[lit-ideas] Re: recipe for happiness
- From: Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 07:33:57 +0200
Oh sorry I forgot to mention how Wittgenstein's philosophical career had
nothing whatsoever to do with him him being the hair of one of the largest
fortunes in Europe. I am sure that Lord Russel would have nothing to do
with that, and Lord Paul. wouldn;t either. Such philosophical expressions
as "pointing to, or away" from stuff would surely have been accepted on
their own merits.
On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 4:59 AM, Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.
>>> >
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>>> >
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>>> >
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>>> >
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>>> > coffee.
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>>> >
>>>
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