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why does philosophy (mainly continental) so often ignore or seem uninterested towards findings in the sciences or mathematics? Is it just because they sometimes refute what was historically considered accurate?
>>547979
Science is modern superstition. It may happen to coincide with physical phenomena more often than the superstitions of our ancestors, but that doesn't make it interesting to philosophers.
Mathematics and other formal disciplines are fine but philosophers are sick of playing with symbols already, it's hard to imagine that humans can squeeze any more insight from mathematics.
>>548046
Try biology then.
>>547979
They get pissy about the fact science has superseded philosophy.
Much as a cocoon gives birth to a butterfly, philosophy gave birth to science in the 1600s, and now has no further valid contributions to make.
Philosophers are bitter that this is the case, so often they simply ignore this fact.
I will primitively describe some general's/country's strategy and you should guess who is he or what country is it.
>retreat
>don't give general battle
>retreat
>retreat
>now when enemy is our heartland and on the steps of one of the two largest cities of our country we should finally give general battle.
>get wrecked, retreat from battlefield, abandon your wounded on...
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The American general John Johnston in the extremely secret Battle of Sydney
>>542249
Russia
>>542267
name general
What are my fellow scholars and /his/torians opinions on "Natural Law?"
Is it (Natural Law Theory) a sound bases for creating laws for humanity, or is there something better?
How does it compare to other forms of law? (Examples are Positive Law or Common Law)
>>540841
It still exists in modern jurisprudence, in issues such as family law and even international law.
If you're looking for a good jusnaturalist legal thinker check John Finnis. Most jusnaturlist scholars today come from a religious angle, particularly catholicism, but exceptions do exist (Martha Nussbaum for example).
>>540841
>Law: existing condition which is binding and immutable
I think you need to take a look at case law
No. It's not. In fact, the idea of trying to codify natural law in politics is horrifying. "Natural Law" (in Orthodox Christianity) is the law written on your heart, your conscience (Romans 2:15), and is specifically defined in *contrast* to written law. The moment you externalize it and hold it over people, it ceases to be natural law, and becomes written law.
You can certainly write down natural law, but it can never, ever be a state law, except incidentally.
Does anyone else feels Martin went a bit to far there?
I mean, sure, antisemitism was very common in church culture, but what he says there is just completely radical; "burn the synagogues", "expel them all" and so such, it's basically /pol/ tier. This is far cry from the medieval/late renaissance status quo that was achieved in the treatment of the Jews, wherein they get to do their money stuff as long as they stay on the margins of society.
What was the point of ML's text on the Jews? Was it part of his attempt to reform the church?...
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>>540662
Do you know much about the history of the jewish people?
>>540683
>>540662
It was these kinds of texts that Luther encountered when he decided on confirming his collected research on comparing details and issues transitioning from the Torah to the Talmud.
>>540687
All of these are fake. Literally each and every one. Even some of the book titles.
But thanks for the bump I guess.
Ok guys i want to find out more about Slavs. Where do they come from?
Are there any groups of Slavs other than East, West and Southern Slavs?
Tell me anything you know about them.
Slav is a linguistic group. They don't share a history or something like that. The Czech tried to endorse some sort of "pan-slavic" identity. Then Russia took it and turned it into shit.
>>539307
Well if they are a linguistic group they must have some kind of common ancestry.
the orange glow of the setting sun, covered my armor in a vibrant reddish hue, the waves lapped and tugged against the wooden vessel, as I watched carefully for any glimpse of that familiar shore. For untold months we had wandered the desolate emptiness of the vast ocean in search of loot and fame, finding none and returning a few men less then when we had set forth.
"A blasted thing war does to men", my first mate grunted as he rowed, his back sweat glistened off the purple and red backdrop.
"A fine thing it gives back in character", I retorted simply,...
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What's your favorite ancient wonder?
>>539014
Colossus of Rhodes IF you could sail under his chiseled balls.
If not, the Pyramids for obvious reasons.
>>539014
Tower of Babel of course.
>>539031
The colossus stood presumably inland
ITT: your favourite/weirdest/funniest/most debasing battles in history.
>French cavalry capture Dutch ships
>fucking Dutch I swear
>>536051
The perfect kebab removal battle
The perfect gavur removal battle
How would history have turned out if there were no native americans?
fewer casinos
>>535742
Besides the micro details
>>535740
Faster colonisation, no resistance to it at all.
Just competition between the europeans.
Is there any viable secular sexual morality except for consent (which really isn't *sexual* morality, just a general morality that the sexual sphere falls under)?
>don't have children that you can't afford
>don't cheat on significant others
>don't use sex to get power or advance in the workplace
Common sense covers a lot of this.
>>543114
>Is there any viable secular sexual morality except for consent
yes, but people dont like to hear about it.
>>543114
>that picture
O i am laffin
What, according to the Catholic Church, is the 'point' of Catholicism?
I.e., what is the end goal of practicing it?
It is just a tradition carried out for it's own sake (i.e. worshipping God because thats what we should do), or is there a more specific goal in mind, in the style of St. John of the Cross?
How is this actually defined in the Catechism?
So you can go live forever in Heaven and not go live forever in Hell.
>>542697
Salvation.
If I'm not mistaken, the Orthodox believe the goal of earthly life is theosis, or union with God's energies (but not his essence).
What caused the death of intellectualism?
>>542652
Pseudointellectuals.
>>542652
Pseudointellectuals.
Namely OP.
Diploma inflation, disdain for the less educated people.
Is athiesm about materialism?
Why does the human race spend all their money on new technologies and spend their whole life trying to attain objects that are impermanent?
Why do people say being an atheist makes you smarter?
Why do they shut down spiritual topics in public schools? Couldn't they benefit from teachings about spirituality?
>Is athiesm about materialism?
>Why does the human race spend all their money on new technologies and spend their whole life trying to attain objects that are impermanent?
Perhaps you are conflating materialisms.
>>542445
Nah I meant like, if the world generally doesn't believe in afterlife (not sure about statistic) why would they go out of their way to improve technologies and make new buildings when if we only have one life to live, wouldn't helping people and not try killing eachother in war be a good way to go about life?
I think you are confusing between materialism and hedonism
Yes atheism is materialism. Material world is the only truth and anything else is just wishful thinking.
Why do you guys think the roman empire fell?
I bet it was Christianity.
>>542191
Vast government corruption, hyper-inflation, a weakened and overstretched military, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and their families flooding their borders to carve out their own kingdoms.
This is 4chan though so it'll probably all be "muh multiculturalism, muh degeneracy, muh feminism"
>>542215
You forgot superior Germanic dick.
Which "Great" deserved the title the least?
I say "Great" Britain
Shitting on England (yeah I know, but England=GB=UK, no one cares) is funny, since most of people shit on them while using English invention in English language.
If anyone deserves respect for their historical deeds, it's the English, they built the modern world.
"Great" doesnt refer to quality you dipshit
>>542187
>Brittany:
34,023 km2 (13,136 sq mi)
>Great Britain
209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi)
As you see, Great Britain is way bigger.
Why they were such great fighters?
>>542112
Why are you so shit at making bait threads?
>>542120
How is this a bait?
because of where they lived. They thrived in the in the harshest environment on out planet, this made them the toughest warriors of their age(if not of all time), it also helps that they forged their steel weapons in the same forge they burned their most honorable warriors in.
