Announcements ............................... Studying philosophy? You may wish to read this (please pass it on) Your comments are most welcome here ................................ The journal Essays in Philosophy has just published a special issue on Ordinary Language Philosophy. ............................... The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy has just published an entry on OLP ............................... Older announcement are archived on our blog. ............................... Thank you for visiting |
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About This Site ............................. OLPWeb aims to be a one-stop portal for resources on Ordinary Language Philosophy (OLP), a leading Anglo-American school of philosophy from 1930 to 1970. We seek to share our interest in this pivotal movement in 20th Century thought, by facilitating both contemporary and historical research. The inclusion of any material does not indicate commitment on our part to the views expressed. OLPWeb is featured in Les Signets de la Bibliothèque nationale de France ('Bookmarks of the National Library of France') under Philosophie anglaise and Philosophies américaine, canadienne, australienne. |
About the Editor .............................. The editor of OLPWeb is Ben Gibran, a freelance researcher and writer with an interest in the philosophy and social science of communication. Ben is a member of the British Society for the History of Philosophy. Selected Publications Evolution and Time's Arrow (research blog) Philosophy as a Private Language Essays in Philosophy, Volume 13 No. 1, 2012 The DIY Prison: Why Cults Work (Bigger Living, 2010) Why is the Problem of Evil a Problem? The Philosopher, Volume LXXXXVII No. 1, Spring 2009 Egotism and the Private Language Argument The Philosopher, Volume LXXXXV No. 2, Autumn 2007 The Impact of the Internet on the Print Book Market Journal of Publishing, Issue 2, 2007 Books as a Political Communication Medium in the United States Publishing Research Quarterly, Volume 22; No. 2, 2006 |
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| When philosophers use a word...and try to grasp the essence of the thing, one must always ask oneself is the word ever actually used in this way in the language in which it is at home? Ludwig Wittgenstein |
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Welcome to the Cult-Free Campus Campaign. Cults view the young, idealistic, and isolated as prime targets for recruitment; hence the presence of such groups on college campuses (particularly aiming at new students). Cults are potentially dangerous more for their methods than their ideas. Such organizations make use of psychological techniques rather than reason to recruit new members. Recruits end up losing their objectivity and tend to obey the cult's authority figures with little question. Like a vaccine, knowledge of the psychological methods employed by cults helps to inoculate against their influence. You can promote freedom from cults on your own campus this day by just emailing the free cult-awareness handbook below to your college friends (no spam please). Note : this is not an anti-religion tract. Not all religious groups are cults; in fact many cults are secular. You may also embed the link or widget below into your own blog social media or website. Our goal is to get this book to every undergraduate on every campus, every year. Thank you, Ben Gibran Editor OLPWeb |
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