Well, if I were polled, I would think that metaphysics ended with Schopnehaur's World as will and idea. It's been down hill from there. O.K. On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 4:19 AM, Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Like > > > On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 12:33 AM, Walter C. Okshevsky <wokshevs@xxxxxx>wrote: > >> Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but I myself do not suffer >> suffering >> gladly. (Kant what may.) Even if the venue is Paris. >> >> Insufferably yours, Walter >> >> >> Quoting Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx>: >> >> > The Value of Suffering Project is pleased to open registration for an >> > interdisciplinary conference on Suffering and Reason. >> > >> > What is suffering’s place in our rational lives? Contrary to the >> > traditional idea of suffering as an impediment to reason, we will >> > investigate the idea that, in fact, suffering has an important role to >> play >> > in supporting and assisting rational activity. We think it crucially >> > provides reasons for action and belief, but we also aim to explore a >> > further, neglected possibility: that suffering might respond to reason. >> > >> > ............................... >> > >> > For more information, please visit our website: >> > http://www.valueofsuffering.co.uk/ >> > >> > <http://www.valueofsuffering.co.uk/> >> > >> > Registration is £15 for student and £30 for staff, and includes tea and >> > coffee. >> > forwarded by Robert Paul >> > >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, >> digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html >> > >