Your Serene Highness |
A sarcastic response regarding the value of empiricism:
Context: [A quote where Galileo sarcastically responds to religious leaders (specifically the Grand Duchess Christina) of early seventeenth... Posted by on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:37:00 GMT |
Six Years Too Late |
April 7th, 2008. (Last Livejournal entry... yay.)My character slowly degrades. I don't know what I want. I will await the foolish mistakes that I will most certainly make.and now I look at an unlikely... Posted by on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:29:00 GMT |
Epicurus |
August 29th, 2005.Epicurus is a greek philosopher born mid-4th century who philosophized on desires."Desires:*A. Unnatural (Vain) Desires - (for example, concerns about appearance or social status, de... Posted by on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:25:00 GMT |
On the Highway |
One thing you notice when driving long distances on a highway are the insane number of skid marks. And it isn't only the evidence of their common occurrence, flashing on the highway like frames in a m... Posted by on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:51:00 GMT |
Fascinating Fiction |
I am reading a book by Charles Dickens, 'Hard Times,' and the introduction alone had introduced me to a wide variety of novelists from the Victorian period that I would like to read, along with more b... Posted by on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:45:00 GMT |
Through the Looking Glass |
I love my logic book! "Thinking Socratically" second edition. Sharon Schwarze + Harvey Lape. They've selected great readings.They pointed out a fascinating blurp from "Through the Looking Glass.""Thro... Posted by on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 01:11:00 GMT |
The Prophet: A Rewarding Relationship |
A nice quote I found in my online journal in October 2004.[A Rewarding Relationship]
"Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.Fill each other's cup but drink not from ... Posted by on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:47:00 GMT |
Appeal to False Authority |
Legitimate Authority:
(1) Must be an expert of the particular field.
(2) Must be a consensus of experts of that same field.
(3) Should not have invested interest of the truth.
anything other is ... Posted by on Wed, 08 Dec 2004 11:54:00 GMT |
Unbiased Science |
"The only way to have real success in science ... is to describe the evidence very carefully without regard to the way you feel it should be. If you have a theory, you must try to explain what's good ... Posted by on Mon, 06 Dec 2004 23:03:00 GMT |
"Aids to Reflection" 1825 |
"Accustom yourself to reflect on the words you use, hear, or read, their birth, derivation and history. For if words are not things, they are living powers, by which the things of most importance to m... Posted by on Mon, 06 Dec 2004 12:26:00 GMT |