philosophy

  • In Our Time over at the BBC has just wrapped up a poll picking out the top ten philosophers of all time. I'm not sure if the poll limited the results to Western philosophers, but every member of the top ten comes from the Western tradition. The top three? 1) Karl Marx; 2) David Hume; and 3) Ludwig Wittgenstein. 2) and 3) seem about right to me -- Karl Marx I've never personally read (except for the Communist Manifesto). (2) #
    10/31/2006
  • Yesterday's Slavoj Žižek article led me to a few more intersting links. First, there's the trailer for Žižek!, a documentary following the eponymous philosopher during his lecture circuit, with a soundtrack by the excellent one-man band A Hawk and a Hacksaw. (I saw AHAAH's live show a year ago, and it was awesome.) Second, there's a fascinating New Yorker profile of Žižek. (via ss) (1) #
    9/12/2006
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