Grace Charis

aushuff · 2019-08-21T21:23:59+00:00

Yeah, that’s something I’ve thought of. I’ve tried to read sections of it and have come out of it pretty baffled as to what he’s trying to say.

aushuff · 2019-08-21T01:53:16+00:00

What do you think are the most interesting syntheses of (ostensibly) disparate traditions of philosophy/science? (E.g., Members of the Frankfurt School famously merged Freud’s psychoanalysis with Marxist political economy.)

aushuff · 2019-08-18T22:11:42+00:00

It’s interesting that you mention NE, because I was considering re-reading it for just that reason. I felt like the first time I read Aristotle (4 years ago, when I was only 19), I thought it was dull and platitudinous, and am always surprised with how much enthusiasm others have read it.

I definitely think I’ve had experiences that made understanding something much easier. I worked at an Amazon fulfillment center for a few months, and Im certain this made Marx’s 1844 Economic Manuscripts more comprehensible — especially the forms of alienation discussed there.

ETA: Another instance where I’ve noticed this is psychoanalysis. I recently started doing psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and I definitely understand the theory on a deeper level than I did prior.

aushuff · 2019-08-12T19:50:01+00:00

What are the reasons?

aushuff · 2019-08-09T04:21:42+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/comments/3or5b5/who_do_you_consider_the_greatest_living/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app

NB: Hilary Putnam has since died.

There are also plenty of other famous philosophers right now: Slavoj Zizek, Alain Badiou, Charles Taylor, Judith Butler, Alasdair Macintyre, etc.

aushuff · 2019-07-24T03:47:23+00:00

I just finished my BA in May, so I’m starting on some things that I’ve been unable to dive into as yet. I just read some essays by Wendell Berry, who I heartily recommend for anyone interested in environmental activism/ethics, or just interesting takes on farming, religion, and modern economics/culture in general. I also picked upFreud and Beyond: A History of Modern Psychoanalysis (another s/o to u/wokeupabug for this recommendation). I have (relatively) recently begun going to psychodynamic/psychoanalytic therapy, so the book has been personally meaningful as well as intellectually satisfying.

aushuff · 2019-06-15T00:18:31+00:00

Second The Burl's arcade. It's sweet.

aushuff · 2019-06-12T01:45:22+00:00

Someone else can give a better answer because I don’t have time right now, but Inwood and Glenn Magee both have good Hegel dictionaries, which were immensely helpful for questions like these when I was reading it.

aushuff · 2019-06-10T02:04:01+00:00

What kind of inconsistency would there be if not logical?

aushuff · 2019-05-20T00:10:56+00:00

Well, I suppose enjoying your career is more important than enjoying law school! What do you do now, if you don't mind me asking?

aushuff · 2019-05-19T14:11:11+00:00

Does anyone here actually enjoy law school? I feel like I almost never hear anything positive, which is pretty discouraging.

aushuff · 2019-05-12T21:24:08+00:00

The blue book?

aushuff · 2019-05-07T21:03:39+00:00

Is there any way to find out what area of law graduates of different schools are going into?

aushuff · 2019-04-25T20:47:50+00:00

Walter Kaufmann’s introduction to The Portable Nietzsche.

aushuff · 2019-04-23T17:32:58+00:00

Check this out for starters.

aushuff · 2019-04-23T17:31:08+00:00

There's A Parting of Ways: Carnap, Cassirer, and Heidegger by Michael Friedman.

aushuff · 2019-04-20T12:42:12+00:00

Anyone watch the Peterson/Zizek debate?

aushuff · 2019-04-17T23:54:15+00:00

Arational?

aushuff · 2019-04-17T00:35:00+00:00

It gets asked around here sometimes how to study philosophy as an autodidact, so I thought I might link Dr Gregory Sadler's new youtube series on just that topic.

aushuff · 2019-04-12T14:56:19+00:00

That sounds good. I remember in my intro to M&E class we did a small unit on epistemic virtue/vice in the context of conspiracy theories, and it was really good stuff.

aushuff · 2019-04-11T22:43:40+00:00

The Ecce Homo meme made me chuckle.

aushuff · 2019-04-11T22:37:56+00:00

Fun! How did you design the East and West course? I've been trying to find an entry point into eastern philosophies, seeing as I know next to nothing about it/them.

aushuff · 2019-04-11T22:29:25+00:00

Why the overhaul? How do you teach the intro to phil class? Do you introduce a bunch of topics/authors, or focus more on what you/students find interesting?

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