Philosophy
So Rachel Maddow is getting her own show on MSNBC. Not only is it wonderful that we're getting another female voice among the high power pundits, but someone who is openly lesbian and liberal. Most astonishing is that we'll have someone in a high profile position who is an actual intellectual. It's becoming acceptable to show smart people in public and let them talk. Issues might actually be addressed, possibly even substantively. This could be the beginning of an actual political discourse in America. Oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please.
- Modus Tonens And The Psychological/rational Tension
There's a wonderful article in the forthcoming edition of Argumentation by our friend Bob Talisse -- he of the weakman arguments. Talisse, along with Scott Aikin, look at the rhetorical use of repeating someone's words back to them with an incredulous...
- To On Ko
I love Countdown with Keith Olberman. He was the only media voice with the courage to speak truth to power when all others were giving us no truth, just cower. Usually, he's very good in terms of pointing out reasoning errors and inconsistencies in...
- Russell Brand - Let's Start A Revolution!
Some years ago, I remember thoroughly enjoying Russell Brand's BBC radio show. It was a fun combination of immature antics and thoughtful commentary on various issues, especially political. One of the recurring themes was his call for a quasi-Marxist...
- Rachel Louise Carson...a Natural Patriot
International Year of Biodiversity Rachel Louise Carson May 27th, 1907 to April 14th, 1964 Over 40 years ago we were introduced to environmental issues via the works of Rachel Carson. Rachel Carson [Wikipedia] The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson Read...
- Where Is The Spirit Rachel Carson?
Rachel Carson May 27th, 1907 to April 14th, 1964 Forerunners of ecology and environmental movements have long been forgotten...the likes of Henry David Thoreau and John Muir and even Rachel Carson. Why Carson...she was probably the first person to become...
Philosophy
Rachel Maddow
So Rachel Maddow is getting her own show on MSNBC. Not only is it wonderful that we're getting another female voice among the high power pundits, but someone who is openly lesbian and liberal. Most astonishing is that we'll have someone in a high profile position who is an actual intellectual. It's becoming acceptable to show smart people in public and let them talk. Issues might actually be addressed, possibly even substantively. This could be the beginning of an actual political discourse in America. Oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please.
- Modus Tonens And The Psychological/rational Tension
There's a wonderful article in the forthcoming edition of Argumentation by our friend Bob Talisse -- he of the weakman arguments. Talisse, along with Scott Aikin, look at the rhetorical use of repeating someone's words back to them with an incredulous...
- To On Ko
I love Countdown with Keith Olberman. He was the only media voice with the courage to speak truth to power when all others were giving us no truth, just cower. Usually, he's very good in terms of pointing out reasoning errors and inconsistencies in...
- Russell Brand - Let's Start A Revolution!
Some years ago, I remember thoroughly enjoying Russell Brand's BBC radio show. It was a fun combination of immature antics and thoughtful commentary on various issues, especially political. One of the recurring themes was his call for a quasi-Marxist...
- Rachel Louise Carson...a Natural Patriot
International Year of Biodiversity Rachel Louise Carson May 27th, 1907 to April 14th, 1964 Over 40 years ago we were introduced to environmental issues via the works of Rachel Carson. Rachel Carson [Wikipedia] The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson Read...
- Where Is The Spirit Rachel Carson?
Rachel Carson May 27th, 1907 to April 14th, 1964 Forerunners of ecology and environmental movements have long been forgotten...the likes of Henry David Thoreau and John Muir and even Rachel Carson. Why Carson...she was probably the first person to become...