Philosophy
- Putnam, Semantics, And Fake Pot
As I listened to this story on Morning Edition on the way in to the office about the dangers associated with synthetic marijuana, I couldn't help but think of one of Hilary Putnam's classic articles. The story concerns legislative reactions to...
- Adult Swim: Protecting The Rights Of The Privilged Minority?
I'm first base coach for the shorter of the short people's post-season All-star team, a position I enjoy greatly because the first base coach gets to chat with a lot of people throughout the game. At their first scrimage the other day, I was talking...
- Is Water H20?
Hallq, over at Uncredible Hallq, is reading one of my favorite pieces by Hilary Putnam and failing to see what is so wonderful about it, so I thought I'd pipe in because it's a puzzle and an argument that I didn't get at first either, but...
- Non-human Shuttle Passengers...just "hitchin' A Ride"
Hitchin' a Ride by Vanity Fare 1970 A thumb goes up, a car goes by It's nearly 1 a.m. and here am I Hitchin' a ride, hitchin' a ride Gotta get me home by the morning light I got no fare to ride a train I'm nearly drowin' in the...
- Nonphysics Of Snowflakes
Mr. Humbug here. From the offices of Grinch Inc. comes the story about the nonphysics of commercial representations of snowflakes. "Christmas card snowflakes 'corrupt nature' by defying laws of physics" Professor rails against depictions of 'unnatural'...
Philosophy
The Best Sentence I Read Today
"Most men will not swim before they are able to." Is that not witty? Naturally, they won't swim! They are born for the solid earth, not for the water. And naturally they won't think. They are made for life, not for thought. Yes, and he who thinks, what's more, he who makes thought his business, he may go far in it, but he has bartered the solid earth for the water all the same, and one day he will drown.
Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf
- Putnam, Semantics, And Fake Pot
As I listened to this story on Morning Edition on the way in to the office about the dangers associated with synthetic marijuana, I couldn't help but think of one of Hilary Putnam's classic articles. The story concerns legislative reactions to...
- Adult Swim: Protecting The Rights Of The Privilged Minority?
I'm first base coach for the shorter of the short people's post-season All-star team, a position I enjoy greatly because the first base coach gets to chat with a lot of people throughout the game. At their first scrimage the other day, I was talking...
- Is Water H20?
Hallq, over at Uncredible Hallq, is reading one of my favorite pieces by Hilary Putnam and failing to see what is so wonderful about it, so I thought I'd pipe in because it's a puzzle and an argument that I didn't get at first either, but...
- Non-human Shuttle Passengers...just "hitchin' A Ride"
Hitchin' a Ride by Vanity Fare 1970 A thumb goes up, a car goes by It's nearly 1 a.m. and here am I Hitchin' a ride, hitchin' a ride Gotta get me home by the morning light I got no fare to ride a train I'm nearly drowin' in the...
- Nonphysics Of Snowflakes
Mr. Humbug here. From the offices of Grinch Inc. comes the story about the nonphysics of commercial representations of snowflakes. "Christmas card snowflakes 'corrupt nature' by defying laws of physics" Professor rails against depictions of 'unnatural'...