Question by S: What do I say to people when they ask if Buddhism is a religion or philosophy?
What can I say to those who believe it’s not a religion and say that therefore it cannot be compared to other religions/lesser than other religions?

Best answer:

Answer by chasingelohim
Tell them it is both.

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

Question by Bob H: People like Chomsky and Zinn…?
I’m a big fan of Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky, and I’ve read a lot of their material. I’m wondering though, who are some other modern day liberal professors or philosophers similar to Zinn and Chomsky?

Best answer:

Answer by Michael
Zinn is hardly a philosopher and liberal is not the appropriate word to describe these two greats. But john pilger and bob fisk are two great journalists of the ilk of zinn and chomsky

Add your own answer in the comments!

Related Modern Philosophers Articles

Question by : Some people say: philosophy is dead….is that true?
I think the job of a philosopher is to sum up human efforts by finding connections between different branches of knowledge,but modern scientists usually talk about physics,chemistry and biology by cutting them off from aesthetics,ethics and religion,thus giving a too technical insight on basic human problems.Do you think scientists like Sagan,Hawking or Dawkins are compensating Russell,James or Durant when they talk about origin of life and universe?We really don’t need philosophers now?

Best answer:

Answer by Nila V
Science and Philosophy are in different end . But they should meet one day at one point. That is the main purpose

What do you think? Answer below!

Question by : I want to know what people think consciousness is?
Modern science, which by its methods, does not accept metaphysical reality, has yet to define consciousness. Quantum Physics has learned things some of its own researchers admit were part of ancient philosophy. In short, they are confirming metaphysical realities the ancients based their cultures on. But they both get stuck when it comes to consciousness, which was actually admitted by a Quantum Physiscist in the documentary, :What the Bleep Do We Know? Going Down the Rabbit Hole”. Their problem rests in the fact that they are trying to define the reality of consciousness within the parameters of physics. To me, its like scientists buzzing around during a live play, studying the physical nature of the stage props, to try to figure out what the play is about, and what all the movement is. In Ancient Kamitic (Egyptian) Philosophy, Reality, and every and anything in it, cxan be placed into two DUAL categories:
1. Material, which is MATTER (nothing more than dead lifeless building blocks that cant arrange themselves by their own accord), and ENERGY which is a material aspect of movement. Scientists seem to focus on the cMATTER, while quantum physicists focus a little more on the ENERGY aspects. To the ancients, energy moves matter, which dictates how it behaves.
2. NON-Material: Consciousness is NOT material. In fact, the ancients believe that matter and energy were initially FORMLESS realities, like a dead still body of water to put it symbolically. Consciousness initiated movement in the water, this movement being energy, which consequently orders matter to take its various forms. And what does Consciousness, the PASSIVE OBSERVER, move energy with? The second of the non-material realities: WILL.
The process of creation, literally, and in our practical life, is Consciousness orders matter to form or behave by willing energy to move it.
OK, what are your takes on this guys? Scientists? Philosophers? Laypersons (like myself!)?
I like everyones answers. I only have one problem with one of the answers, not as an insult, please. An inspirational speaker Dr. Dwayne Dyer, once said, “Years ago, people would ask a scientist,if he or she believes in God. They answered to them, ‘of course not, I am a scientist’. Now, if you ask a scientist if they believe in God, they more often respond, ‘of course I do, I am a scientist’ “. That isnt a word for word quote from him, but the point is, early in our scientific quest, many scientists set out to disprove all the religious and metaphysical explanaitions of life and the world we live in. to get the objective facts only, to answer all of lifes questions. Now, some scientists are realizing that for the Universe to ‘explode accidentally into existence (The “Big Bang”, that I partially agree with, but wonder where the previously non existent materials came from that reacted to one another to cause this accidental explosion), is kind of full of holes, because there is too much

Best answer:

Answer by Abigail
Consciousness is a chemical reaction in the brain.

Add your own answer in the comments!

