User:Postmodern Beatnik

WikiProject Philosophy task list A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects. Optimism should have a separate page that focuses on the philosophical idea of optimism and distinguishes the philosophical view from "positive thinking" and other everyday uses of the word. Philosophy of social science, has some okay points but requires elaboration on Wittgenstein and Winch, perhaps other linguistic critiques, whether logical positivist or postmodernist. Exchange value needs to be redone, it shouldn't be under 'Marxist theory'- although it's an important component of Marxist theory it's also vital for all economics. That said the article's weight on Marx is also absurd. German Idealism and the articles related to it may need to be rewritten or expanded to avoid undue weight on Arthur Schopenhauer. Protected values first section confuses right action and values and needs a copy edit, moving and wikifying Quality (philosophy) needs a more clear explanation. Socratic dialogues could do with some tidying and clarification. See the talk page for one suggested change. Problem of universals: The introductory definition is (perhaps) fixed. But, the article is poor. Check out the German version. Teleology: the article is shallow and inconsistent. Existentialism: the quality of this article varies wildly and is in desperate need of expert attention. Analytic philosophy This is a very major topic, but still has several sections which are stubs, and several topics which are not covered. Lifeworld A philosophical concept that seems to have fallen exclusively into the hands of the sociologists. Could use some attention; it's a major and complex issue in phenomenology. Perception Needs the attention of philosophically minded Wikipedians. This is only the start of an overhaul of perception and related articles. Edit this list | To do | stubs | Article alerts | Cleanup listing | Category | Portal | RFC | Deletion | Requested articles | Discussion

Welcome to my User page. I am your host, Postmodern Beatnik. My interests/areas of research include:

• Philosophy (particularly ethics, applied political philosophy, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of time).
• Cognitive science (including cognitive psychology).
• History of philosophy (particularly Epicurus, Berkeley, Hume, Bentham, Nietzsche, and Existentialism)
• The fine arts (particularly music, poetry, Dada and Surrealism, and, of course, Postmodernism).

As should be obvious from the above, I am a big fan of the Oxford comma. I stand firm in my commitment to this grammatical habit.

"To Do" List

If my personal sandbox has anything on it, that's probably what I'm currently working on. Other than that, here are my future plans:

• Argument from queerness
• J.L. Mackie
• All of the pages on moral skepticism/nihilism/etc.
• Continue updating the philosophy of time pages

I am also finishing an essay on the spoiler tag controversy. Hopefully, I'll be done before the debate is over.