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DACrowe, I am not part of the occupation movement. I support it from afar, and haven't spoken to anyone who has taken part in it. Ergo you should not take me as the de facto voice of the occupation. And considering the issues you mention, it would seem that you are confusing me with FergusNeville. ...

I'd definitely want to agree with Siena that it's commendable they managed to (and surprising they were able to!) find a block of time during which Lower Parliament Hall was not in use. If you were wanting a totally neutral reason to support the strike, university facilities are there for students t...

I think [Brown] was responsible for some of the problems faced by Britain today. He opposed Tony Blair's plans for reforming welfare so Britain now living with the consequences of that inaction. Why did he oppose them? Out of principle? I think it must have been out of principle, yes. After all the...

Now. Justifying post-election promise-breaking based upon changed circumstances does, in this situation, lead us to ask just how much of the known situation was actually unknown. I've heard from various sources that the state of the economy (and all that entails) was readily discernible. If it wasn...

Look, the 'regardless of circumstances' clause is important which is why I included it. Manifestos are plans which represent what you hope you will do if you win a majority and from what you state in your manifestos it's reasonable for people to read into those things political attitudes you have. B...

'Jollytiddlywink's remarks seem a convenient juncture for me to stick my oar in A) NUS and riots I should start by pointing out that in contradiction to the passage David quoted I tend to view crimes as crimes and government decisions as government decisions and not the other way around, but be that...

Actually my understanding, though I'd agree that it's unfair, is that the rule does still apply to them; pedestrians have the right of way under Scots Law (or so I'm told) no matter how foolishly they're behaving. If they fling themselves in front of your car, you're at fault (and they're in hospita...

clm66 wrote:PY1106 - Political Philosopy (new £15.99 get it for £10)

You couldn't tell me which anthology that is, could you? The editor(s) or the publisher would be sufficient (though both would be best).

Finland Finalist Finished Blood vessels in the surface of the skin dilate and that's why people go red," says Prof Brewer. However, this means the heart is pumping more quickly to supply blood to both the skin and muscles. And if this continues too long because the body keeps getting hotter, t...

Not only that, but it might even seem like it's a good idea once you're both talked into it, but thinking about your girlfriend with other guys and actually KNOWING about it are two different things. Worth keeping this in mind, methinks. A close analogue might be the following; many women have rape...

Since re-entering the world of academia, I have constantly found that intuition pumps (designed to find flaws in ethics systems) are continually triumphed by the MGR. It works and it works well. I believe that it is an ethics system that can be adopted far more readily than any other system I've en...

This is not a weakness in the unaltered golden rule, because the unaltered GR compells you to continue treating people as you would be treated, even if they are acting like complete douchebags. Of course someone might very reasonably think that was a central weakness of the standard golden rule. I ...

Peculiar, slightly upsetting and oddly discordant with Louise Richardson's other, some might say aggressively progressive stances. Does anyone who, for example, knows something about theology know much about his merits as a researcher? It might well be the case that he's just a superlatively excelle...

Firstly, I know what word I meant and that word is empathy . We are all the man on the street and it is very widely understood to mean exactly what I intended it to mean. If a tiny minority mistakingly use the word sympathy, I'll include a footnote to make sure they realise that I mean the actual u...

Would I, on meeting a stranger, want him to hand me £5 and feel unhappy at having done so? No, I wouldn't. So I won't do that to him. The Golden Rule has had bad press over the years - mainly because people don't understand it. Or lack the sympathy *. The key is consideration - both for yourself an...

I appreciate that [...] philosophy shouldn't be geographically limited. I guess I'm saying I don't appreciate that. Or at least it's not obvious to me why I should be especially interested in what e.g. Confucius had to say, given I'm not very interested in what Aquinas had to say. Kind of an equal ...

There really should be more Eastern philosophy addressed in the West. (at university-level, that is) Harumph. Maybe in other departments. A problem-based approach to philosophy means you only dip into the history of philosophy as and when it becomes relevant to solving contemporary problems. That s...

RedCelt69 wrote:You are in an empty room laughing at yourself.

Curiously koan-like.

"Hatred is being locked in an empty room, laughing at yourself"

(Given that they've normally only got about three buttons anyway I'm surprised leaving one of them unbuttoned was even suggested.) You might think that makes sense but you are, in fact, in error. The fashion since Edward VII has been to leave the bottom button of three (or more) buttoned waistcoats...

I should probably go to bed. But first, some fisking. FACT: Modern Languages loses the University over 700,000 pounds a year. What do you mean by 'loses'. They burn it or something? You presumably mean they spend £700,000; a subtle but important difference. FACT: the SLT are on better salaries than ...