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Charisma And Rhetoric
How important is charm and charisma if you've got strong rhetorical skills? Wouldn't it be for the better if folks like Noam Chomsky were more engaging public speakers? Is the desire to resist charm really just in the interests of rhetorical purism, or is it actually a form of intellectual elitism?
:: STARTED BY Matthew Fluxington
:: 17 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:19 02.01.03
Living by a code of honor. Or any code really
Living by a code of honor
:: STARTED BY Jack Denfeld
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:51 31.12.02
Misogyny and sexism: Are women to blame?
How misogynists defend their belief in the inferiority of women and how we might best tackle their arguments.
:: STARTED BY Less searchable M0rd4nt
:: 33 REPLIES, LAST AT 04:51 28.12.02
Has philosophy failed us?
Is philosophy relevant to modern life? Has it let us all down by failing to provide alternative ways of living, and is it fair to accuse philosophy and philosophers of disappearing down academic rabbit-holes rather than addressing the real issues?
:: STARTED BY iconoplast
:: 33 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:16 18.12.02
Sex and Gender, Man and Woman, Male and female
I know it's a bit of an old chestnut, but there seems to be a need for it - what is the relationship between sex and gender? How does it function? Can one be a male woman or a female man (thank you, Donna Haraway)
:: STARTED BY ONLY NICE THINGS
:: 42 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:30 17.12.02
*Internet* charisma
What does it say about the idea of identity that people can be very charismatic on the Internet but not in real life (or the other way aorund)?
:: STARTED BY Rage
:: 36 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:50 17.12.02
Writing on (music?) fandom - recommendations?
looking for writing on fandom - recommendations?
:: STARTED BY Goodness Gracious Meme
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:34 14.12.02
"...all that goatee-stroking bollocks and student-flavoured shite."
Anti-intellectualism ain't nothing revolutionary... and neither is intellectualism, come to think of it.
:: STARTED BY dj kali_ma
:: 14 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:06 10.12.02
Why does Socrates claim to know nothing.
"Why does Socrates claim to know nothing? Is he sincere? and is he right"
:: STARTED BY solid~liquid onwards
:: 23 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:03 08.12.02
Do you support the death penalty?
Death Penalty
:: STARTED BY Jack Denfeld
:: 72 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:43 04.12.02
State-Sanctioned Killing
States give certain citizens certain powers to kill, either in the name fo the state or on their own recognisance; how should that set of entitlements function ethically?
:: STARTED BY ONLY NICE THINGS
:: 12 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:20 03.12.02
Viral cities
the city as a virus - discuss.
:: STARTED BY shrinky dinky
:: 17 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:27 02.12.02
The Labour Party
Discuss the aims of the Labour party as summarised in the following statement:
"The Labour Party is a democratic socialist party. It believes that by the strength of our common endeavour we achieve more than we achieve alone, so as to create for each of us the means to realise our true potential and for all of us a community in which power, wealth and opportunity are in the hands of the many not the few, where the rights we enjoy reflect the duties we owe, and where we live together, freely, in a spirit of solidarity, tolerance and respect."
Please avoid discussions of spin, hypocrisy and the personalities of cabinet ministers and concentrate solely on this expression of ideology.
:: STARTED BY No star here laces
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:49 30.11.02
The Holy Trinity
Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost. The Holy Trinity. Three in one. How does it work, though?
:: STARTED BY Tuna Ghost: Pratt knot hero
:: 25 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:15 27.11.02
Mikhail Epstein
Russian Writer and Philosopher Mikhail Epstein independently worked out a more user-friendly version of cultural studies in the late Soviet era. It's optimistic, a little humorous, and worth a look.
:: STARTED BY bjacques
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:33 22.11.02
Narcissistic Apotheosis, Etc.
Any thoughts on how to theorise the relation between an author/writer and the writers on whom she relies.
:: STARTED BY Cat Chant
:: 24 REPLIES, LAST AT 12:19 17.11.02
Decay of Culture?
Is art evolving rather than dying?
:: STARTED BY Tezcatlipoca
:: 55 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:10 16.11.02
Objet petit a
What is the objet petit a?
:: STARTED BY Fist Fun
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:09 16.11.02
Do PC Attitudes Hurt Minorities?
The editors of Vice Magazine have claimed that "PC attitudes always hurt the people they're trying to help". Do they have a point? Also, how do notions of liberalism and conservitism play into all of this?
:: STARTED BY Matthew Fluxington
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 03:36 16.11.02
Other than Sex BC, is a "classical education" relevant in the modern world?
What it say son the packet, really - is there a justification for the study of Latin, Ancient Greek, Ancient History, Ancient Philosophy and all that good stuff in the new and exciting 21st Century?
:: STARTED BY ONLY NICE THINGS
:: 88 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:05 08.11.02
Compulsory languages at school?
Do you think a second language should be taught in all schools? Why or why not?
:: STARTED BY Loomis
:: 33 REPLIES, LAST AT 10:23 07.11.02
Religion causes something?
Can something called religion really be said to be the cause of either the good or the bad?
:: STARTED BY SMS
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:52 06.11.02
The Wrong Bastard: Midnighter, moral self-sacrifice, and September 11th
You can't do bad in the name of good. You just drag good down with you. So how is that notion sold to us?
:: STARTED BY We're The Great Old Ones Now
:: 72 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:51 04.11.02
Is Terrorism Ever OK?
How do you fight an unbeatable army?
Is terrorism ever an acceptable option?
:: STARTED BY bio k9
:: 35 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:27 04.11.02
Analysis: Power.
Analysing the nature of power in society.
:: STARTED BY Strange Machine Vs The Virus with Shoes
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:47 04.11.02
Socialism is terrorism?
No summary available
:: STARTED BY Reference
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:06 30.10.02
The Hierarchies or Primacies of Reference Tools - wprt Internet sources and librarianship.
How differently do different sources of information feel? How are they mediated or approached? Has the Internet made more information available, or only left it more dilute or prone to misunderstanding?
:: STARTED BY ONLY NICE THINGS
:: 21 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:06 29.10.02
Social hierarchy: public schools vs. adulthood
No summary available
:: STARTED BY Rage
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:05 29.10.02
Masters, Teachers and Intermediaries
F*** you, I won't do what you tell me? What are the links between learning, obedience and freedom?
:: STARTED BY Pepsi Max
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:07 28.10.02
Masculinism Redux
No summary available
:: STARTED BY
:: 27 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:55 27.10.02
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