Ellis Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 My name is Ellis, 23, and currently studying philosophy and physics at SRU. Got into philosophy around 5 years ago when I took an ethics class, and I've been hooked ever since. Also exposed to Rand at that time (my professor had the class read "The Virtue of Selfishness"). Philosophically, I started off as a strange brew between Kant and Locke; but as time passed, I rejected most of Kant, supplanting it with process metaphysics and object oriented ontology coupled with elements from Rand's epistemology and speculative realism. So, yeah, that's where I am at right now.I joined SOLO (ding_an_sich is my name) about two years ago; haven't really gained much from it aside from arguing with Leonid, and even then that proves to oftentimes be a fruitless endeavour.Looking forward to learning a few things and chatting with some new people.Some links on aforementioned philosophical positions (should you be unfamiliar with them):Process Philosophyhttp://plato.stanford.edu/entries/process-philosophy/Object Oriented Ontologyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-oriented_ontologySpeculative Realismhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculative_realismSOLO profile (should you care)http://www.solopassion.com/user/2429 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Ellis:Welcome to OL. I had not heard of your University. However, the Wiki link was quite enlightening.Looks like a beautiful campus.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_Rock_UniversityA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 It sure does. Wonder if there are many goats in that part of Penn.? I see that one of your alumni was a boxer. It reminds me of the Brit boxer and entertainer who said, "Boxing led me to philosophy. You bash him and he bashes you and after a while you start to wonder, what's itall for?" You'll find good philosophy on OL with not too much bashing, I hope. Welcome Carol PS You have great taste in music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblueram Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Michigan loves SRU - they announce Slippery Rock results at our football games, and the crowd gets into it. I think it is a fairly long-standing tradition, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Ellis:Welcome to OL. I had not heard of your University. However, the Wiki link was quite enlightening.Looks like a beautiful campus.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_Rock_UniversityA...The campus is very beautiful, especially on fall/spring mornings as the sun shines through the trees. Incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaalChatzaf Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 I will be truthful. I had to look up that college on the web before I believed it existed. Come on! Slippery Rock! Well, stranger things are true.Ba'al Chatzaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljane Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 I will be truthful. I had to look up that college on the web before I believed it existed. Come on! Slippery Rock! Well, stranger things are true.Ba'al Chatzaf Maybe you should double check with another source. Things found on the web do not always exist, geographically and otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Ellis,Welcome to OL.Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaalChatzaf Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 I will be truthful. I had to look up that college on the web before I believed it existed. Come on! Slippery Rock! Well, stranger things are true.Ba'al Chatzaf Maybe you should double check with another source. Things found on the web do not always exist, geographically and otherwise.Color me gullible.Ba'al Chatzaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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