Luke Skywalker asked:


Tsar Nicholas Romanov II — Last Tsar of Russia?
Would Machiavelli approve or disapprove of his philosophy and actions? Why or why not?

Opinionatedkitten asked:


Students of philosophy – with some rare exceptions – typically leave the university with a suspiciously uniformed set of beliefs:

-That questions of metaphysics are to be solved on a practical moral basis at best.
-That pre-socratic philosophers, and sophists in particular, should be discredited and that no effort needs to be made in understanding their thoughts.
-That philosophy’s ultimate role is to organize the natural sciences.
-That rationality and empiricism are the only acceptable modes of philosophical enquiries.
-That there is an obvious difference between objective experiences and subjective ones.
-That every valuable thought is communicable.
-That all texts can be read in abstracto of experience.
-That progress exists, and that philosophy can be shown to follow its path.
-etc…, etc…, etc…

Could university philosophy be an endoctrination?
Has something gone wrong in the way philosophy defines itself within academic institutions?
In philosophy, which prides itself as being the refuge of the free-thinking, of all branches of inquiry, shouldn’t uniformity be regarded with the highest suspicion?
As for biographical details, I have graduated (with honors I may add) in philosophy some years ago. I’m afraid I simply left the university as a bona fide heretic.

maskedpoet asked:


anybody out there has a phd with philosophy. What did you have to do to get it. What did you discuss in your dissertation, etc?

mike_online_now asked:


I’ve looked at all the groups on my campus.. the closet one that comes to philosophy is Atheists & Freethinkers Society, well I don’t want to really promote just one type of people. Really I when I began to think if i really want to create a philosophy organization at my universtiy, I began to wonder what would be the purpose.. so what ares some good reasons why philosophy should be introduced to college students and what should be discussed?

tommmytee asked:


When someone asks me what kind of drug I am on I assume they want some. I am plagued with tweakers.

Reliux asked:


For everyone who likes to hang out around the philosophy section here, I was just wondering to what extent do you take your philosophy?

Do you share and discuss it with people you know outside the internet or are your thoughts confined purely on the web?

How often do you think about philosophy? All the time throughout life, occasionally here and there, or only really when you are directly asked about it?

Do you use your philosophy to help your everyday life? Getting a degree? Soothing your inner suffering? Make yourself sound more sophisticated?

I was just wondering about everyone here, I myself enjoy philosophy and think about it often and daily, keep it to myself for the most part unless someone asks me directly.

It helps me find balance in my mind and unravel the ignorance in our world. It’s useful for my creative writing, art and giving giving me confidence in the definition of “myself”.

What about you?
To much to read? Sorry, just read the last 3 “paragraphs” and you’ll figure it out.

proud to be an AMERICAN asked:


What is the purpose of prison – to protect society, to punish the criminal, to rehabilitate?

What would you change about the prison system if you were in charge?

johnny h asked:


I am considering majoring in philosophy at the University of Maryland because i took a class in it and it was very interesting. What type of jobs/careers can i get with a bachelor in philosophy? i know i can do alot with a masters or doctorate in philosophy, but i do not know if i want to go to grad school.

Iran City Center asked:


i am an interested man in philosophy. i want to study philosophy academically so help to find my people?