Philosophy Blog
A talk by Mr Donald Lambie given at the School of Philosophy, SE London branch on 20 February 2023 Very good to be with you ladies and gentlemen and I am delighted that we’ve got people also from St Alban’s and Kent...
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“Toussaint alone among the black leaders, with freedom for all in mind, was in the early months of 1792 organising out of the thousands of ignorant and untrained blacks an army capable of fighting European troops.” CLR James C. L....
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There’s something very special about hearing poetry, not reading it. Hearing it in the presence of others. When you create the conditions to drink in the words, you’re transported to another world. We listened with our minds and even more,...
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Author: Arthur Farndell Plato’s Republic contains the declaration by Socrates to the effect that States will have no rest from their troubles until philosophers are kings or rulers have the spirit and power of philosophy. Marsilio Ficino (1433-99), whose 12...
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If you had a magical chair to sit in and dream your future, what would that future be? At the HIV/AIDS Centre where Paula works as Craft Co-ordinator, a group of women crafters was inspired to create a chair of dreams. Little did they know how much attention it would get and how far it would travel. Paula is a student in the Philosophy School, Durban.