Apes don’t read philosophy 8 Aug 2007 I’m home sick, so I’m shirking duties and came across one of my favourite film scenes of all time: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKCZ8-ZAT88] History Logic and philosophy
History On the difference between a people and a nation 26 May 202426 May 2024 A substack notice Read More
General Science Begging questions about philosophy, science and everything else 1 Sep 20121 Sep 2012 Those who know me well take great care not to say (at least when I am in earshot) “That begs the question…” and mean by that “That raises the question…”, or else they will get a dissertation delivered for a period on the right use of that phrase. That’s right, folks,… Read More
Administrative Travel Diary 13: Berkeley talk 6 Nov 2009 Well, yet again I have utterly utterly failed to embarrass my university by making an idiot of myself in public. In short, the talk (on the Essentialism Myth) to the Vertebrate Zoology crowd at Berkeley went very well I am told. I believe them because instead of sending me on… Read More
One of the funniest and most underappreicated comedies of all times. And btw, apes INVENTED philosophy…and are the only known animals to read and write…
For some reason, the thing that always gets me in that scene is when she says “Those are all mistakes. I looked them up.” Cracks me up every time.
Otto’s comment on Archie’s daughter, Portia: “Why did he name her after a car!?” “Fierce Creatures” is also a gem.
I’m shocked, I tell you, SHOCKED! The message of Buddhism ISN’T every man for himself? The next thing you’ll be telling me is that there isn’t a Christian pantheon.