... 2000 Part II A Philosophy for Spiders NULL PHILOSOPHY Spiders Philosophy Selving Wonder Writing FIRST PHILOSOPHY Exteriority Emotions Memory Time Narrative Eye Boredom Solitude Dreams Imagination Body-work Hand-jobbing Hand-writing ...
Author: McKenzie Wark
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9781478021988
Category: Literary Criticism
Page: 212
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It's time to recognize Kathy Acker as one of the great postwar American writers. Over the decades readers have found a punk Acker, a feminist Acker, a queer Acker, a kink Acker, and an avant-garde Acker. In Philosophy for Spiders, McKenzie Wark adds a trans Acker. Wark recounts her memories of Acker (with whom she had a passionate affair) and gives a comprehensive reading of her published and archived works. Wark finds not just an inventive writer of fiction who pressed against the boundaries of gender but a theorist whose comprehensive philosophy of life brings a conceptual intelligence to the everyday life of those usually excluded from philosophy's purview. As Wark shows, Acker's engagement with topics such as masturbation, sadism, body-building, and penetrative sex are central to her distinct phenomenology of the body that theorizes the body's relation to others, the city, and technology.
In Philosophy for Spiders, McKenzie Wark adds a trans Acker. Wark recounts her memories of Acker (with whom she had a passionate affair) and gives a comprehensive reading of her published and archived works.
Author: McKenzie Wark
Publisher:
ISBN: 1478014687
Category: Literary Criticism
Page: 192
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McKenzie Wark combines an autobiographical account of her relationship with Kathy Acker with her transgender reading of Acker's writing to outline Acker's philosophy of embodiment and its importance for theorizing the trans experience.
For an example of the real-world reaction, see George Gene Gustines, “Spider-Man Unmasked,” New York Times, June 15, 2006, ... and Philosophy: Facing the Stark Reality (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2010), 64–79. 5. Amazing Spider-Man ...
Author: Jonathan J. Sanford
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780470575604
Category: Philosophy
Page: 288
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Untangle the complex web of philosophical dilemmas of Spidey and his world—in time for the release of The Amazing Spider-Man movie Since Stan Lee and Marvel introduced Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962, everyone’s favorite webslinger has had a long career in comics, graphic novels, cartoons, movies, and even on Broadway. In this book some of history’s most powerful philosophers help us explore the enduring questions and issues surrounding this beloved superhero: Is Peter Parker to blame for the death of his uncle? Does great power really bring great responsibility? Can Spidey champion justice and be with Mary Jane at the same time? Finding your way through this web of inquiry, you’ll discover answers to these and many other thought-provoking questions. Gives you a fresh perspective and insights on Peter Parker and Spider-Man’s story lines and ideas Examines important philosophical issues and questions, such as: What is it to live a good life? Do our particular talents come with obligations? What role should friendship play in life? Is there any meaning to life? Views Spider-Man through the lens of some of history’s most influential thinkers, from Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, and Immanuel Kant to Nietszche, William James, Ayn Rand, and Alasdair MacIntyre
Bacon maintained that there are really three kinds of philosophers: ants, spiders and bees. Empiricists are like ants. They “simply accumulate and use; Rationalists, like spiders, spin webs from themselves; the way of the bee is in ...
