Monthly Archives: August 2012

Theory and Practice of Virtue

I’m rereading Meilander’s  The Theory and Practice of Virtue and not enjoying it quite as much as I did last time.  But it’s useful because it challenges my thinking at many turns, and I agree with many of his points–such … Continue reading

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Figment

Seth Godin’s blog today: A figment. It seems like the only thing you can be a figment of is someone’s imagination. Andy Warhol wanted the word FIGMENT etched on his tombstone. He understood that the only place he actually existed … Continue reading

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What is the past?

I am rereading, among other things, Bertrand Russell’s History of Western Philosophy–and with perhaps a more careful eye than in the past.  Even so, I still enjoy Russell so much, partly because even when I disagree with him he stimulates … Continue reading

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