Philosophy
One of my favorite Moxy Fruvous lyrics includes the phase "palatial palace." It came back to me as I was helping the short people build a sand castle last week and we had a rousing discussion of what makes a castle. So, I figured I'd bring everyone else in on it. What is the difference between a castle, a palace, and an estate?
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Philosophy
What's the Difference: Castle, Palace, Estate
One of my favorite Moxy Fruvous lyrics includes the phase "palatial palace." It came back to me as I was helping the short people build a sand castle last week and we had a rousing discussion of what makes a castle. So, I figured I'd bring everyone else in on it. What is the difference between a castle, a palace, and an estate?
- What Is The Function Of Thanksgiving?
In one of my favorite passages from his writings, Peter Achinstein distinguishes between three meanings of the word "function," Suppose that a magnificent chair was designed as a throne for a king, i.e., it was designed to seat the king. However, it is...
- Necessary Force And The "castle Doctrine"
This is not a simple issue of "self-protection" or "might makes right" [aka "survival of the fittest"] but one of deep ethical decisions by individuals that may not be capable of swiftly evaluating a threatening [?] situation. Some situations are quite...
- Carl William Blegen...homer, "iliad", Troy
Carl William Blegen January 27th, 1887 to August 24th, 1971 Carl William Blegen was an archaeologist who unearthed evidence that supported and dated the sack of Troy recorded in Homer's Iliad. Storage jars, skeletons and ash piles (which he...
- "science--philosophy Rules" Poll
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- Gothic Horror From Horace Walpole
Horace Walpole 1717-1797 Everyone is familiar with Bram Stoker's Dracula and the notorious vampire but there is another tale of vampires and a top Gothic novel--Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto of whom some even consider it to be the first...