Author: Anthony Gottlieb
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9781631492082
Category: Philosophy
Page: 384
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Anthony Gottlieb’s landmark The Dream of Reason and its sequel challenge Bertrand Russell’s classic as the definitive history of Western philosophy. Western philosophy is now two and a half millennia old, but much of it came in just two staccato bursts, each lasting only about 150 years. In his landmark survey of Western philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance, The Dream of Reason, Anthony Gottlieb documented the first burst, which came in the Athens of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Now, in his sequel, The Dream of Enlightenment, Gottlieb expertly navigates a second great explosion of thought, taking us to northern Europe in the wake of its wars of religion and the rise of Galilean science. In a relatively short period—from the early 1640s to the eve of the French Revolution—Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, and Hume all made their mark. The Dream of Enlightenment tells their story and that of the birth of modern philosophy. As Gottlieb explains, all these men were amateurs: none had much to do with any university. They tried to fathom the implications of the new science and of religious upheaval, which led them to question traditional teachings and attitudes. What does the advance of science entail for our understanding of ourselves and for our ideas of God? How should a government deal with religious diversity—and what, actually, is government for? Such questions remain our questions, which is why Descartes, Hobbes, and the others are still pondered today. Yet it is because we still want to hear them that we can easily get these philosophers wrong. It is tempting to think they speak our language and live in our world; but to understand them properly, we must step back into their shoes. Gottlieb puts readers in the minds of these frequently misinterpreted figures, elucidating the history of their times and the development of scientific ideas while engagingly explaining their arguments and assessing their legacy in lively prose. With chapters focusing on Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Pierre Bayle, Leibniz, Hume, Rousseau, and Voltaire—and many walk-on parts—The Dream of Enlightenment creates a sweeping account of what the Enlightenment amounted to, and why we are still in its debt.
Classical Problems/contemporary Issues Brian Beakley, Peter Ludlow, Peter Jay Ludlow, Professor of Philosophy Peter Ludlow ... Why didn't God make the spider smart instead of merely teaching it to eat flies and spin webs ?
Author: Brian Beakley
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262521679
Category: Psychology
Page: 460
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Bringing together the best classical and contemporary writings in the philosophy of mind and organized by topic, this anthology allows readers to follow the development of thinking in five broad problem areas - the mind/body problem, mental causation, associationism/connectionism, mental imagery, and innate ideas - over 2500 years of philosophy. The writings range from Plato and Descartes to Fodor and the PDP research group, showing how many of the current concerns in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science are firmly rooted in history. The editors have provided helpful introductions to each of the main sections. Brian Beakley is Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Eastern Illinois University. Peter Ludlow is Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at SUNY, Stony Brook. Readings from: Plato, Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas, Rene Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, Nicolas Malebranche, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, John Locke, George Berkeley, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, Thomas Henry Huxley, William James, Oswald Kulpe, John Watson, jean Piaget, Gilbert Ryle, U. T. Place, Hilary Putnam, Daniel Dennett, Donald Davidson, Jerry Fodor, Roger Shepard, Jacqueline Metzler, Saul Kripke, Ned Block, Noam Chomsky, Stephen Kosslyn, Zenon Pylyshyn, Patricia Churchland, James McClelland, David Rumelhart, Geoffrey Hinton, Paul Smolensky, Seymour Papert.
The threads of the spider's web , which seem to the naked eye to be as fine as possible , are yet found to be composed of a great number of smaller threads . 40. Leeuwenhoeck , a Dutch philosopher , examining with a microscope or ...
Since Fichte sees himself as one of the philosophical spiders engaged in such work , Schelling's “ satire ” cannot be taken as something outside or foreign to speculative theory but is ...
Author: Robert G. Eisenhauer
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 0820472522
Category: Literary Criticism
Page: 404
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Mythic Paradigms in Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts approaches literary and visual texts from the perspective of Hesperian identification and representation. Included is the first translation into English of Fichte's Supplement of 1801, a document whose content sheds light not only on the atheism controversy of the 1790s, but also on literary/philosophical polarizations in the «Republic of Letters». Condensed from the Hesperian atmospherics of Italy and Latin elegy, Faust II entails a Goethean celebration of auditory and visual sensation. In a text devoted to Shelley, Gregory Corso is seen elaborating a prosopopoeia involving Hypnos, god of sleep, a figure dispelling the effects of reading - the hypnoticon. Eisenhauer reads Hölderlin in the context of Pindar, philosophical idealism, and autobiographical projection.
... but sound philosophy ought carefully to guard against so natural an illusion.” Hume illustrates this point at the end of part 7 with an analogy: If there were talking spiders, he suggests, they would say that the universe was ...
