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Title of forum confuses me

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  • 04-07-2006 11:13am
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    PetraMac
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭


    Apologies if I'm wrong but the title of this forum led me to expect dicussions on the subjects known as "the humanities" - as in languages, philosophy, arts, etc. Most of the threads here seem to come under the heading of "social studies" or "social issues". Have I missed something?


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    MiCr0
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 6,265 CMod ✭✭✭✭MiCr0


    Don't confuse whats normally discussed here with what the forum is for.
    Just about any serious discussion is allowed here, unless it is better suited somewhere else.


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    Jackie laughlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭Jackie laughlin


    Petramac, I tend to agree with you. Much of what appears here is politics. The philosophy "page" seems to be ignored by anyone with an interest in philosophy. Yes, of course I realize that pols. and Phil. are core to the humanities. However, it doesn't seem to matter as long as the discussions take place.


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    lostexpectation
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    Jackie laughlin wrote:
    Petramac, I tend to agree with you. Much of what appears here is politics. The philosophy "page" seems to be ignored by anyone with an interest in philosophy. Yes, of course I realize that pols. and Phil. are core to the humanities. However, it doesn't seem to matter as long as the discussions take place.

    its more socialology


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    Earthhorse
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    Socialology.

    There are language, philosophy and arts boards PetraMac, perhaps you will find the topics you are looking for there.


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    Jackie laughlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭Jackie laughlin


    Debates here tend not to be sociology.

    The philosophy board should be avoided. It's too depressing.


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    simu
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    Earthhorse wrote:
    Socialology.

    There are language, philosophy and arts boards PetraMac, perhaps you will find the topics you are looking for there.

    Ah sure, start something here. The scope of the forum is far braoder than you'd think by looking at its recent contents.


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    [Deleted User]
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    This forum seems to be more about the broader subjects. The Politics board is quite specfic in what they talk about, but the references & evidences provided come in a very formal manner. The humanities board lacks that precise & almost clinical approach to subjects whereby you still talk about the subject & involving your own emotions.

    I would see this board as being more human than the other boards. The other boards get too serious about a subject and allow no leeway towards real personal feelings as opposed to the bare facts.


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