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Schopenhauer on Philosophy Blogs
Of course, Schopenhauer didn’t have a blog, but a glance at his notebooks indicates the kind of delightfully pessimistic things we might hear from him. Could any great mind have reached his goal and...
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Picasso on Fakes
I heard the following story from Haj Ross, a friend and teacher. I don’t know it’s origin…it might be a fake. Picasso is painting in his studio, when an art dealer comes to see him. The dealer says,...
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Misleading Titles: Foxes, Ecstasy, Laundry
“I have been watching Fox News for hours now, and I have not seen one story about foxes.” –Russell Brand That’s an astute observation from Russell Brand. “Fox News” is definitely a misleading name....
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What’s funny about puns?
I just got back from a week in Malibu, and along with that, I’m recovering from a pretty severe case of olympic fever. What have I learned? Simply this: some puns are funnier than others, and only...
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Chaos, Order, and Muppet Theory
Every once in a while, an idea comes along that changes the way we all look at ourselves forever. Before Descartes, nobody knew they were thinking. They all believed they were just mulling. Until Karl...
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Psychology Joke
Charles Tart defines the field of academic psychology as “the study of college sophomores by former college sophomores for the benefit of future college sophomores” (The End of Materialism, p. 133n1)
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Sensitive People are Taking Over
It’s true! In case you haven’t heard, a new world is at hand, a world run by people who feel things that you can’t. Sensitive people. We’re taking over. Listen to the good news HERE.
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another burning man
Over the last few weeks, I’ve seen a noticeable increase in views of a post I wrote last year on Burning Man, probably because it’s been Burning Man season for a little while. I didn’t go this year....
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Take Your Turn
What’s with all the philosophical hokey-pokey? I hear a lot about putting some things in and taking some things out and turning around, so much turning around. How many turns have there been in the...
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Panpsychism
Adam Robbert has posted a helpful overview of Steven Shaviro’s paper, “Consequences of Panpsychism,” a paper which I heard Shaviro deliver at Claremont in 2010. I’m somewhat sympathetic with...
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