Forum: Philosophy and Religion Books & Works

Hi, Is Religion and caste or community too important for us?? Why cant we behave as brothers and sisters?? When will people realise this?? Why the fighting?? Please answer this If u feel this question as usefull Please recommend people to behave as brothers and sisters..

Hi, According to Emanual Kant's philosophy, which of the following commands could be universalized? a. always charge less for your product than your competiors b. give all of your money to those that have less than you c. always keep your promises d. tell the truth when it's convenient to do...

Hi there. What's the gist of the philosophy of Nietzsche? How he sees the world? I mean what's his point of view on life? What kind of human he suggests? What he means by " Will" ?

Just a thread for what I think is the most intelligent thing a man has ever said :) Okay, well perhaps I am exaggerating but nonetheless I find this particular bit of Kierkegaard's philosophy to be oftentimes neglected and, as far as the masses are concerned, wallowing in obscurity. If more...

Mormon-owned press releasing Joseph Smith journals By JENNIFER DOBNER – November 2, 2008 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For a journal written by a man many consider a confident and charismatic religious prophet, Joseph Smith's first sentence betrays an inkling of self-doubt — it's scratched out. ...

What do you really believe? Is there a God? Is this life all that there is? I have read a fair bit of philosophy and pose these questions because I believe that life is not nonsense. I don’t fit in with faiths or dogmas and my belief isn’t wholly derived from books or the understanding of creeds. I...

You hear a lot about God these days: God, the beneficent; God, the all-great; God, the Almighty; God, the most powerful; God, the giver of life; God, the creator of death. I mean, we're hearing about God all the time, so we better learn how to deal with it. But if we know anything about God, God is...

Is Marx more of an economic political thinker than a philosopher? Das Capital can not be considered to be a philosophical inquiry it is much more about economics. Marx turns the dialects of Hegel on its head. However, how much of his writing can we consider to be philosophical? This question also...

Jean-Paul Sartre's famous lecture on the existentialist philosophy, Existentialism is Humanism, was given in 1946 and has been published as a book. In this famous work, Sartre defends existentialism. I agree very much with what Sartre writes- especially concerning his claim that existence comes...

I have come to love Plato in many ways. He seems so astute and level headed and one not able to be hoodwinked or turned aside from his passionate beliefs. A few of his thoughts on politics: Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.” “Good actions give strength to ourselves and...

I was called that today, by my counselor. I liked it, but I'm not exactly sure what it meant, or how to make it even more true? What does an intellectual read? :)

Poor old Socrates alone in his cell forced to drink hemlock, has no idea where he is going other than across the wine dark sea, perhaps to Hades. The corrupter of the youth of Athens father of western philosophy. Aristotle tells us that all men are Socrates potentially that is and most don’t know...

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Well, I bought this book not so long ago and I'm still reading it and find it very interesting, as I am rather curious about language philosophy and the like. There are particularly two subjects on the text that have made me scratch my brains. One (and the very first he touches) is the critic and...

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The question that man is happier or unhappier in this civilization compared with his ancestors in prehistoric days is something that churns our minds and we become unsure whether they were living in order and we are. In a flash let us visit a primitive living style, living conditions previous to...

Curious if anyone has read Life of Pi? I love the idea of the young man who didn't want to limit God to one view. What do you all think?

I’m new here and have recently promoted my website, regarding literature and special interest topics, on the promotion site, where such is appropriate. I was (pleasantly) surprised to see that this great forum has a topic devoted to philosophy. Therefore, this will be appropriate here. I wrote...