Today is the fifth annual Unesco World Philosophy Day. Should we celebrate? If so how? Suggestions and comments welcome. For background reading, you might try this piece I wrote for Comment is Free.
Today is the fifth annual Unesco World Philosophy Day. Should we celebrate? If so how? Suggestions and comments welcome. For background reading, you might try this piece I wrote for Comment is Free.
How? A party, of course, with all the requisite philosophical accoutrements: wine, chocolate, almonds, brandy, gelato, rum, mince pie, more chocolate. And granola.
I think I plan on celebrating by reflecting on the fact that I have the ability to reflect openly, with relatively no restrictions, and appreciate the fact that I can actually make a living doing philosophy (aka teaching). I will also celebrate the relationships that I have made because I have come to this wonderful discpline.
Party time. :-)
Oh, hang on: don’t we have to get all the philosophers to agree on the party favors? (And worse: get the bureaucrats to pay for them.) Oh dear… :-)
Happy Philosophy Day.
Carolyn Ann
Here’s a site address that is probably completely unrelated to the present topic, yet nevertheless it is a smashingly brilliant idea.
Celebrate Philosophy Day by expanding and testing your vocab while simultaneously saving the world. I kid you not, you won’t be disappointed.
http://freerice.com/index.php
Cheers (clink clink).
As usual, I will prepare a celebratory dinner of pan fried gavagai, and raise a glass of XYZ.
I think we should honour this occassion by asking everyone “why?” endlessly until they either state their a prioris or give up.
I just learned about this while catching up with my RSS feeds. I think I missed another case of philosophers only speaking to other philosophers!