Misnomer
Pieter explores Misnomers and whether things (plants, animals etc.) have real names.
Posted by Steve Hoggins on 23rd March 2020 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy at Home
Thinking under different hats
For Pieter Mostert talks about having a conversation about hats, and maybe with hats if you are feeling creative!
Posted by Steve Hoggins on 22nd March 2020 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy at Home
WITTGENSTEIN AND THE LION
Try this! Philosophers love what they call ‘thought experiments’. They imagine some unlikely situation and then explore how it would be to be in such a situation. This one is about a (very famous) philosopher sitting together with a (very pensive) lion for a chat, without any fear of being mauled.
by Pieter Mostert
Posted by Steve Hoggins on 20th March 2020 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy at Home
Philosophy Comes Home...
Pieter Mostert gives us some ways to do philosophy at home
"And then it happened one day: philosophy came home! The schools emptied and returned to silence. So it got quite busy at home: Mom and Dad and the kids and the dogs and the deliveries and … a lot of time and … a program? Not really."
Posted by Steve Hoggins on 19th March 2020 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy at Home
Book Review: Ethics and the Contemporary World
A book showing the need for philosophy in contemporary times. A review by Léa Bourguignon of Ethics and the Contemporaty World, edited by David Edmonds.
Posted by on 7th August 2019 at 12:00am
Category: Philosophy