I studied philosophy at the University of Stirling, earning my degree in 2005 and a Master's in Knowledge & Mind in 2007. I first became interested in epistemology after snaffling a copy of Descartes’ Meditations off my brother while still at school, and it sparked all kinds of ideas in my mind so I just had to find out more. These days I like finding philosophical ideas hidden in movies, song lyrics and other everyday places people don’t expect. It’s not all high-brow beardstroking theory, but if you start small you might like where it can take you.
Thank you, Allan Getliff, for such a paradoxical question! There is an implication here that scary movies are somehow a bad thing – that being scared is a bad thing. That notion makes us question why we should enjoy something that is bad. As an avowed horror fan, I have considered this before, and have […]
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