What's the current state of ethical and political philosophy? I'd love to brush up on the current issues being discussed.
should you listen to a police officer aiming a gun at you if you are high on horse tranquilizers and walking toward him with a knife
>>328552
I'm most interested in normative ethics, justice and human rights if that narrows it a little.
>>328560
>human rights
nice meme
>tfw can't see myself majoring in not humanities
>post graduation it means I'm fucked
Tfw have history degree,
Tfw plan of military service post-graduation shatters as I'm medically disqualified now
Tfw 3 part time jobs now and still struggling financially
Tfw significant other becomes distant.
Tfw too weak to an hero
Gun for the best grades possible. Read broadly and outside of the list. Be engaged without being an autistic, sycophantic hanger on.
If you are in a course with a practical component try and get a gig helping out a research student. You might get into academia or your resume will have enough for your potential employer to be able to read your commitment.
>>328567
I'm not even sure what jobs I could even apply for
how damaging was this man?
i hear people saying he set back his conquered lands hundreds of years or is this just a meme
>>328477
He did a number on China, which was the most advanced state in the world.
On the other hand he exported rice to persia which was a major boon to non chinese civilizations in the long run
he was p cool
How about you read about it yourself?
They brought a lot of good shit, they destroyed a lot of good shit.
Implying humans / apes / chimps didn't exist what animal species had the best chance at developing civilization?
>>328344
A different kind of apes.
Or, corvids?
This seems like a question for a different board though.
>>328344
This is not History. Fuck off.
>>328349
>evolved corvids
>that feel when no harpy civilization
Is hating Richard Dawkins a meme? Every time I see the man I immediately start thinking about fedoraism and rampant leftism, but when I read the guy he sounds very reasonable and pleasant.
Why is he disliked? wouldn't it be better to dislike his readers?
>>328283
>but when I read the guy he sounds very reasonable and pleasant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tIwYNioDL8
kek, okay
Stupid people who ape intellect idolize the man for making others seem like even greater morons. He's a hero in cargo cult intellectualism.
Is this what American thanksgiving is actually like?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUCUsNx1HTs
>>328195
>muh atheism
ree
why he didnt get up and leave? why he have to make a scene like that
>>328213
Because he shouldn't have to be oppressed and have religion forced on him like that
Adding religion to this board was a mistake. It's been nothing but shitposting.
What went [spoiler]wrong?[/spoiler]
you [spoiler]can't spoil dude[/spoiler]
>>328145
and btw, read Animal Farm to give you an idea of what went wrong.
>>328119
he died
If one problem with the colonisation of Africa was grouping a bunch of different ethnicities that hated each other (or not), would it be feasible to have a nation state for every ethnicity in Africa?
If this map is correct I would assume it'd be a nightmare to accomplish.
Notice how the most ethnically diverse countries are the most unstable, chaotic, and violent. I'm sure this is just a coincidence.
>>328054
That map is post colonial contact, African States were multiethnic generally speaking. Had they been able to remain in all likelihood it'd mitigate your worries.
That being said, looking at a map of Europe it's really not all that different.
That wouldn't make any sense. It would cause more problems than it would fix.
The problem isn't about tiny tribes, but things like different religions and modes of living. Most of the ethnic conflicts you hear about are actually between farmers and pastorals or Muslims and Christians. Hell, Rwanda is one of the only African states with precolonial tribal borders and it experienced one of the worst genocides in African history.
Argue
Romans literally invented sexualized kissing.
Checkmate, atheists.
Christianity is.
Checkmate, atheists
>>327763
Italians:
kissing
fellatio
crucifixion
You're welcome, rest of the world
You will never be as based as the Stoics.
>you will never read the lost four books of epictetus
>>327655
Epicureanism is as based or more.
>>327655
But you can.
>>327708
But you don't need to.
>>327710
Why do Epicureanfags always, always, always have to talk about how they're better than Stoics? So much insecurity, try ataraxia friend.
Why do we pretend social Darwinism does not exist?
>we aim to be the best student
>aim to get into the top colleges
>aim to get the highest paying jobs
>aim to get a qt 3.14 partner
>aim to surround ourself with the best friends
>watch and support sports and celebrities who are at their prime and best at what they do
And if we fail at any of the above, we get exiled to /r9k/.
Hitler was not perfect but atleast he did not kid people with fairytales of egalitarism.
Discuss.
It has to do with the fact that democracies are founded on the ideas of John Lock
Very few have realized it but Darwin created a huge crisis for the entire first world. The very philosophical ideas that support democracy and egalitarianism have been refuted. They only make sense if Tabula Rasa is true, that people are born completly blank and can become a genius or fool based on nothing but their upbringing. If everyone has equal potential they should have equal rights. But genetics destroyed that idea. We now know people do not have equal potential.
The Leftists are aware of this and want to 'force' us to all have equal potential by handicapping the strong with legislation. Those that succeed should be punished and those that fail should be rewarded to create 'balance'.
The anti-racists want to just pretend Darwin never happened and genetics don't do anything.
Basically ever since Darwin people have been scrambling to justify our most basic rules. While people who were ahead of their time like Hitler realized we needed to completly re-write the laws.
The point is this an absolute crisis, the only egalitarianism still exists is out of custom. None egalitarian principles, like what Nietzsche are far easier to explain philosophically. As technology advances the Darwinian nature of reality will become more appearent. The 'strong' will keep getting ahead and the weak will keep falling behind (can you imagine what genetic alteration or robot slaves will do?). Given I don't think equality is going to last all it needs is a good push in the right direction and an Ubermench to execute the master plan
>>327636
>hitler was not perfect but at least he believed in social darwinism
you are a retard
>>327636
all those things don't exist in a vacuum.
did Hitler really agree with social Darwinism, he was pro trade unions and government ownership.
Would Austria-Hungary have collapsed if WW1 never happened?
Without reform, yes
In the long run I can't see it lasting super long, even with a federal system
>>327445
This. Nationalism was on the rise. Reforms were "coming" But I feel it was too lite too late. Large scale rebelions would have broken out before. But then again there is too many factors to take into account. A shame such a country did not survive. Imagine how central europe would be today.
>>327445
>>327539
Basically this, but there would need to be some sort of spark, If the political situation was stable, its unlikely it would just break apart. But as ethnic tensions rose, yeah an event precipitating a breakup would be inevitable. Ideally I think the breakup would be pic related
How did the Arabs fuck up so bad?
poorly prepared forces
>>327280
Because they weren't expecting Israel to randomly attack them.
>how did the defenders of Pearl Harbor fuck up so bad?
Discussion about the history of Satanism.
Is modern Satanism just a watered down mix of egoism and contrarianism with Satan slapped on the front for extra edge points?
>>327252
ego/hedonism, yes
I would like to know of the history as well, before it became the edge lords wet dream.
How did you become a court jester? I'm not talking about retarded people or dwarfs the king would keep the lel at, I mean professional comedians. Did you just get a reputation as the funniest guy in town and hope the minor noblemen would notice you and tell the king to hire you?
>>326936
Your idea of citizens as individual free subjects is fucking ridiculous. Your father lent you out to a fellow performer at age 8 to be buttfucked and trained in the arts of comedy.
>>326936
How would the world be different if Pig had the ability to learn language. Like they are stil slaughtered for food, but they would cry and beg for mercy ?
>>326962
Is the buttfucking part necessary?