Author: Neil A. Manson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780470674284
Category: Philosophy
Page: 228
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A reader-friendly introduction to the essential concepts, theories, and questions in analytic philosophy of religion Does God exist? If so, what is God's relationship to us? Do we have free will? This is Philosophy of Religion surveys foundational topics in the philosophy of religion using a clear and accessible style. Straightforward and easy to comprehend for those with no prior philosophical background, this engaging introduction familiarizes readers with the vocabulary, methods, and major concepts in the philosophy of religion, and invites them to think through questions which arise in the intersection of philosophy, theology, and religious studies. Part of the popular This is Philosophy series, this book applies the basic investigative methods of philosophy to questions of religion, faith, and morality. Chapters offer a framework for thinking about religion, present arguments for and against the existence of God, discuss religious diversity, consider the intellectual co-existence of faith and reason, and examine different theories about why people are religious. Examples and illustrations taken from popular culture reinforce the subject’s contemporary relevance, and are complemented by a wealth of online resources for instructors on the This is Philosophy series site that encourage further reading and strengthen student comprehension of key concepts. A dependable introduction to the philosophy of religion, This is Philosophy of Religion is an ideal gateway to the discipline for readers who want to engage with questions about religion and contemplate the philosophical implications of religious belief.
Therefore , while the works of the poets peacefully pasture side by side like lambs , those of the philosophers are born voracious beasts , and their longing to destroy is even like scorpions , spiders , and some insects , chiefly ...
But the philosopher does not bring the life itself but the finished thoughts which he abstracted from it ... are as unsocial in their nature as spiders ; each sits alone in its web , and watches how many flies may be caught in it ...
Philosophical. Twines: Exploration,. Vitality,. and. the. “Philosopher. Child”. in. Us. 52 The spiders pose the first riddle. “It never walks on earth, nor does it fly or swim. Yet it's always running nonstop up and down, what is it?
Author: Alun Hardman
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 9781443825467
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 270
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The book Philosophy of Sport: International Perspectives represents the work of some of the leading moral and philosophical academics in the popular practice of sport. All contributors are scholars and researchers in the area of the Philosophy of Sport, a growing area of serious study within universities and colleges across the world. The contributors are also active members of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport—a worldwide organisation dedicated to the development of the philosophy of sport as a serious and influential area of academic study. The book adds to the growing literature, which focuses on rigorously examining the global significance that sport plays in the fabric of twenty-first century life. Articles within the book provide a diverse set of ideas related to sport—from more familiar issue related to the ethics of performance enhancing substances and fair play, to issue of nationalism, and the way sport can contribute to human well-being.
Spider's Webs to form the cross Wires in the Eye Piece of Astronomical and other Instruments . The smallest silver wire I have heard of was rather thinner Smallest wired than one thousandth part of an inch ; but every specimen I have ...
At last he saw a spider of enormous dimensions come down the chain , or cord , and drink up all the oil . A spider of vast size was also seen in the year 1751 , in the cathedral church of Milan . It was observed to feed on the oil of ...
We'll also provide some questions and action items that will help you build your web as you make your way through the book. We don't claim to be experts on spiders. Far from it. We are, however, relationship experts.
Author: Aki Jamal Durham
Publisher: Dawg Media, LLC
ISBN: 0986187305
Category:
Page: 122
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If you had the choice to obtain all you desire through singular focus, self-reliance, and the heart of a Lion, OR to simply construct an intricate trap with the patience and cunning of a Spider and literally attract your highest aspirations, which option would you choose? Why not attract and capture your desires rather than hunting them down? This is the essence of The Spider Web Philosophy. Achieve extraordinary success in every aspect of life through greater self-awareness, a well selected advisory council (a MasterMind team), and a carefully constructed network of valued relationships. With this platform, individuals are able to stop chasing their dreams and start catching them. "When spiderwebs unite they can tie down a lion" - Ethiopian Proverb
The theme of this book is that Hobbes's philosophy of language is best understood as part of his larger materialist program.
