Pulled this one out of my drafts folder and thought I’d finally post it. If you want to read Derrida, read the works below in the following order before you start: Plato: Phaedrus, Phaedo, Ion, Republic: Book VII Descartes : Meditations Spinoza: Ethics G.W. Leibniz: Theodicy, Monadology, Discourse on Metaphysics. See Dewey on Leibniz. Rousseau: Essay on the Origins of Language, Confessions, Discourse on theContinue reading “Notes on Derrida 2: A Reading Regimen”
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2018: My Year of the Edited Anthology
Yes, blatant self-promotion here: I have a few publications coming out this year, and they’re edited anthologies, either my own or my contributions of chapters. I don’t feel too bad writing about it, as I love doing this work, so I love talking about it. But I also love hearing other people talk about theContinue reading “2018: My Year of the Edited Anthology”
Steve Martin and the Atheist Hymnal
Updated 29th May at 10:35 a.m. with a discussion of atheism as a methodological assumption and of miracles. Updated May 25th at 9:40 p.m. with another video and a Type 4 atheism: “Christian atheism.” Scroll down to check them out. My Facebook buddy Artur Sebastian Rosman recently posted to his FB group Cosmos in theContinue reading “Steve Martin and the Atheist Hymnal”
Brian Eno on Creativity
Interesting, brief talk by Brian Eno on creativity. Anything he has to say about this topic is worth listening to. At one point Eno compares a “cowboy” (explorer) to a “father” (stay there and tend the land), expressing preference for the cowboy. It’s an interesting comparison that Kierkegaard makes in Either/Or II with slightly different terms: I thinkContinue reading “Brian Eno on Creativity”
The Philosophy of Contemporary Song 