The reason why I put Vera for Dante is because I see her as rather literature based.

I also spent time trying to work out which one was yours. I nearly didn't enter because I have been in hospital twice but did so to try to take my mind off the physical health problems. I think that I may have got discharged a bit too soon because staff thought that I was more well than I was as I spent so much time reading philosophy while on oxygen.

Hope you're feeling better Jack.

Thank you, I am still not great and have to have some further physical investigations.

One thing which may interest you, as I know it is one of your areas of interest, is that when my oxygen levels were very low I had some experiences resembling NDEs. I saw underworlds, which seemed to be like art in the imagery of the Tibetan and Egyptian books of the dead. I even had some auditory hallucinations, such as the 'voice' of a spirit guide. I nearly wrote my essay about this but it felt too intense a task to undertake.

The reason why I put Vera for Dante is because I see her as rather literature based. — Jack Cummins

OK. Sorry, I really shouldn't have asked.

I also spent time trying to work out which one was yours. I nearly didn't enter because I have been in hospital twice but did so to try to take my mind off the physical health problems. I think that I may have got discharged a bit too soon because staff thought that I was more well than I was as I spent so much time reading philosophy while on oxygen. — Jack Cummins

I am sorry that I wasn't able to submit an essay. I spent some time reading/ taking notes but personal and health issues meant I didn't complete. Disappointing. But I learned a lot in the process. And appreciate, all the more, the authors' ability to compose writing to be proud of.

Given all your circumstances, you did very well to struggle through and you made it!
I admire your tenacity and resilience. It could not have been easy. So, very well done :clap: :clap:

Take care :flower:

Those kinds of experiences are not unusual. Get better!

The reason why I put Vera for Dante is because I see her as rather literature based. — Jack Cummins

I once read almost half of the Inferno. Took a second run at it half as century later and left poor Dante in the deep, dark wood.
That's the only essay I didn't comment on, since it's completely beyond me.
I could only address half of Wittgenstein, for that matter, due to innumeracy.
I write simple stories and contentious forum posts, not philosophical essays. I only entered this event on a dare.

No shit Sherlock. That one was easy! Had a hell of a time trying to cram my argument in 5000 words, the original when I was done was over 8000 words. Once I get started I don't shut up, which is why I try to not start. Ever.

↪Bob Ross
Well, I've only got 2 left and you are one of them!!! :chin:
I'm veering towards My Soul... — Amity

My Soul is like the Dead Sea - Bob Ross

An Exploration Between the Balance Between State and Individual Interests - I like sushi

Guesses so far:

[TPF Essay] Wittgenstein's Hinges and Gödel's Unprovable Statements - @Sam26
[TPF Essay] Bubbles and Styx In: Pondering the Past - @hypericin
[TPF Essay] Dante and the Deflation of Reason - @Count Timothy von Icarus
[TPF Essay] What Does It Mean to Be Human? - @Vera Mont
[TPF Essay] Cognitive Experiences are a Part of Material Reality - @ucarr
[TPF Essay] The Frame Before the Question - @James Dean Conroy
[TPF Essay] Part 1 & Part 2 - @PoeticUniverse
[TPF Essay] Technoethics: Freedom, Precarity, and Enzymatic Knowledge Machines - @Baden
[TPF Essay] The Authoritarian Liberty Paradox - @Benkei
[TPF Essay] An Exploration Between the Balance Between State and Individual Interests - @I like sushi
[TPF Essay] My Soul is like the Dead Sea - @Bob Ross
[TPF Essay] The Insides and Outsides of 'Reality': Exploring Possibilities - @Jack Cummins
[TPF Essay] The importance of the Philosophical Essay within philosophy - @RussellA — Moliere

Authors confirmed:
Baden, Sam26, Benkei.

hypericin: Bubbles and Styx (I noted some particularly adept descriptive language that I think is characteristic of his work.) — Baden

You're on to me, I can't slip by you anymore. And thanks!

