Adding philosophical depth to anything and everything
In May of 2023, a media relations manager for Taylor & Francis Group invited me to interview the author of a new book on artificial intelligence (AI). I read the book that the publisher sent to me, (free book! can’t beat that!) and I enjoyed its profound insights that exposed […]
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There’s comfort and satisfaction in feeling certain about something. Generally, we don’t like uncertainties. Knowing an answer, knowing what to do and how to do it, allows us to orient ourselves to our world and feel good about ourselves. As Augustine said, we know certain basic, simple answers, such as […]
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Deconstructing prejudice A recent exposé of the male-only Garrick Club in London has shone a light on an age-old feature of human society. People will understandably zero in on Garrick’s male-only membership, but I argue that the issue is less that it is a group restricted to males than it […]
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Hmm, how to think about this Not what I saw, but close I was sitting on my balcony with my coffee and toast watching the pure blue sky. It was a warm July with no discernible breeze and a cloudless sky. I leaned back and blissfully gazed into the infinite blue. […]
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An example of changing one’s orientation The Backstory I am not a fan of corporations. It’s their unaccountable greed that irks me. Case in point: here in Central Europe, because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the wholesale price of natural gas doubled in early winter 2022. Energy corporations responded […]
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Monty Python showed us how not to have an argument. An argument is more than the automatic nay-saying of what the other person said. Beyond that, however, there is a considerable amount of subtlety and complexity in conducting an argument. First off, I should make clear that in talking about […]
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Much has been made and certainly much more will be made about Joe Biden’s age after he announced he is running for president. Some people suggest that he is too old to run for president. It is prejudice to assume that age makes one unqualified for any role, including the […]
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I lived in the UK from 2012 to 2018. It was long enough to get a strong sense of what makes the Brits tick. It was also long enough to learn what are the goods and bads of Britain. As a place to live, it’s not too bad, all things […]
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“Gee, Mr. Wizard …” “… <heh, heh> we’re gonna need another Timmy.” (my eternal admiration for anyone who gets that reference.) As in so many things in life, I find myself eternally situated between divergent spheres. This situation is most evident in my two great avocations in life, music and philosophy. […]
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Recently, my spouse brought to my attention a meme that exists in some circles called “the tradwife.” The word means “traditional wife” and is floating around mainly right-wing and other forums in which men are complaining about feminists and the alleged erosion of “traditional family values” and want a […]
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