Philosophy forums, please?

Nikolas · Wed 08/07/2009 18:20:18

Hey guys!

I'm looking to find some forum for philosophical discussions (social and art mainly). Now google has been helpful, but all webpages with "philosophy" on the name seem to be somewhat... slow, sluggish, or anything in between.

Do you know of any (well known mayhbe, but unknown to me) forums about philosophy in more general?

Cheers

mouthuvmine · Wed 08/07/2009 22:04:49

Isn't a forum on philosophy kind of a funny idea? A philosopher is a thinker, and not a person of action, an action being anything that can be defined as a work of man. Which I believe a forum must be. Haha. I don't know of any just yet. I'm still just reading a few books on the subject, but I'd like to see if anyone has any links for you!

Akatosh · Wed 08/07/2009 22:35:45

I wouldn't say that. Ultimately, philosophy is all about coming up with new ideas (or improving old ones), and debating can help with that.

Anyway... I could spy on the resident philosophers at uni, maybe they mention a URL...

/EDIT: One and's enough, even at 11:35 PM.

GuyAwesome · Wed 08/07/2009 22:46:53

I thought the major definition of 'forum' was 'a place to come together for discussion'? Certainly pre-internet it was, and I figured that was why internet forums were called 'forums'. So a 'philosophy forum' sounds perfectly sensible to me.

I ... have nothing else to add. Sorry. Maybe there's just something about philosophers that keeps them off the internet?

Stupot · Wed 08/07/2009 22:53:32

What's wrong with Gen-Gen?

Matti · Wed 08/07/2009 23:38:11

Well, I'm studying philosophy, but I don't know any philosophical forum (yet)

EDIT: Oh, and if I knew one, it would be german

Ali · Wed 08/07/2009 23:43:01

I'm not sure if any forums on philosophy can truly be said to exist.

Lionmonkey · Thu 09/07/2009 02:19:17

This and this and many more found by typing "philosophical forum" into google

mouthuvmine · Thu 09/07/2009 04:21:56

Quote from: GuyAwesome on Wed 08/07/2009 22:46:53
I thought the major definition of 'forum' was 'a place to come together for discussion'? Certainly pre-internet it was, and I figured that was why internet forums were called 'forums'. So a 'philosophy forum' sounds perfectly sensible to me.

I ... have nothing else to add. Sorry. Maybe there's just something about philosophers that keeps them off the internet?

I didn't just mean a forum on the internet. It's not just "things that are man made", it's "works of man". I've just bean reading the human condition (not the be all, end all, but still lol), and the way philosophers had defined philosophy was that it was equal in terms to contemplation. Coming together to talk about it made it political (not the modern usage of the word), so any definition of forum would've changed it from one to the other. Anyway, it was philosophy joke. Lol. I kill me.

On topic, no luck on . Well, at finding anything other than what was given already.

EDIT: Changing my search to "philosophical" instead of "philosophy" did make a difference!

Snarky · Thu 09/07/2009 05:29:53

Quote from: mouthuvmine on Thu 09/07/2009 04:21:56
I didn't just mean a forum on the internet. It's not just "things that are man made", it's "works of man". I've just bean reading the human condition (not the be all, end all, but still lol), and the way philosophers had defined philosophy was that it was equal in terms to contemplation. Coming together to talk about it made it political (not the modern usage of the word), so any definition of forum would've changed it from one to the other. Anyway, it was philosophy joke. Lol. I kill me.

Well, the first great philosopher, Socrates, famously practiced philosophy by going around the forum (agora) in Athens and talking to people, so I'm not sure where the whole "discussion => ! philosophy" idea comes from. Dialogue is pretty much the cornerstone of philosophy, it seems to me.

Ghost · Thu 09/07/2009 06:16:19

I found one that sounds quite promising... http://www.ephilosopher.com/news.php

If you're willing to invest some time, there are also some "clubs" over at DeviantArt. It takes a lot of effort to find good ones there, though. Aaaaand mostly they contemplate their navels, and also Pokemon movesets.

Intense Degree · Thu 09/07/2009 10:12:18

Quote from: Ali on Wed 08/07/2009 23:43:01
I'm not sure if any forums on philosophy can truly be said to exist.

Hmmm, but by the same token it can't really be stated that they dont......!

Andail · Thu 09/07/2009 11:56:40

I've never had much luck with the very narrow and specialised kind of forums like a philosophy discussion board would be. The best philosophy discussions I've had, have been on general chat forums which happen to house very skilled and learned posters.

Whenever I've stumbled across a debate forum of that sort, there have typically been a couple of demigod veterans who dictate all debates and react very angrily on newcomers who haven't read the entire archive of saved topics before daring to post a query.

So I'd say, try AGS

Matti · Thu 09/07/2009 13:57:37

Quote from: Andail on Thu 09/07/2009 11:56:40
I've never had much luck with the very narrow and specialised kind of forums like a philosophy discussion board would be. The best philosophy discussions I've had, have been on general chat forums which happen to house very skilled and learned posters.

"Narrow and specialised" like a philosophy discussion board? It generally is wide-spread, just take a look at LionMonkey's first link (which seems to be a rather interesting forum by the way). There are topics on everything important and also a forum for everything that doesn't fit in the given categories...

Nikolas · Thu 09/07/2009 14:07:34

Thanks all.

A note that the requested forum(s) are for my father, not me. He's aiming to publish a few books on philosophy and would like to 'test the water' first... So I thought of giving him (73 years of age) a few links to forums so he can discuss things and further his thoughts.

And no, philosophy, normally, is nothing close to an autistic process, on the contrary: It's outgoing!

Mr Flibble · Thu 09/07/2009 18:01:05

I hate discussing philosophy on the internet!

You're just going to run into a bunch of pseudo-intellectuals who value their ideas over the ideas of all others, except of course when quoting a famous philosopher because famous philosophers are better qualified to philosophise than the rest of us.

Ghost · Thu 09/07/2009 18:06:33

Ah, I don't know, a free for all discussion always borders on philosophy, especially when cake's involved. Or a game in production, actually, or META. Or the Duke.

Good luck for your dad's book, Nicolas! Tell him I'm holding thumbs!

LUniqueDan · Thu 09/07/2009 23:36:51

QuoteYou're just going to run into a bunch of pseudo-intellectuals who value their ideas over the ideas of all others, except of course when quoting a famous philosopher because famous philosophers are better qualified to philosophise than the rest of us.

Sad but true.

Mostpeople don't know the difference between 'new age crap', philosophy or just trying to think.

I can recommend you some IRC channels (mostly on DalNet and Undernet). But they oftenly felt on the same defect. I'm afraid philosophy is an art for loner olny... :'(

Philosophy forums, please?

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