No, I meant hypericin. I'm annoyed with myself. It happens every time. Apologies to hypericin.
Will you ever forgive me? I should have recognised the brilliance but you blinded me with ice-cream. — Amity

Oh, pshaw!

[TPF Essay] Dante and the Deflation of Reason - @Count Timothy von Icarus
[TPF Essay] What Does It Mean to Be Human? - @Vera Mont
[TPF Essay] The importance of the Philosophical Essay within philosophy - @Jack Cummins

I guess everyone knows I don't 'do philosophy'.

That's the only essay I didn't comment on, since it's completely beyond me.
I could only address half of Wittgenstein, for that matter, due to innumeracy.
I write simple stories and contentious forum posts, not philosophical essays. I only entered this event on a dare. — Vera Mont

I guess everyone knows I don't 'do philosophy'. — Vera Mont

Thanks, Vera, for being here, not only as a clear and thoughtful writer but as a careful, active reader and responder. Always asking questions of yourself and others. Writing with sharp intelligence and humour. Picking up and on points that others miss or gloss over. To improve understanding.

For rising to the challenge and more. You don't give yourself enough credit. I love how you probe, prod, poke, pushback and produce my kind of philosophy. The vital stuff of life and human experience with all its intricacies, magic and mystery.

'On a dare' and a wing and a prayer, you fly high in my estimation.
Along with other participants who 'do philosophy' their way.

I failed to submit a piece I'd been working on. It proved to be a challenge too far. For all kinds of reasons.
However, it gave me an insight into a philosophy and philosopher I had previously dismissed. Namely, Camus and absurdism/existentialism. A long story, now part of my philo experience.
Philosophy and Fiction.

I admire those, like you, who can write well in both spheres. Capturing the imagination.
For me, that is the point of this event. To bring together the creative, analytical, persuasive, poetic and promise of learning and growing. Or something like that. Connecting.

To try out a different format or style or way of looking...and thinking. Seeing, if not believing, the story. How being part of a philosophy group can affect mind and mood. Reason and emotion combined. From highs to lows and in-between. For me, right now, it's a bit of a blast. Thank you, all! :100: :flower:

Oh, pshaw! — hypericin

A bubble of a *shrug*. We're good. :up: :hearts:

Once I get started I don't shut up, which is why I try to not start. Ever. — Benkei

:smile:
Glad you did. And so damned well! :fire:

Authors confirmed:
Baden, Sam26, Benkei. — Amity

Now, hypericin. :sparkle:

Hat trick!

Alright. Sorry for the delay, work called -- but now the big reveal!

[TPF Essay] Wittgenstein's Hinges and Gödel's Unprovable Statements @Sam26
[TPF Essay] Bubbles and Styx In: Pondering the Past @hypericin
[TPF Essay] Dante and the Deflation of Reason @Count Timothy von Icarus
[TPF Essay] What Does It Mean to Be Human? @Vera Mont
[TPF Essay] Cognitive Experiences are a Part of Material Reality @ucarr
[TPF Essay] The Frame Before the Question @James Dean Conroy
[TPF Essay] Part 1 & Part 2 @PoeticUniverse
[TPF Essay] Technoethics: Freedom, Precarity, and Enzymatic Knowledge Machines @Baden
[TPF Essay] The Authoritarian Liberty Paradox @Benkei
[TPF Essay] An Exploration Between the Balance Between State and Individual Interests @I like sushi
[TPF Essay] My Soul is like the Dead Sea @Bob Ross
[TPF Essay] The Insides and Outsides of 'Reality': Exploring Possibilities @Jack Cummins
[TPF Essay] The importance of the Philosophical Essay within philosophy @RussellA

That is so satisfying. Matches my final guess list!!! :cool:
https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/994735

Congrats to all! :clap: :flower:

Looking forward to author feedback in their specific essay threads and more general chat here.

That Dante was written by the Count was beyond a shadow of a doubt...

Correct.