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  • There is no fiscal crisis. And macroeconomics is not a morality play.

    Nice overview of how things stand vis. the “fiscal cliff.” The Puritanism that surrounds how most people talk about debt–esp. government debt–really irritates and shows the lasting influence of Christian dogmatism on our sociocultural situation. Sometimes I cannot tell if… Continue reading

  • Originally posted on sittinginthewoods: I just really like these pictures, and if I were a more astute naturalist, I’d be able to tell you what plant this is – but I’m not, and I can’t..though maybe Black Eyed Susan, or… Continue reading

  • Meditatio

    You can listen to a piece that I put together called Meditatio by clicking here. Continue reading

    Meditatio

  • Deep Springs College: the school for cowboys gets ready for cowgirls | World news | The Guardian

    I know a really wonderful young man who just finished up his first few months at Deep Springs. I hope that we will soon get to talk about his experiences. The same year that Lenin’s Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace,… Continue reading

  • On 3 moments of freedom « Andrew Taggart

    Let’s examine a few different conceptions of freedom in hopes of arriving, in the end, at where we began. In his famous essay, “Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person,” the contemporary philosopher Harry Frankfurt states, “According to… Continue reading

  • Whatever, Etc., 00022: The Loving Struggle, Part 2

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  • Roman Ingarden (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

    An important philosopher whose work should be read by anyone who has an interest in grasping the ontology of the work of art. This is especially true of his work on music & film. Roman Ingarden (1893 – 1970) was… Continue reading

  • Something to keep in mind before you go see the Hobbit. I really enjoyed the movie and would prefer to see my friends & colleagues keep an open mind so they too can enjoy this particular film interpretation. Continue reading

  • Originally posted on Bill Chance: From the wonderful book, A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole. In the story, Ignatius J. Reilly discovers and ends up working for a famous New Orleans Hot Dog Vendor. In the book, it’s… Continue reading