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Are the philosophy books on this site really philosophy and what does it mean if what they argue is really true- does it alter you in any existential way

http://gamahucherpress.yellowgum.com/gamahucher_press_catalogue.htm

2006-12-18 01:04:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

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The word gaumahucher is derived from an old term relating to eroticism. It's an odd choice for a publisher.

Looks like a single author IS G. Press. This is also a warning sign.

I did a brief survey of university libraries. Only a very few have anything from here... suggestive of a lack of support. Google scholar only finds 3 references. There MAY be some material of value on some aspect of Buddhism.

The writer does also author some erotic materials.

Right now, I wouldn't purchase.

2006-12-20 04:34:49 · answer #1 · answered by ethicsprof 3 · 0 0

No offense and without bothering to go to the link,,,Philosophy is "opinion" and can be shared even by one not highly intelligent, or Worldly. It's also cyclical.

Evolution insists that "philosophies" be argued, and "TRUTH" isn't FACT. Science on the other hand, as stated, even "proven" Fact, is still disputed. Until something is theorized, accepted and then proven to be otherwise, philosophizing will take its place along side adventures in the Universe.

Steven Wolf

2006-12-18 09:11:15 · answer #2 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0 0

I call philosophy a form of mental excercising. Philosophers are like economists, No two agree on the same theory. There is probably a little bit of truth in each of their "comprehensive" theories, so they are not worked on or learned totally in vain. However, the greatest benefit is that they help our abstract kind of thinking.

2006-12-18 09:10:14 · answer #3 · answered by seek_fulfill 4 · 0 0

Philosophy is love of knowledge, and any quest for truth.

There is simply not enough information on the site you referred to for people to infer any opinion as to those books.

2006-12-18 09:20:41 · answer #4 · answered by ragdefender 6 · 1 0

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