Philosophy Time wasting 23 Aug 2009 Sometimes I am asked why they, the questioner, should bother with philosophical questions. I am often at a loss to say why, because it is so damned obvious to me we must address the metaquestions. So I was pleased to find this post at Maverick Philosopher: People talk glibly about… Read More
Humor Jon Stewart is the New Socrates 23 Oct 2007 According to a book mentioned by Greg Dahlman at blog.bioethics.net. He notes that this makes Stephen Colbert Plato. I think it makes Hilary Clinton Aristotle, and Richard Dawkins Epicurus, although the sequence is a bit messed up. Read More