Philosophers don't think much of university staff cuts

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I THINK, therefore I am, but, if you are a philosopher at Melbourne University, maybe you are just not. Philosophers aren't known for kicking up a fuss; ...

Pop Culture and a philosopher's take

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He said philosophers like to clarify, but pop culture needs to retain a sense of mystery to appeal to a wide audience. Points occur when something in pop ...

Significance of 'French Revolution'

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The remaining deficiency was fulfilled by the enlightened ideas of the philosophers like Voltaire, Montesquieu and Rousseau who refused to take anything ...



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What have different philosophers said about the issue of suffering?
Q. What have different philosophers commented about the issue of suffering, i.e. if God is all knowing, all loving and all powerful, why is there still suffering in the world. Also, id like what people generally think as well. anything interesting.
Asked by Cupcake - Mon Jun 16 14:40:05 2008 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Hi, i've just done my philosophy A-Level exam so will relay this info from all my revision notes :) Epicurus outlined the 'Inconsistent triad' of God as you mentioned - that with evil and suffering in the world, how can He be: Omnipotent/all-powerful (if he knew evil existed, he would have the power to prevent it) Omniscient/all-knowing (if he had the power and love to stop suffering, he would, so does he not know about it?) Benevolent/all-loving (if he knew about suffering, and could stop it, surely if he was all-loving he would do so) many scholars have either suggested that indeed God seems to have caused suffering, or cannot exist because of it's existence, whilst others have tried to argue that God CAN still have these 3 qualities… [cont.]
Answered by tumbleweed* - Tue Jun 17 15:14:43 2008

How and where did the mathematicians and philosophers before, get the equations and formulas in math?
Q. Everytime I attend my math class, i get awestruck at the equations and formulas that my teacher shows and explains to us. I was just wondering how the mathematicians and philosophers came up with these equations and formulas that are connected to each other. How long and how did they do it???
Asked by Miah - Tue Dec 19 21:13:57 2006 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. They had way too much time on their hands. Yahoo! Answers didn't exist back then.
Answered by attn deficiency. - Tue Dec 19 21:18:02 2006

What is the importance of the Greek philosophers on modern thought?
Q. How is it and why is it that we currently still have the same way of thinking... example: past presidents of the United States based their law and allot of their rules on the great Greek philosophers.
Asked by wee-man! - Wed Apr 1 23:31:31 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Greek philosophy focused on the role of reason and inquiry. Many philosophers today concede that Greek philosophy has shaped the entire Western thought since its inception. Some facts that are not often considered is that during the Middle Ages, Greek ideas were largely forgotten in Western Europe. With the fall of Rome, very few people in the West were left who knew how to read Greek. The Islamic Abbasid caliphs gathered the manuscripts and hired translators to increase their prestige. Islamic philosophers such as Al-Kindi (Alkindus), Al-Farabi (Alpharabius), Avicenna (Ibn Sina) and Averroes (Ibn Rushd) reinterpreted Greek philosophies in the context of their religion. Their interpretations were later transmitted to the Europeans in… [cont.]
Answered by Ecky Thump - Thu Apr 2 00:00:23 2009