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Popular culture and the 11 year cycle
a dissicusion of the evolution of different cultures, hippies, punk, madchester, britpop, the big movements where music, art, fasion, drugs, etc are all joined together, why do they happen, why isn't there one now, and what will be be the next one, and when will it happen?
:: STARTED BY the rake at the gates
:: 41 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:53 11.08.15
Prostitution - the ethics of the punter
Prostitution from the p.o.v. of the punter, not the prostitute...
:: STARTED BY No star here laces
:: 71 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:30 05.08.15
Poetic Terrorism in practice
How can I commit an act of poetic terrorism at my high school?
:: STARTED BY Kinch
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:04 12.08.14
What keeps you going?
A thread about what keeps people keeping on, and the presumably less attractive alternatives
:: STARTED BY ripleycanary
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:08 30.04.14
Political Correctness - collation and discussion
A thread that pulls together recent discussions of Political Correctness, aiming to provide both a resource and a location for further discussion.
:: STARTED BY ONLY NICE THINGS
:: 193 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:03 25.02.13
Abduction as a cognitive process?
What does abduction mean in cognitive sciences/epistemology?
:: STARTED BY ciarconn
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 06:38 04.01.13
Study philosophy in a foreign country
study philosophy in cape town or vienna ?
:: STARTED BY jowasgehtab
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 10:19 24.12.12
'SBR' I'm Gonna Need You To Fight Me On This
Consensual non-consent, similarities and differences in dealing with secondary ptsd and ptsd derived from sexual assault, via sex and roleplay
:: STARTED BY ArrogantWorm
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:46 10.11.11
Stupid theory (or politics) questions
A thread for (self-identified) stupid questions about theoretical or political issues.
:: STARTED BY Cat Chant
:: 261 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:31 14.09.11
The problem with charities
not all charities, but the ones with problems.
:: STARTED BY nyarlathotep's shoe horn
:: 64 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:11 26.10.10
Precepts of Hospitality
Looking for direction on Hospitality
:: STARTED BY Fr.Ps
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:20 31.07.10
What is Asexuality?
An attempt to clarify what, if anything, this term actually means
:: STARTED BY Peach Pie
:: 31 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:12 12.03.10
Love
An honest discussion of this mysterious emotion. Everyone's got an opinion. Everyone's had an experience. It's the great common denominator. What is it? What are it's limits? What are it's boundaries? Genetic imperative or spiritual awakening? Are you in love? How do you know?
:: STARTED BY Captain Zoom
:: 55 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:11 12.03.10
Celibacy as Body Politic
Is celibacy a personal choice or a political choice? Can it be both?
:: STARTED BY xenoglaux
:: 45 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:10 12.03.10
The Internet, Conversation and Community
Can the internet be a tool for transforming society? Or can it function as a society itself?
:: STARTED BY museum in time, tiger in space
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:46 04.03.10
Is it normal for a woman to have a fixation with M/M sex?
No summary available
:: STARTED BY Peach Pie
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:24 04.03.10
Is there a memetic engineering handbook?
Searching for guidelines on memetic engineering
:: STARTED BY ciarconn
:: 15 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:13 04.03.10
21st Century Chivalry *possible triggers*
Is there a place for patronising archaic attitudes in the modern age? Should men walk women home?
:: STARTED BY Quantum
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:00 04.03.10
Judith Butler is like *so* 1992...
No summary available
:: STARTED BY Goodness Gracious Meme
:: 39 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:38 17.08.09
Gen Y start to change
Economist, generation Y, economic downturn, unemployment, employment
:: STARTED BY Benny the Ball
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:08 16.07.09
Medieval hippies?
Hoping someone can help...
:: STARTED BY buttergun
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:52 10.04.09
The Future of Media – help needed
Can the Barbelith hive might help me out on a project I’m kick starting? It's looking into the future of media, specifically news/print media.
:: STARTED BY Trudy Kockenlocker
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 06:47 08.03.09
Definition of a chav
Our knowledge-seeker, Rural Sav,
Would like to know what makes a chav.
Those who have spent time hereabouts
Can sort of guess how this turns out.
:: STARTED BY Joggy Yoghurt
:: 191 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:05 28.01.09
Lacan for self-important nutters
Zizek, Yugoslavian (Slovenian) Lacanian theorist. He's kooky. How does one tackle him?
:: STARTED BY Jackie Susann
:: 56 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:27 18.01.09
Have we become vain/self absorbed?
has the internet made us more vain than ever before??
:: STARTED BY genkav
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:55 11.11.08
Science and Morality
The evolution of altruism and conscience--does science have something to say about morality?
:: STARTED BY Perfect Tommy
:: 12 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:08 22.10.08
Atheisms - Sartre vs Dawkins
Jean Paul Sartre's Existentialism vs current manifestations of secular thought - Dawkins, Hitchens, etc.
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 17 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:31 05.09.08
Alain Badiou
Has anyone read this philosopher? Thread for pointers and discussion, along the lines of the Deleuze and Guattari thread.
:: STARTED BY nighthawk
:: 68 REPLIES, LAST AT 05:35 13.08.08
Women's Space and Trans Exclusion
MTF/FTM exclusion from gender-specific safe spaces
:: STARTED BY Shortfatdyke
:: 79 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:34 12.08.08
Nature and Not
Natural, unnatural, supernatural and other possibilities. What are they? What do they mean and where should the terms be used? How should they be used? Have they got real meaning? Useful meaning? Or do they betray self-limitations, fears, and concerns?
:: STARTED BY This Sunday
:: 18 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:08 10.08.08
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