Philosophy
The less short of the short people completed a run of Fiddler on the Roof last weekend (she was a wonderful Yente). So, as I watched four performances in three days, i was left with this question -- does it have a happy ending? Is the answer to that question perspective-dependent?
- Greatest Movie Endings
What is the greatest last line/scene of a film? For my money, the best ever will always be Casablanca.The runner-up, Life of Brian. Monty Python was notorious for not being able to end sketches, but this ending is nothing short of classic.Other...
- Are Friends Necessary?
Having friends is a wonderful thing. No one would deny that. But is having friends necessary for a well-lived human life? Could you have a full and satisfying life without friends. The question does not ask whether one could be a happy...
- Heart Breaker Or Blowout?
The shorter of the short people's ball team lost a tight one this weekend. In the championship game of a tournament they were playing, they lost by one run with the tying run on third and the go ahead run on second in the last inning. After the long...
- Plagiarism And Music
The less short of the short people has begun studying the clarinet. In learning a small piece of Haydn's Surprise Symphony, her teacher was surprised when she added her own ending beyond the piece she was given to work on. Sensing (quite correctly)...
- Short Ethics Questions
This weekend, the short people had some very good questions. The taller of the short people asked whether doing a number of good acts made it ok to do a bad one, whether we save up ethics points that can be redeemed on something we know we shouldn't...
Philosophy
Does Fiddler on the Roof Have a Happy Ending?
The less short of the short people completed a run of Fiddler on the Roof last weekend (she was a wonderful Yente). So, as I watched four performances in three days, i was left with this question -- does it have a happy ending? Is the answer to that question perspective-dependent?
- Greatest Movie Endings
What is the greatest last line/scene of a film? For my money, the best ever will always be Casablanca.The runner-up, Life of Brian. Monty Python was notorious for not being able to end sketches, but this ending is nothing short of classic.Other...
- Are Friends Necessary?
Having friends is a wonderful thing. No one would deny that. But is having friends necessary for a well-lived human life? Could you have a full and satisfying life without friends. The question does not ask whether one could be a happy...
- Heart Breaker Or Blowout?
The shorter of the short people's ball team lost a tight one this weekend. In the championship game of a tournament they were playing, they lost by one run with the tying run on third and the go ahead run on second in the last inning. After the long...
- Plagiarism And Music
The less short of the short people has begun studying the clarinet. In learning a small piece of Haydn's Surprise Symphony, her teacher was surprised when she added her own ending beyond the piece she was given to work on. Sensing (quite correctly)...
- Short Ethics Questions
This weekend, the short people had some very good questions. The taller of the short people asked whether doing a number of good acts made it ok to do a bad one, whether we save up ethics points that can be redeemed on something we know we shouldn't...