The Pathos of Distance - 

As we learn from Nietzsches first work, the Birth of Tragedy, he perceives Dionysos as the thing that lives on in joy perpetually and partakes both in the building and flourishing of forms and n their destruction and consumption.

In Apollo, he sees a different redemption from suffering and inevitable death and vanishing, one the is less absolute, but more easy to attain; the relative eternity of …

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thought i'd start a thread on this subject, since i mentioned something about it a moment ago in another thread. specifically about the ways the word 'consciousness' is used, both ordinarily and philosophically.

to kick it off, here are two really good threads about this subject from another forum:

consciousness and passage of time

why do we have consciousness

pay close attention to Rosa …

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continuation of discussion at: http://ilovephilosophy.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=188756&p=2692704#p2692704

pedro wrote:What are the properties then? What goes for "tiger" goes for "whiskers," "violent" and "four legged." You can split properties apart all you want, but there will always be an assumed substance.

hume is critiquing the aristotlean concept of …

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My thesis:
Language evolve from grooming.
It became vocalizations with specific tones informing the group, sharing awareness of resources, an impending threat, sexual availability etc.

Evolution of vocal cords to control the exhaling of air, made verbal language possible.
Sequences of sound indicated phenomena in environment. More specificity was possible.
Later this evolved to indicate …

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First, some definitions:

optimize
to make as perfect, effective, or functional as possible

efficient
(of a system or machine) achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense

So, to optimize means to make something as good as possible in certain regard. In simpler words, it means to improve something as much as possible in some way. On the other hand, to be efficient means …

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quotes Barracuda is responding to are taken from: http://ilovephilosophy.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=177148

Barracuda wrote:It is a beautiful passage, in which we can distinguish what held Nietzsche back from a comprehensive clarity. He still believed in, at least worked from, the duality of truth and appearance. In this way it could not become apparent to him that the value is not what derives from the …

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What is nihilism?
How does it spread?
How does it construct itself?

Why is it so creative, manifesting in multiplicity of variations, ideologies, philosophies?  

We know the official definition, but is it accurate or a product of nihilists defining a world void of the human abstraction they need to endure it?
Is a cosmos void of god, universal morality, purpose, wholeness, a negative …

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Is he correct on Brazil?