As most will have realized via Google this event is being commemorated. Parachuting is an activity I haven’t done in a long while but am feeling the urge. Here’s a posting entitled The Metaphysics of Skydiving from a few years back. André-Jacques GarnerinParachute
Paul Thagard takes the piss. active externalismAndy ClarkCognitive scienceDavid ChalmersExtended Mindpaul thagardPhilosophy of mindsituated cognition
Elizabeth Corey’s review of Gene Callahan’s Oakeshott on Rome and America. Elizabeth CoreyGene CallahanMichael OakeshottPolitical philosophyrationalismrationalism in politics
At last I’ve worked my way through this 3CD set. Here are a couple of short reviews – The Financial Times – The Observer and a more in depth one by Oleg Ledeniov. Alfred SCHNITTKEBéla BARTÓKClassical musicEnrique GRANADOSErich KORNGOLDFranz LISZTFrédéric CHOPINIgor STRAVINSKYJohannes BRAHMSMartha ArgerichmusicPercy GRAINGERRobert SCHUMANN
Barry Smith, “the ontology king”, has made freely available his Fall 2013 Ontological Engineering class. There is no better resource than here. Barry SmithKnowledge ManagementKnowledge RepresentationmetaphyicsOntologiesOntologyOntology engineeringPhilosophy
Although residing along the Mississippi River [This river is famed in atrocious song and verse; the most prevalent motif is one which attempts to make of the river an ersatz father figure. Actually, the Mississippi River is a treacherous and sinister body of water whose eddies and currents yearly claim many lives. I have never…
This article from The Philanthropic Enterprise. I have come across this idea some 25 years ago in London, a Hampstead restaurant to be precise. I have no idea if they survived. Anyway, if you are looking for intelligent discussion about the role of philanthropy in our society, TPE is the go-to forum. Food and philanthropy…
To commemorate the centenary of Corvo’s death (October 25, 1913) I’m pleased to discover that Boo-Hooray Gallery will be marking the event with some style (well at least in Venice) – Corvo might well approve. It’s nice that there are others out there who appreciate the Baron. Some vulgarian referee showed up his ignorance about Corvo’s…
Here is David Papineau’s review of PF Ramey’s sister’s memoir. (See also David Mellor, 1998. Ramsey, Frank Plumpton. In E. Craig (Ed.), Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. London: Routledge.) For some geniuses, an early death accelerates the route to canonization. But for Ramsey it had the opposite effect. Ramsey’s death coincided with Ludwig Wittgenstein’s return to Cambridge after…
Below is the recipe for Pops’ favourite dish. Here is a recent variation. Pops often signed off his letters with variations of Red Beans And Ricely Yours. No surprise then that there was even an album carrying that title. And after all that gastronomic activity . . . well, you leave it all behind ya.…
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