Once again, I'm promoting the excellent podcast Philosophize This! which talks about the history of philosophy. Stephen West has moved on to John Locke (episode no. 35), and I'm finding myself profoundly disturbed. I learned about John Locke, inadvertently, when I studied the US Constitution when I was in school: "We hold these truths to... Continue Reading →
I’d Like to Apologize
There are so many things for me to apologize for, being the usual sort of hypocrite one finds in the world (judging others for behavior that I'm guilty of myself, not liking to admit that I don't know something or that I'm wrong, you know, the usual). In this case I would like to apologize... Continue Reading →
News Flash
I've been having a hard time recently, mostly to do with the state of the world. I was almost able to feel better after a couple of days in the mountains, mostly because there was no network up in the hut. No news. No constant beating myself over the head with the latest depressing information.... Continue Reading →
As Philosophy Goes
My now favorite podcast, Philosophize This! has moved on to Augustine of Hippo. Stephen West treats him as a philosopher (and not as a saint, the podcast being strictly interested in the development of philosophy and not religion). He explains the long and winding route Augustine took to becoming a Christian and his development of... Continue Reading →