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Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations: Ancient Philosophy for Modern Problems Jules Evans
Publisher: New World Library

The other main contributor of this period, to the history of the philosophy of science, was David Hume (1711-1776), who first highlighted the problem of induction, in that any inductively derived 'proof' could be undone by a single contrary observation. By this I mean if you deprive a child of philosophical awareness you do not get child minus philosophy. The history of the philosophy of science, certainly in the Western world, begins with the philosophers of Ancient Greece. Oct 26, 2012 - I was recently interviewed by philosopher Jules Evans, author of the bestselling Philosophy for Life: And Other Dangerous Situations, as part of his project on. The story goes that, rather than talk, he bit off his own tongue and spat it at his captor. Zeno spent his life exasperating others. He talked to me about his work in the past with Theodore Zeldin, how The School of Life came to be, and how the practical philosophy movement can do more than offer lifestyle tips, and might even help to tackle the great problems of the age. May 7, 2014 - As I see it, the problem is ecological. Sep 3, 2013 - Such a view of the role of the philosopher is very different from the view of most ancient ethicists. He conjured up a series of apparently contradictory situations known as Zeno's Paradoxes, which have inspired centuries of debate among philosophers and mathematicians. You get someone radically different and radically weaker. Prior to his demise, he had a reputation for creating baffling puzzles. Anders has done When on reflects on nuclear energy, one will inevitably arrive at posing the fundamental question: why shall one call upon a technology so dangerous to our everyday life simply to produce electricity? Anders is a german philosopher known for the critique of modern technology. Now the ideas are helping researchers tackle a far more dangerous problem. Feb 3, 2009 - A summary of the history of the philosophy of science, from the early philosophers to modern science. Apr 3, 2014 - In this article, we are going to propose a possible philosophy after the accident of Fukushima in order to develop a fundamental reflection on the nuclear energy.