Moral y politica en la Europa moderna
This must surely rate as the wildest cover for an Oakeshott volume that I’ve yet seen. history of ideasMichael OakeshottMorality and politics in Modern EuropeOakeshottPolitical philosophy
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Stigmergy, collective actions, and animal social spacing
A new paper by Giuggioli et al. in PNAS September 30, 2013 Abstract: Collective animal behavior studies have led the way in developing models that account for a large number of individuals, but mostly have considered situations in which alignment and attraction play a key role, such as in schooling and flocking. By quantifying how animals react…
Fear of frying
New Orleanians and Southerners generally have a penchant for fried food. They are not the only ones – the Scots and other UK Northerners even deep fry Mars Bars! Here is a nice article on the way frying should be done using all manner of food. Must try the chicken recipe. Deep fryingfoodGerard Marasnew orleans
The Autoscopic Author: Kafka and Toole
Once again I have Kafka on my mind. I’ve been amending a review of Toole’s biography Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable Story of A Confederacy of Dunces by the very excellent Cory MacLauchlin to appear in the Journal of Mind and Behavior. Here is a snippet: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The…
Hayek in The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
It’s about time that Hayek had a dedicated entry in the SEP. I’ve been “lobbying” for FAH’s inclusion for some time now. Here is the stated brief of the article: This essay concentrates on this enduring theme [spontaneous order] of Hayek’s work, and a question: why would the scholar who did more than anyone in the…
A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 30
Another working day is ended, gentle reader. As I told you before, I have succeeded in laying a patina, as it were, over the turbulence and mania of our office. All non-essential activities in the office are slowly being curtailed. At the moment I am busily decorating our throbbing hive of white-collared bees (three). The…
Erasing the Invisible Hand
I’m just about finished reading this unrelenting and fine-grained assault on the concept of the invisible hand. This is one of the most remarkable pieces of scholarship I’ve read in many years whatever its flaws. Samuel is terrier-like with a rag doll! No doubt this book is going to upset many ideologues – and so…
Marsalis and Sneed on “Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration”
Wynton Marsalis and Damien Sneed chat about their “Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration“ Abyssinian A Gospel CelebrationbluesDamien SneedgospelJazzWynton Marsalis
Science and Religion: Where the Conflict Really Lies
An argument presented by Alvin Plantinga yesterday at UBC. I’ll argue (1) that contemporary evolutionary theory is not incompatible with theistic belief, (2) that the main antitheistic arguments involving evolution together with other premises also fail, and (3) that naturalism, the thought that there is no such thing as the God of theistic religion or…
Sammy Davis Jr. – Jazzman
I think George Colligan makes a really fine point. After all, even “Pops” had hit singles. Both were great all rounders – and if that makes them an “entertainer”, so what? Furthermore, neither were “uncle Toms”. George ColliganJazzLouis ArmstrongPopular music
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