Author: Deborah Hansen Soles
Publisher:
ISBN: UOM:39015036088725
Category: Philosophy
Page: 438
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The theme of this book is that Hobbes's philosophy of language is best understood as part of his larger materialist program. Contemporary material in philosophy of language and philosophy of mind is used to argue for this interpretation of Hobbes.
The clas- sic form of realism is Platonism , which holds that all spiders , for instance , share ( or resemble or participate in ) a common form or essence that might be called spiderness or the Form ( or Idea ) of Spider .
Author: Duncan Richter
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810850591
Category: Philosophy
Page: 276
View: 338
Historical Dictionary of Wittgenstein's Philosophy covers the life and work of Ludwig Wittgenstein as well as the people who have worked on Wittgenstein's ideas after his death. An introductory essay, list of acronyms and abbreviations, chronology, hundreds of dictionary entries, and extensive bibliography make this an engaging reference source for students and scholars alike.
Philosophy L. T. Hobhouse . THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE . By L. T. HOBHOUSE , Fellow and Tutor of Corpus College , Oxford . Demy Svo . 21S . • The most important contribution to English philosophy since the publication of Mr. Bradley's ...
The classic form of realism is Platonism, which holds that all spiders, for instance, share (or resemble or participate in) a common form or essence that might be called spidemess or the Form (or Idea) of Spider.
Author: Duncan Richter
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780810876064
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 276
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Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was undoubtedly one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century, and perhaps of any century. He was also a fascinating, charismatic, and irritating man. His philosophical ability was recognized almost immediately by Bertrand Russell, and during his lifetime his work influenced first logical positivism and then ordinary language philosophy. Since then it has also become central in post-analytical philosophical thought. Beyond the world of academic philosophy it has inspired playwrights, poets, novelists, architects, filmmakers, and biographers. The A to Z of Wittgenstein's Philosophy is intended for anyone who wants to know more about the philosophy and the life of this enigmatic thinker. The book contains an introductory overview of his life and work, a timeline of the major relevant events in and after his life, an extensive bibliography, and, above all, an A-Z of ideas, people, and places that have been involved in his philosophy and its reception. The dictionary is written with no particular agenda and includes entries on philosophers (and others) who influenced Wittgenstein, those he influenced in turn, and some of the main figures in contemporary Wittgenstein scholarship. Suggestions for further reading are also included, as well as a guide to the literature on Wittgenstein and a bibliography broken down by subject area.
The scientist's experience of slightly vibrating a spider's web at one string to make the spider scurry in the direction of that string serves as evidence that the scientist is modifying the spider's environs and (unconscious) ...
Author: John R. Shook
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781472513687
Category: Philosophy
Page: 272
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Pragmatist Neurophilosophy :American Philosophy and the Brainexplains why thebroad tradition ofpragmatism is needed now more than ever. Bringing pragmatist philosophers togetherwith cognitive psychologists and neuroscientists, this volume explores topicsof urgent interest across neuroscience and philosophy from the perspective ofpragmatism. Discussing how Charles Peirce, William James, John Dewey, andGeorge Mead benefited from their laboratory-knowledge, contributors treat America'sfirst-generation pragmatists as America's first cognitive scientists. They explainwhy scientists today should participate in pragmatic judgments, just as theclassical pragmatists did, and how current scientists can benefit from their earlierphilosophical explorations across the same territory. Looking at recentneuroscientific discoveries in relation to classical pragmatists, they exploreemerging pragmatic views supported directly from the behavioral and brainsciences and describe how "neuropragmatism" engages larger cultural questions byadequately dealing with meaningful values and ethical ideals. PragmatistNeurophilosophy is an important contribution to scholars of bothpragmatism and neuroscience and a timely reminder that America's firstgeneration of pragmatists did not stumble onto its principles, but designedthem in light of biology's new discoveries.
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