Entries Tagged as 'Philosophy'
Art’s New Direction
Society as a whole, and art in particular, have gone through some major frame-of-reference changes over the last couple of millennia. Not to get into too much detail, our roots are in a premodern viewpoint, which basically takes the stance that the divine is directly responsible for everything that is currently unexplained. This proceeded, a [...]
The Refrigerator Incident
This weekend was one of those wonderful, extended weekends where everyone has Monday off. My wife and I therefore decided to host a cookout Monday here at our new home. Folks started showing up at about 2 in the afternoon, and stayed until about 2 in the morning. A wonderful day! When mealtime came, everyone [...]
Term of the Day: Yak Shaving
I’m sure we all have heard the old story about the man who wanted to get some work done around his house on a Saturday. The man decides he’ll start by cleaning the leaves off his roof, but realizes that he needs to fix his ladder so he can get up there. So he gets [...]
A Lesson in Perspective
Why are directions so hard to give? And so hard, when given, to understand? Meeting For Coffee “Sure, I’ll meet you at Starbucks,” I told my sister. I hate coffee, but I really wanted to spend some time with her before her weedding. “Which one are you guys at?” “Oh, the one up north, at [...]
