Can objects be evil? A not-quite Platonic dialogue |
A few weeks ago, some classmates and I got into a raging dispute about whether or not artifacts (objects created by humans) posess ethical qualities of their own--in other words, "can a thing be evil ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:07:00 GMT |
Logos, and the nature of reality |
so i was reading heraclitus last night, and was struck by an idea that hadn't occurred to me before, even though the same words had been presented before. heraclitus posits the logos (word) as t...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:31:00 GMT |
Going to be interviewed for a documantary |
On Thursday, I attended a lecture sponsored by the philosophy department. The speaker was Steve Fuller, a professor from England who supports the teaching of intelligent design as a scientific t...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:11:00 GMT |
Election irony--has anyone asked Al Gore how he feels? |
Looking at the current campaign for the Democratic presidential candidate, we see that Hillary has clearly won the popular vote, but because of the rules of the competition, Obama will be the nominee....
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:18:00 GMT |
New weekend job |
So I woke up this morning. Yes, you read that right--Eric woke up at 9:30 and got out of bed. See, contrary to popular belief, I actually love the morning. I just hate having to wake...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:10:00 GMT |
Halloween-inspired maunderings |
This morning, while making my daily internet rounds, I came across the following question on a forum:
"Do you believe in the supernatural?"
Here was my response...
i'm a proponent of the hamlet...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:15:00 GMT |
Lifes soundtrack |
As we've established through my previous blogs, I haven't been too busy over the last few months. Life has consisted mostly of playtime and writing. One would think that now, having starte...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:01:00 GMT |
Houlihans is finally open |
Well boys and girls, starting Tuesday, I'm officially back at work. The new bar is Houlihan's, on Beltline in Addison. Now I'm not much of a rah-rah guy, but this place is going to be grea...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:59:00 GMT |
Well, guess it’s finally time for a tolltag |
Part of the fun of an extended vacation is the return to normalcy at the end of it. You know, things like restocking the refrigerator, washing that load of towels that you didn't do before ...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:42:00 GMT |
I had forgotten how much I missed... |
Stars--The Milky Way arching across the sky.
The way that prairie grass looks like golden water when the wind blows across it.
Silence--No highway noise, airplane noise, construction noise, TV, radio,...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:55:00 GMT |
