I have a few ideas for a couple of blog series here on PP, initially inspired by recent discussion with Jonathan and Tim (no, Tim, I haven't forgotten that I said I'd blog about it!).
The two series will basically split into two themes: worldviews (for lack of a better word), and sciences.
In "Understanding...", the worldview series, I plan to discuss the following:
- Humanism (thanks, Tim)
- Skepticism
- Agnosticism (inspired by Jonathan)
- Atheism or freethinkers
- Antitheism
And, possibly, secularism (although I am uncertain). Would you want me to?
The series on the sciences and arts, "Learn about...", will hopefully feature a collection of guest writers. I am not, after all, a raving polymath. I plan to examine:
- Philosophy
- Ethics
- Biology
- Political Science
- Theology
- History or HAPS
- Evolutionary science
- Medicine
I plan for this sciences series to have a pragmatic flavour, with the eye to explain the discipline and hopefully inspire people through seeing its relevance to the world around us.
In the meantime, and at least after I have blogged about Humanism, I might cover "Why Not Nihilism?"
Do you have any other ideas for either of the series that you would like to see covered? Or, even better, do you feel that you have a specialisation that you might be able to contribute to the second series?
3 comments:
Wow. If you manage to get through all that this century I'll be impressed.
I'm struggling to get through just the small number of topics I've set myself.
Very interested in your thoughts on nihilsm, and some of the other ones. I like that you distinguish antitheism from atheism. (Misotheism is a new word I've just learned.) Sadly, they often go together.
Thanks for the credit! I will try to come up with some comments worthy of the impressive range of posts you have planned.
Jon, thanks for stopping by. Yes I don't expect to go through these fairly fast. The first series will be entirely my own, so I suppose there is no way I'll be able to get through them with any speed given my other pressures in life. Thesis and tutoring come first, followed by random bloggish heresies a far last. I tend to think a lot about these topic for fun anyway, so I'll try to complete them during my procrastination time ;)
Tim, welcome. I look forward to a conversation not restricted to 140 characters!
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