Ithaca 1 Oct 2009 ?? ????? ???? ??????? ??? ??? ?????, ?? ??????? ?? ‘??? ?????? ? ??????, ??????? ???????????, ??????? ??????? When you depart for Ithaca, wish for the road to be long, full of adventure, full of knowledge. [C. P. Cavafy, found courtesy of John Lynch] Philosophy
Evolution Building a Milvian Bridge 10 May 2010 Paul Griffiths is presenting our paper on evolutionary skepticism and religion at the University of Wollongong tomorrow, if you happen to be in the neighbourhood: Paul Griffiths (USyd) will be presenting at the University of Wollongong Philosophy Research Seminar series on Tuesday, May 11th. All are welcome to attend. Title: “When… Read More
Epistemology What is philosophy? 13 Sep 201122 Jun 2018 “Were all men philosophers, the business of life could not be executed, and neither society, nor even the species, could long exist.” William Smellie, 1791 From time to time, scientists with whom I engage (I know a lot of scientists, they being my study organisms) ask me what philosophy is…. Read More
Biology Humans are the only animals that… 11 Jul 201311 Jul 2013 Psychologist Daniel Gilbert once wrote on the unwritten vow taken by psychologists: Few people realise that psychologists also take a vow, promising that at some point in their professional lives they will publish a book, a chapter or at least an article that contains the sentence: ‘The human being is… Read More
There is a recitation of the poem by Sean Connery and Vangelis . See also Waiting for the Barbarians . The poetry of Cavafy, a fellow Alexandrian tormented soul, is interesting and worth checking out to say the least.