“I'm not sure that I 'am' a philosopher - but I do engage with questions that are generally recognized as philosophical questions, such as the character of human existence and what makes for a good human life.” HumansCharacterExistencePhilosophicalPhilosopherHuman LifeNot SureHuman ExistencePhilosophical Questions Author:George Pattison
“Religious life is about something real in human experience that is not constrained by what Wittgenstein called 'all that is the case'. In this sense Heidegger is not simply 'mistaken' - he just asks us, as philosophers mostly do, to think more carefully about what we're saying.” ThinkingHumansRealLife IsAsksReligiousCasesPhilosopherMistakenHuman ExperienceSomething RealReligious LifeHeidegger Author:George Pattison
“But why should a religious person be interested in a work like Heidegger's that many regard as the epitome of nihilism? For a start, because Heidegger forces us in a way that few philosophers do to really think through the seriousness and all-encompassing nature of our mortality.” ThinkingWayShouldPersonsForceReligiousRegardPhilosopherMortalitySeriousnessNihilismEpitomeReligious PersonHeidegger Author:George Pattison
“It's strange that in an age when we pride ourselves on our independence of thought we meekly submit without further question to the declaration of a clearly unbalanced nineteenth century philosopher that God is dead! That's cheeky, of course - and one rarely comes away from reading Nietzsche without learning something new and significant. He's certainly FAR more unsettling for faith than any contemporary atheist I know of.” KnowsAgeCoursesReadingCenturyStrangePrideIndependenceAtheistPhilosopherSignificantContemporarySomething NewSubmitDeclarationNineteenth CenturyUnbalancedGod Is DeadLearning Something NewCheekyIndependence Of Thought Author:George Pattison
