January 2012
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“Philosophy aims at the logical clarification of thoughts. Philosophy is not a...”
– Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico Philosophicus(4.112)
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asylum: Why the friendzone is bullshit and... →
carpe-librum: angels-and-angles: As defined by urban dictionary, the friendzone is… “When you are expected to support a girl you really like while she searches for a smarter, richer, and more handsome boyfriend. There is little you can do without feeling like a dick. All in all, one of the meanest… “Slut” is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “yes”. “Friendzone” is how...
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Jan 25th
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The reason why I hate telling people what I am...
noluxuryoftime: I am not one who takes pride in doing oral explanations of things, so I tend to trivialize what I study to avoid further questions. Or, I simply walk away. It’s the same thing, then and now. People used to ask me what the social sciences are, and now people ask me what philosophy is or what its subject matter is. Thing is, I don’t know what it is. I can’t begin to explain what it...
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“I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all...”
– Jorge Luis Borges (via philphys)
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For every dollar a lobbyist invests in Washington,... →
mohandasgandhi: Any other business would be investigated for a 22,000% profit.
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“Today there are more African-Americans under correctional control — in prison or...”
– Michelle Alexander, on the number of blacks in the criminal justice system. On Monday’s Fresh Air, Alexander details how President Reagan’s war on drugs led to a mass incarceration of black males and the difficulties these felons face after serving their prison sentences. (via nprfreshair )
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“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a...”
– Ernest Hemingway (via philphys)
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“He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my...”
– Albert Einstein (via philphys)
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“What one generation finds ridiculous, the next accepts; and the third shudders...”
– Peter Singer (via philphys)
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“You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and...”
– Ryan Gosling, in a letter protesting the NC-17 rating of ‘Blue Valentine’. The rating was based on one consensual sex scene, in which he performs cunnilingus on Michelle Williams. (via fox-power)
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Early Onset of Night: "Good God, →
early-onset-of-night: how much reverence can you have for a Supreme Being who finds it necessary to include tooth decay in His divine system of creation? Why in the world did He ever create pain?” “Pain?” Lieutenant Shiesskopf’s wife pounced upon the word victoriously. “Pain is a warning to us of bodily dangers.” …
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“A good world needs knowledge, kindliness, and courage; it does not need a...”
– Bertrand Russell
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Canadian Gov.'t Dissolves Every Same-Sex Marriage... →
stfuconservatives: Thousands of Americans have gone to Canada over the past few years to get married. As of today, their marriages are nullified, thanks to conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s new policy. Dan Savage is one of the people whose marriage was unceremoniously dissolved last night. Canada… wtf EH?
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