They often seem the same and yet sometimes differ at 180° to each other. A full understanding of those similarities and differences is essential to our well-being. This web-site contains information on different branches of philosophy and offers online courses on some of those. In addition you can become a member of the Society and share in the promotion of philosophy and have your own views and thoughts heard.
Philosophy deals with all manner of interesting concepts. The Stratagem Philosophical Society is particularly interested in examining the concept of Common Sense.
For example, why is it easier for things to go wrong than to go right. That is a fundamental aspect of our life, after all. That ranks it important.
Sure, any one of us can get things wrong now and then but how come that experts and famous people get things wrong most of the time.
How can poor people be made better off by making better off people poor?
Donald Rumsfeld politician and philosopher
He stated:
Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know. And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tend to be the difficult ones.
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