Quote from Yves R. Simon

"There are great men of science who lack manners, and there are great artists who are rather notorious for their boorishness, which may be cultivated to some extent but is not entirely artificial. In fact, such traits seem to belong to personalities excellently developed with regard to some habitus, or virtue, be that mathematics or courage, the art of painting or justice. We may go even further and ask: Could a good philosopher be a boor? I am not sure, but I doubt that a philosopher limited to his habitus would be a very creative philosopher. What is certain, though, is that neither his philosophical habitus nor all the virtues that he might possess would of themselves suffice to make him a cultured person. To be that he would have to be able to make also some contribution through activities of free expansion."

Welcome Class 2007 - Philosophy of Culture

Welcome to our new philosophy of culture blog. The conversation here will contain reflections from the students of class 2007 regarding philosophy of culture. This will mainly be composed of reactions, commentaries, and personal insights in the light of what philosophers and cultural anthropologists say about the phenomenon called cultures. My hope here is that through this continuous conversation the students will achieve a deeper understanding of culture from a philosophical perspective.