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Philosophy “Cookie Exchange”
Damn I Like That! —
Authority: 126
With the holidays fast approaching, I can’t help but get excited for all the delicious cookies on the way. Cookies are a staple throughout the holiday season, but you don’t always have to eat them. Philosophy has come up with the Cookie Exchange , a set of shampoos/shower gels/bubble baths that smell just ...3 hours ago -
Waystations
Walk the Razor's Edge —
Authority: 117
6:30 AM. 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Humidity 84%. Cold blooded Athena rumbles her complaints but knows we must be moving on. Another waystation ahead. Will there be shelter? Will there be dry warmth where the two of us can recover from the elements? One never knows for sure when the next safe waystation may be. In ...3 hours ago -
Václav Klaus Interviewed by Peter Robinson
RedStateEclectic —
Authority: 441
From Luboš Motls remarkable The Reference Frame blog , I learned of a series of clips where Peter Robinson of the Hoover Institution talks to Václav Klaus, president of the Czech Republic. See also NRO .3 hours ago -
Object-Oriented Ontology Journal
Larval Subjects . —
Authority: 509
I’m very pleased to announce that Paul Ennis has founded a new open access peer reviewed journal devoted to object-oriented ontology. From Another Heidegger Blog : EDIT: Thanks to the Open Humanities Alliance ‘Speculations’ has moved from an idea to a fully operational online peer-reviewed open-access ...4 hours ago -
John Cleese: Create a Tortoise Enclosure for Your Mind
mental_floss Blog —
Authority: 710
“I want to be as well-informed as I can possibly be before I die” -John Cleese, in a speech on creativity, sleeping on problems, rewrites, and creating “tortoise enclosures” for your mind by creating boundaries of space and time. This is a brilliant little ten-minute talk for anyone who’s interested in ...4 hours ago -
Philosophy in Science Fiction
Neatorama —
Authority: 790
Blogger Kenny Pearce is developing a bibliography of works of science fiction that are particularly noteworthy for expressing a philosophical worldview or premise. He presents several categories, such as Mind, Solipsism, and Sex and Gender. Some of the stories that he lists are available online, like Isaac ...4 hours ago -
The World Is a Shop of Images and Signs
One-Way Street —
Authority: 117
In my last post I touched upon the historical decline in experience, a major concern of Walter Benjamin. His concept of experience is very complex, but basically Benjamin argues that in modern times weve lost the ability to experience ordinary life as meaningful, as an activity connected to tradition. Instead, ...5 hours ago -
Why Imagine?
The Glittering Eye —
Authority: 138
I was reading this post on philosopher David Chalmers’s views on “the Singularity”: David Chalmers is a philosopher of mind, best known for his argument about the difficulty of what he termed the “hard problem” of consciousness, which he typically discusses by way of a thought experiment featuring ...5 hours ago -
Whats your one true thing?
Blogs —
Authority: 159
Whether its God, love, or eating a meatball a day, we all need something to believe in. Obviously, there’s no right answer. I do believe, however, that everyone has a personal truth (or one every month in Oprah’s case) that keeps them believing in something more, hoping for something better than the verifiable ...5 hours ago -
Philosophy and critical thinking for younger kids
Ask MetaFilter —
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What are some good ideas (web resources, books, suggestions, etc) for introducing a 6 to 7 year old child to elements of philosophy, paradoxes, and critical thinking? This is probably too young of an age to actually study the topics directly, but there have to be thought exercises and stories out there that distill ...5 hours ago -
Remembrance Day 2009
Erik's Choice —
Authority: 127
Beyond Veterans Day, beyond Armistice Day, beyond Remembrance Day, it is wise to know of this day as one that transcends all nations and all nationalities. But I know this will not happen much. Too easy to think only of ones own nation in ones own time, with little thought of the past or the future, or even the ...5 hours ago -
Genetically Modified Corn Farmers Breaking The Rules
Food Renegade —
Authority: 525
Tsk. Tsk. As if genetetically-engineered crops weren’t scary enough, a recent study revealed that as many as 37% of farmers planting genetically-modified BT corn crops aren’t complying with federal rules designed to maintain the crop’s resistance to damage from insects. BT corn, you’ll remember, is ...5 hours ago -
Greek Thoughts, Indian Roots?
B Shantanu's Blog —
Authority: 125
A few weeks ago, I came across Sanjeev Sabhlok’s article on how (and why) the ideas of liberty - so celebrated in the western world today - may actually have had their origins in India. Sanjeev has lucidly argued for the case and there is really nothing much I can add - except to say that this aspect is ...6 hours ago -
NBC 10! Show Segment: Beauty Products Youll be Thankful For
spoiled pretty —
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View more news videos at: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video . This morning, I appeared on Philadelphias NBC 10! Show , to share some of my favorite Thanksgiving/holiday themed beauty products: Sara Happ Lip Scrub , $24 If you’re in dire need of a pucker-perfecting product, look no further than ...6 hours ago -
Ansel Adams: Landscape Photography at its Finest
The Medium Format Camera Site The Medium-Format Photography Blog —
Authority: 160
Photos by Ansel Adams Music: Jósep Tekur Fimmuna Í Vinnuna by Sigur Ros................................................................................. Beautiful all round7 hours ago -
Light Painting Tutorial Video – Fun with Photography
The Medium Format Camera Site The Medium-Format Photography Blog —
Authority: 160
Tony teaches you how to do some cool stuff with your camera in this video lesson. This was awesomefarms entry in the mindbites.com "spread the craft" video contest, where we won the viewers choice award. Apologies for bad audio; light painting montage starts at around 3:00 ^^ awesomefarm.com7 hours ago -
“Freedom in Crisis” on YouTube
Cato @ Liberty —
Authority: 744
My “Freedom in Crisis” speech, which has gotten some compliments as I’ve delivered it in various venues, is now available on the web, complete with accompanying Powerpoint illustrations. Find it also on the Cato site here . And a partial transcript (pdf) was printed in Cato’s Letter . (Get a free ...8 hours ago -
Philosophy of Politics :: RE: Patriotism
Philosophy Discussion —
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Author: richard swartzbaugh Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:49 am (GMT -5) hi belinda and juice: Anthropologists--I am one--have several main rules. #1: In doing fieldwork, return home safely. This is also the rule of a cop. This is not the rule of a soldier! The soldiers rule is to die in a place if thats what ...8 hours ago -
Philosophy of Religion :: RE: Does free will exist?
Philosophy Discussion —
Authority: 172
Author: OTavern Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:45 am (GMT -5) Alun wrote: I think you misunderstood the question (or I misstated it). The same as above; where does the choice come from--where do these influential thoughts and appraisals of "the truth" come from? Do they occur without any particular, ...8 hours ago -
The Significance of Keeping A Fan Constantly Engaged.
The New Rockstar Philosophy —
Authority: 118
If you read this blog on a regular basis, you know I’m a John Mayer fan. Knock him all you want, but Continuum was a great album. Over the last year, I’ve kept close tabs on his blog/twitter as he started developing the concepts for his new album, Battle Studies , that’s being released next week. Not only ...8 hours ago