Cogito ergo sum, descartes compared to philosophy in the Matrix trilogy, rationalism, perception of the world, systematic This clip is taken from the documentary ‘Return to the Source – Philosophy and the Matrix’ See it in full length here www.youtube.com

More Modern Philosophers Articles

Question by Belzetot: Why do so many people confuse religion with philosophy?
Philosophy is about asking questions and keeping an open mind. Something which religion obviously doesn’t approve.
Religion is based on dogmas, which are unquestionable truths. The very idea of a truth not being questioned is completely alien to any respecting philosopher.

Best answer:

Answer by Tennisguy
why are you confusing relgion with “closed mindedness?”
yes, many people in religious terms are not tolerant, but that doesn’t mean you can judge a whole religion of people based of the few you’ve met or seen

and sometimes religion is needed to bring into SOME aspects of philosophy

What do you think? Answer below!

Question by D.K.: Are there any famous gay people in history?
Besides modern day gay people, such as celebrities/actors, are there any famous gay scientists, philosophers, army generals, kings/queens, etc. throughout history? I’m just curious, because I rarely/never hear about them, if they existed.

I’m thinking that there were some, but they were probably likely to be killed/arrested if they were open about it, so they kept it quiet.

Best answer:

Answer by A furry
Wasn’t Ernst Hemingway a homosexual?

Give your answer to this question below!

Find More Modern Philosophers Articles

Question by thecatphotographer: Why do so many people hate the French?
I am Italian, and of course I want Italy to win tomorrow!!!

But I can’t understand why so many people hate the French. Not only their team, but the nation in general.
I’ve been to France several times, and I can tell you it’s a charming country. Paris is one of the most beautiful cities ever. France has good wine, good cheese, and its sophisticated cuisine is one of the most appreciated worldwide along with the Italian. They don’t eat just frogs or snails. Granted, the French sometimes do sound a little snobbish and they do pronounce foreign names their own way, but they have good reasons for being proud of their country. They have a great cultural heritage — novelists, poets, philosophers, painters, sculptors, architects. Modern art was born in France with the Impressionists. They were the first country to be a republic while all surrounding countries were still monarchies. Not all of the French vote for LePen or are racist. So, why do you people hate them?

Just curious…

Best answer:

Answer by casper

What do you think? Answer below!

Question by john: Who are some people that are similiar to Socrates today?
Can you think of anyone who is very similiar to the ancient philosopher in more modern times?

Best answer:

Answer by Alan Turing
So, what do you mean by similar?

Give your answer to this question below!

Related Modern Philosophers Articles

Question by Dreamer: why are some people drawn to psychology and philosophy and religion, and others couldn’t care less?
is it because of the people are different, or are the topics themselves just uninteresting to some?

Best answer:

Answer by Iona
Both. But a lack of interest in the philosophical suggests a lack of imagination to me. Some people have less imagination than others.

What do you think? Answer below!

Question by Desiree: Should an exception be made for religious people in the modern era?
Religious people in the modern era have access to a lot more knowledge, information and ideas than religious people of former times. Therefore, religious people in the modern era have to deny, manage or willfully ignore a lot more knowledge, information and ideas to maintain faith in their absurd bible myths, right? I mean, you can say that ‘religious people’ is too broad a term that covers legendary Greek philosophers to brain-dead Fox News anchors, but those legendary Greek philosophers did not have access to the internet and the wealth of knowledge, information and ideas at their fingertips. Therefore, an exception needs to be made; religious people in the modern era are radically different to religious people of former times, right?

Best answer:

Answer by President Ookdork
They are fatter now

Add your own answer in the comments!

Horizon Research Foundation Presented: Unravelling the Mystery of the Self – From Philosophy to Modern Day Science at Imperial College London, September 10, 2009. The symposium consisted of an engaging discussions on the nature of the self by: Dr Peter Fenwick, Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, London and Dr Sam Parmia, Fellow in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York. Joining them for a panelist discussion was: Dr Christopher French, Professor of psychology at Goldsmiths College, University of London, is head of their Anomalistic psychology Research Unit which he founded in the year 2000 and Dr. Joan LaRovere, a Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care and Director of the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London.
Video Rating: 5 / 5