Comments on: Leszek Kołakowski & other intellectuals

By: Kapaneus

Kapaneus — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Off topic: you shouldn’t use the strange form ,,Plotonius“ (where the heck did you get _that_ from??), use “Plotinos” instead and people will understand you …

As for the cited abstract it’ll be totally understandable to anyone who finished reading Carnap’s and Wittgenstein’s main works. Just some piece of colorful language but nothing unusual.

By: phlojd

phlojd — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:56:07 +0000

There were some really interesting exchanges between Kolakowski and EP Thompson as a result of the latter writing this broadside open letter to the former:

http://socialistregister.com/socialistregister.com/files/SR_1973_Thompson.pdf

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:26:15 +0000

I don’t get it. Why hate on Richard Marx?

By: adthelad

adthelad — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:45:53 +0000

….and the comments on the reviews

By: adthelad

adthelad — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:42:10 +0000

p.s. Have a look at the reviews of this book http://www.amazon.com/Religion-There-Worries-So-Called-Philosophy/dp/1890318876

By: adthelad

adthelad — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:24:28 +0000

gagutek – philosophy = thinking

er…well almost. Philosophy is more an attempt at reasoning so as not to end up living in ‘cloud cookoo land’ where, amongst others, Marxists live.

As evidenced by scatts, some people think reasoning means ‘“Your guess is as good as mine” ;)

By: gagutek

gagutek — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:57:17 +0000

it’s me again :)
I really like Kolakowski :) even if I don’t know much about his philosophical work.

>>> Oh, and if anyone can find a good reason why I should like philosophy generally then that would help as well>>>

Philosophy = thinking
You don’t need more reasons to like it!

By: Scatts

Scatts — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:52:24 +0000

Yeah, a lot of the rarer books are silly prices. I’ve seen a few of his at that price. Still, it’s cheaper than sleep hypnosis treatments.

By: gagutek

gagutek — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:41:34 +0000

O, and I have this book in Polish
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Correct-Views-Everything-Kolakowski-Leszek/dp/1587315254/ref=pd_rhf_shvl_1
but haven’t finished reading it yet. It is more serious stuff.
I can’t believe the price!

By: gagutek

gagutek — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:38:15 +0000

I know Kolakowski mainly through this book
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/8320712971/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title
It is non-philosophical stuff, but these intelectual small stories made me smile each time I read it. And I come back it it quite often.
So far I wasn’t able to trace an English translation (I even don’t know if it exist) as I would love my husband to read it.
If you know Polish well enough, please read it.