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Psychogeography: the origins of the theory
Questions about the origin of psychogeography
:: STARTED BY The Return Of Rothkoid
:: 13 REPLIES, LAST AT 03:08 16.05.05

Belief and Homosexuality
How important is the element of choice to the practice of discrimination? Comparing and contrasting religion and sexuality, and anything else that comes up along the line.
:: STARTED BY rising and revolving
:: 21 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:14 26.04.05

The unintentional role of Art as a social primer?
Thinking about the subversion of art's intended meaning. How the experience of art makes us accept the unforgivable as the inevitable. Your thoughts, please?
:: STARTED BY paranoidwriter waves hello
:: 17 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:11 23.04.05

Splats and Spivaks - how computers break down/reconstruct perceptions of gender
Splats and spivaks (to the tune of "Suds and Soda" by dEUS) - how computer environments alter presentation and reception of gender.
:: STARTED BY ONLY NICE THINGS
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:46 19.04.05

Charities
A couple of weeks ago I heard someone say that we shouldn't support charities because by doing so we are freeing the government from some of it's social responsibilities, do you agree? Do you give to charity because you feel you should or do you not give because you feel you should and are rebeling against it? Are there too many charities covering similar areas of need?
:: STARTED BY A0S
:: 38 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:43 15.04.05

The Trouble with Modern Feminist Spitfires
The Dworkinites bother me.
:: STARTED BY MyKitchenSneezes
:: 60 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:45 14.04.05

The moral case for moral cases.
Is there one? Not just taking the piss - proper debate about the ethics and politics of 'moral cases'.
:: STARTED BY Jackie Susann
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:40 12.04.05

Responsiblity for the safekeeping of the world's international cultural heritage.
How far should we as an international community go to ensure internationally valuable structures are protected? Do we have the right to forcibly stop countries destroying archaeological remains which are within their own borders?
:: STARTED BY Olulabelle
:: 14 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:38 12.04.05

Press reporting suicide
How do you think you and your families and friends would react to the regular reporting of such deaths, openly? How would affected families feel about it? do you think it would help or hinder the efforts at reducing the toll?
:: STARTED BY astrojax69
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:34 09.04.05

Reflections on counter culture
Some reflections on the "new age" travelling community and it's significance, provoked by greengalloway blog...
:: STARTED BY illmatic
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:54 07.04.05

RIP Jacques Derrida - But What Were You On About?
Was deconstruction a means of destroying certainty? Does it have any relevence to you and me in our daily lives?
:: STARTED BY Our Lady Has Left the Building
:: 40 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:04 05.04.05

Real doll
Does the "real doll" have ramifications for the future of sexuality? Will it eventually be possible to buy a real doll with the face of a celebrity, or someone who you are in love with but who will never have sex with you?
:: STARTED BY Doll Soup
:: 49 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:41 31.03.05

Chimeras, Hybrids, and the Ethics of Science
Pigs with human blood. Humans born to animal parents. Mice with human brains. God is going to be very angry with us.
:: STARTED BY Sean the frumious Bandersnatch
:: 34 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:43 01.03.05

The Simulation Argument
This paper argues that at least one of the following propositions is true: (1) the human species is very likely to go extinct before reaching a “posthuman” stage; (2) any posthuman civilization is extremely unlikely to run a significant number of simulations of their evolutionary history (or variations thereof); (3) we are almost certainly living in a computer simulation...
:: STARTED BY Glandmaster
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:18 15.02.05

Erotoxins: Pornography Addiction
Research suggests that watching Porn might do long term damage, and not just blindness. Is it time to rethink letting people watch skin flicks?
:: STARTED BY Phex: Dorset Doom
:: 27 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:54 10.02.05

YOU we care about. The rest of YOU LOT can get stuffed.
So, we can collectively, as a species, rally round and raise over $1 BILLION in <i>a week</i> to help the people of nations affected by an act of nature. But only the one. All those Africans, Iraqis, Grenadans, Haitians and all the rest can just get on with it themselves. Huh?
:: STARTED BY Scrambled Password Bogus Email
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:40 10.02.05

Foucault: What is Enlightenment?
'Contemporary European Thought': Foucault and the Enlightenment
:: STARTED BY stephen_seagull
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:17 01.02.05

Black homophobia
Homophobia among black African and West Indian people.
:: STARTED BY Ganesh
:: 24 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:06 31.01.05

The aim of teaching American Literature
What "should" be the purpose of teaching American literature? Should the canon be selected purely on grounds of "quality", or should there be an aim of educating students about broader cultural issues and perspectives?
:: STARTED BY Pingle!Pop
:: 56 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:59 29.01.05

What is the name of this philosopy?
What begins as an attempt to name a philosophical tradition in which events occur for no reason may become a discussion of the relationship of free will and determinism.
:: STARTED BY lukabeast
:: 19 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:43 11.01.05

The Lankavatara Sutra, but the subject is philosophy
A sutra that criticises the views of philosophers in general, i'm wondering what you think of this.
:: STARTED BY ---
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:28 23.12.04

What's so good about Market Forces, anyway?
Capitalism, in a pure form, is superior to socialism or any other system of administration or economics because nobody has to pay for anything they don't want and everybody therefore feels like they have got the best part of a deal when they *do* pay for things, and other discussions on the value of free markets and of public services.
:: STARTED BY ONLY NICE THINGS
:: 211 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:46 21.12.04

Duality, Opposites, and Unities.
A thread regarding duality as seperate (or not) from opposites. Are dualities something other than opposites, and is it better for humans to stop thinking that binary pairings are opposites? Enquiring minds want to know!
:: STARTED BY —| x |—
:: 14 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:32 18.12.04

Queer by Choice
Is our sexuality pre-determined or do we convince ourselves of this in order to fight bigots?
:: STARTED BY Our Lady of The Two Towers
:: 34 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:26 15.12.04

When is assassination an acceptable means of political change?
Morality of assassination.
:: STARTED BY We're The Great Old Ones Now
:: 65 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:27 03.12.04

Two Nations, One Vote
Democracy, split vote, systems, legitimacy, representation.
:: STARTED BY We're The Great Old Ones Now
:: 12 REPLIES, LAST AT 04:19 20.11.04

Are blowjobs really about power?
Q: What is the power dynamic between partners engaged in fellatio?
:: STARTED BY iconoplast
:: 36 REPLIES, LAST AT 00:49 07.11.04

Belief vs. Individual Choice
Questions about the impact of belief systems on individual power and responsibility
:: STARTED BY Sekhmet
:: 14 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:08 01.11.04

Affectations
The origin and nature of stereotypical homosexual affectations, and do heterosexuals have them?
:: STARTED BY Foust is SO authentic
:: 57 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:21 26.10.04

Paraphilias
BDSM, roleplay, fetish. Let your peccadillo off the leash. Or tie it tighter.
:: STARTED BY Ganesh
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:32 21.10.04

 
  

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