QA 48. Think, again (The end of philosophy)

  • Posted by Helen Douglas
  • On May 30, 2014
In 2010, Stephen Hawking pronounced philosophy dead: “Philosophy has not kept up with modern developments in science, particularly physics. Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.” But he had not kept up with Martin Heidegger, who already said this in 1964, in “The end of philosophy and […]
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QA 27. (Jan 11) The philosopher queen gets her gruntle back

  • Posted by Helen Douglas
  • On January 21, 2011
(or A taste of my own medicine) * A small taste for those who have wondered how philosophical counselling/practice works. You might notice the constant inter-play of feelings, words, images and ideas, and how different strategies are utilised. Disgruntled, grumpy, ugh. A smuttering dissatisfaction, all the more annoying for its sheer pettiness. Objectless but fidgety, […]
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