politics (Cambridge Studies in German) by Lesley [...]
“If space is, it will be in something; for everything that is is in something; and to be in something is to be in space, and so on (ad infinitum). Therefore space does not exist.” -Zeno of Elea A video that explains some of Zeno’s famous Paradoxes, particularly one of the most infamous ones: Achilles [...]
“Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.” -Saint Thomas Aquinas Dr. William Murnion gives a lecture called “Aquinas on Faith and Reason” at the Center for Catholic Studies at Seton Hall [...]
“Being is desirable because it is identical with Beauty, and Beauty is loved because it is Being. We ourselves possess Beauty when we are true to our own being; ugliness is in going over to another order; knowing ourselves, we are beautiful; in self-ignorance, we are ugly.” -Plotinus A discussion on Plotinus and his central [...]
“Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.” -Saint Augustine A PowerPoint presentation on Saint Augustine’s view on the interpretation of scripture and its relation to science: Primary Source: Augustine: The City of [...]
“Being and time determine each other reciprocally, but in such a manner that neither can the former – Being – be addressed as something temporal nor can the latter – time – be addressed as a being.” -Martin Heidegger Yet another BBC documentary, this time on Martin Heidegger: Primary Source: Being and Time by Martin [...]
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