He found the thinking of these philosophers to be relatively free from the cleavage of subject and object, in comparison with modern Western philosophy, which always presupposes, consciously or unconsciously, the cogito (the thinking subject) as the starting point of thought.
In urban design terms, identity is considered to be a fixed point of thought and being or ground of actions.
As scholars and teachers, Innis and McLuhan shared a similar dilemma since both argued that book culture tended to produce fixed points of view and homogeneity of thought; yet both produced many books.
It may be argued that in central points of his thought, such as his conception of Logos (the Divine Reason or Word)—Philo used philosophical notions as expressions of religious beliefs.
U.S. justice is structured in such a way that it can persecute extremist actions (breaking violently into an embassy) but never extremist thoughts or points of view (burning the American flag or making a video that portrays George Washington as a pedophile).
Create a version of Room for Debate for your school or local newspaper or Web site in which you invite four to six stakeholders with different points of view to summarize their thoughts in four to five paragraphs each.
Rosenquist's morphing patriotic psychedelia, Kelly's fragile flora, and Baldessari's political pop portraits may present differing points of view, but all are thought-provoking works from our nation's art stars.
"But if a devotional nativity display is allowed, then there must be 'room at the inn' for all points of view, including irreverency and free thought".
