[Textop-en-phil] Welcome, and first steps for pilot project

[Larry Sanger]

Philippe, 

Thanks very much for the reply.

> > (2) ... Feel free to suggest other works not listed.
> 
> http://www.lewrockwell.com/hoppe/hoppe4.html because 
> 1) it permits to introduce some interesting topics although
>    some of them are (unfortunately) segregationist,
> 2) I have begun to work on it.
> However, Hoppe's argumentation is weak!

Well, I'd like to begin with something better-known--classic works of
philosophy.  If we begin with a *relatively* obscure, contemporary political
philosopher, that will turn off people who disagree with his politics, or
who think that the work is not worth such prominent attention in the early
stages of the project.

> > (3) ... do you want to use the work I've done on Hobbes' 
> *Leviathan*, 
> > as a starting point?
> 
> I'd prefer ideas/topics/texts much more modern: from the few dozens 
> pages I have read, Hobbes' ideas (or Locke's ideas, and hence 
> may be other philosophers of the same period) nowadays seem 
> annoyingly 
> obvious or naive. (At least I felt so).

Having studied and taught these guys quite a bit over the years, I think
there's quite a bit more to them than might appear at first glance.
Moreover, I think that the Collation Project is perfectly suited to show
*exactly* how much there is to them!

But definitely let's include a work or two or three from the 19th century
and early 20th century.  Offlist, another philosophy professor has suggested
Mill's Utilitarianism and The Subjection of Women, among others.

> > (4) ... please create a user page using your own real name 
> on the wiki 
> > something (accurate) about yourself, if you don't mind...
> 
> http://www.textop.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Phmartin

Thanks.  I've updated mine a little:
http://www.textop.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Larry_Sanger

> > (5) Finally, for everyone, let me know: would you personally be 
> > interested to have a telecon, perhaps a Skypecast 
> > (https://skypecasts.skype.com/skypecasts/home), for purposes of 
> > general chatting and getting acquainted and answering questions?
> 
> That may be interesting.

I'll have to count, but I think we're getting close to a quorum.  Anyone
else game?

--Larry