Derrida and Thrownness
Derrida on Heidegger and Thrownness
Schools & Philosophy
In 2007, psychologists in Scotland did a study on the benefits of teaching schoolchildren philosophy. In a survey of 105 ten-year-olds, it found children showed significant improvements in tests of their verbal, numerical and spatial abilities at the end of the 16-month period of lessons, compared to those who were not taught philosophy. A reason [...]
Does Heidegger Reify Language?
The Cambridge Companion to Heidegger has in it an unfortunate essay by Richard Rorty about how Heidegger reifies language. I don’t believe he does. But Rorty’s view is now “common accepted wisdom” (i.e. Das Man in Heidegger-talk) and gets repeated more than it should.
Meaning in a Postmodern Vein
Meaning in a postmodern vein….
Kindle
Kindle most popular with the over 40 crowd. Interesting. I’ve thought about one for my parents but I’ll wait to see what Apple’s offerings are. (Rumors are for an iPhone like device the size of a Kindle)
YouTube
The case against YouTube
Cilantro
Cilantro: love it or hate it? I’m one of those who loves it but my wife is one of those for whom it tastes like soap.
Autism & DNA
Gene link to Autism found. Deals with brain communication.
Grace
I’ve been thinking about Grace a lot after a whole series of discussions at LDS-Herm. In a certain way Grace is the most secular of concepts. We are all here with a world around us that precedes us. If we reject the idea of God as a kind of cog which makes a metaphysical contraption [...]
What I’m Reading
I’m working through Badiou’s Being and Event. Adam Miller suggested it. (Although I think in part so he could have an interlocutor on some issues) Adam and I have been discussing Grace a lot on LDS-Herm. Adam has an interesting book out on the topic. It’s not LDS in the least. It’s Badiou, Marion and [...]
Parley Pratt
Parley Pratt and Scottish Common Sensism.
Vit D & Autism
Vit D and autism followed up with Vit D and asthma.
Religion and Marriage
How important is religion to getting married? It’d be interesting to see this by US State as opposed to in Europe.
Google Swine Flu
Google’s Swine Flu Map. Also their flu tracker which tracks via search queries.
Peirce Blog
The Peirce Blog is going strong. Check it out. (I’ve just not had any time for posts myself) There current post is an excellent discussion of Peirce and Kant’s “thing in itself”
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