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Parmenides

  • Unchained Mind-walking

    My visit to Abilene this last week has been quiet and refreshing after teaching two courses during the second part of Summer school. Humble thanks to my colleagues Doug and Loni who co-taught one course with me at UNT. First… Continue reading

    Unchained Mind-walking

  • Greek Natural Philosophy

    The first edition of the text on Presocratic philosophy which I co-authored with J. Baird Callicott and John van Buren is now available for adoption from Cognella. Greek Natural Philosophy presents the primary sources on the Presocratics in a straightforward… Continue reading

  • Louis c.k. & Parmenides

    Wonderful bit by the always hilarious and thoughtful Louis C.K. For some the language will be strong but it is worth it. The parent, the child, and the power of “why?” The bit hits on a key component of Parmenides… Continue reading

    Louis c.k. & Parmenides

  • What is and What is not: Parmenides, Negation, and the Limits of Thought | noir realism

    From Parmenides to Spinoza and Hegel and beyond the monism of the identification of Mind and Being, or Cognition and its Object has fought itself out in the struggles of philosophical speculation. Are the wars over? No. Can there ever… Continue reading

  • Reading Suggestion: Peter Kingsley

    One of the nice things about being an amateur philosopher is that I can recommend publicly to folks things that my professional philosopher friends would never recommend in an open forum even if it is something they happen to enjoy reading. [Peter]… Continue reading

    Reading Suggestion: Peter Kingsley