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Socrates contra dogmatism, skepticism, and agnosticism
Originally posted on Andrew Taggart, Ph.D.: How, in all things, does one steer clear of dogmatism without being a skeptic or becoming an agnostic? The dogmatist is anyone who claims to know for certain, the skeptic (of the kind I… Continue reading
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Undoing
Originally posted on simonhlilly: UNDOING Sitting without time, Outwith its wild unheard roar. Moments snowmelt vanishing, Undoing forgiven, unknowing acquiesced. Oh, Birds of dawn, the hills are laced with cold. Blue air placid, blanket weighed. A roll of mist is… Continue reading
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‘The intensity of a conviction’: Doubt, certitude, and provisionality
Originally posted on Andrew Taggart, Ph.D.: A few days ago, I came across this statement by the notable biologist Peter Medawar: ‘the intensity of the conviction that a hypothesis is true has no bearing on whether it is true or not.’… Continue reading
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Does Work Undermine our Freedom? – disinformation
Society, law and economic necessity all conspire to make work a near-essential requirement. Would it be better if this w Source: disinfo.com Continue reading
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Activist Publishes Book of Hate Mail From Bible Believing Christians, Bible Believers Respond by – You Guessed It
At the suggestion of appalled supporters, Bonnie Weinstein finally compiled a selection of choice missives into a book, To the Far Right Christian Hater: You can be a good speller or a hater, but you can’t be both. I was… Continue reading
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Vermont’s New Motto Is In Latin; Conservatives Lose Their Sh*t And Bash Latinos | FreakOutNation
Source: freakoutnation.com Good heavens. Continue reading
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The Single Best Method For Class (Or Any Kind of) Participation (Thx SciFi Genius Samuel Delany)
Source: www.hastac.org Raise your hand. Show you are here. Continue reading
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Wise Mind – A Case for the Integration of Subjective Experience with Objective Reality in the Age of Fragmentation
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Abstract The manner in which reality is perceived and conceptualized has profound implications for many levels of human existence. Source: www.mundusimaginalis.org Continue reading
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Be employable, study philosophy
The discipline teaches you how to think clearly, a gift that can be applied to just about any line of work Source: www.salon.com Because it delivers real skills, philosophy doesn’t go out of fashion the way the vague, trendy… Continue reading

