Friday, August 8, 2008

Philosophical reflections

I shall take the unusual step of advertising for my new blog, Contra PalaVerities. My posts there tend to be more philosophical. They're sure to piss you off. Some recent posts:

Manifest falsity: why do we embrace stupid ideas? Pursuing Aristotle's cool view about the moral self. Dissing the "self-esteem" philosophy. Sometimes, you can be blamed for something even though you literally couldn't have done otherwise!

Acting just like a vicious human (and free will): How come we call heinous evil-doers "animals"? Recent evidence that our brains "decide" before we consciously decide. Does Ralph the robot have free will? Can we make sense of moral responsibility?

Human folly is so very entertaining: poor thinking about "cause and effect" is common. Why do people believe that "stretching" is important in exercise? Poor causal thinking?

The lives of moral soldiers: a defense of Amanda Beard, the naked swimmer gal on the PETA poster. On how a commitment to defend animals is not a matter of being "pure." (This one's my favorite of the bunch.)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

"SPEAKER OF THE FLOP:

PELOSI SELLS 2,737 COPIES OF BOOK

The most powerful woman in the history of American politics is suffering a humiliating defeat at the nation's bookstores, sales figures show.

In her first week at market, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi sold just 2,737 copies of her book KNOW YOUR POWER, according to NIELSEN BOOKSCAN"

Roy Bauer said...

9:46, I see you've set a new world record for pointless commenting.

What on earth are you thinking, 9:46? That I am a big fan of Pelosi and that your comment about her poor book sales will hurt my feelings?

Please get a clue. Or just go away.

Roy's obituary in LA Times and Register: "we were lucky to have you while we did"

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