UCC’s Awesome Philosophy Department
Posted on May 7, 2007 - Filed Under College, Philosophy | 2 Comments
Cheers to the department for not posting any of the 2006 summer exams on the UCC library website. Sincere kudos, etc…
Leo Strauss and Dog Meat
Posted on May 2, 2007 - Filed Under Philosophy | 1 Comment
I could pretend to have put plenty of effort into this, but that would be dishonest. In any event I’m more interested in what other people think, so please leave your thoughts below.
While reading the introduction to Leo Strauss’ Natural Right and History this evening I was struck by his forceful denunciation of contemporary (that [...]
The Violence of a Barren Toilet Roll
Posted on April 23, 2007 - Filed Under American Politics, Philosophy | 4 Comments
There’s an interesting syndicated article by conservative American commentator Charles Krauthammer in today’s Irish Times in which he calls out Barack Obama for rather shamelessly seeking to exploit the Virginia Tech massacre. In a speech delivered only hours after Cho Seung Hui ran amok, Obama allegedly (and given Krauthammer’s status as a Washington Post journalist, [...]
Well that could have gone better…
Posted on February 26, 2007 - Filed Under College, Life-In-General, Philosophy, Politics, Religion | 3 Comments
I had two essays due for Friday, neither of which I handed in. However, I had heard it told, from no less than the Philosophy Department’s head, that if you simply turn up early in Monday morning and slide the damn thing under the correct lecturer’s door then no-one’s the wiser. So anyway, I wrote [...]
No Exit
Posted on February 8, 2007 - Filed Under College, Philosophy | 3 Comments
UCC’s Dramat (dramatic society) are performing Jean-Paul Sartre’s 1944 play ‘No Exit’ this Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the Granary Theatre at 8pm. It’s a very clever, well-constructed play and the acting is excellent, so if you’re in Cork and feel like taking in something intellectually engaging this week please make an effort to see [...]
Torture Essay Ideas
Posted on November 21, 2006 - Filed Under Philosophy, Politics | 6 Comments
I’m considering doing an essay on torture for a philosophy module, and I’d like to put this blog to a useful for once. Without getting bogged down too much in the issue of morality (of course, a brief mention of it is fine; the whole argument turns on this point after all), can anyone suggest [...]
Who’s on First?
Posted on October 13, 2006 - Filed Under College, Funny, Philosophy | 2 Comments
For the benefit of those taking Second Arts Philosophy in UCC this year, here’s Abbott and Costello’s ‘Who’s on First?’. Apparently this isn’t the first performance of it, but it’s still funny.
Abortion lol
Posted on October 13, 2006 - Filed Under Funny, Philosophy, Politics | 12 Comments
From the Encyclopedia Dramatica article on abortion:
“When it comes to “when life begins”, a poll of aborted babies concluded that none of them minded being aborted too much. Their response was similar to that of a pool of semen, who were also not very distressed at not getting a chance at being persons.”
Arthur Schopenhauer lol
Posted on September 27, 2006 - Filed Under Funny, Philosophy | 3 Comments
Here’s an abridged version of the German philosopher’s (in)famous essay, On Women. Harsh, but fair.
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