Does philosophy matter?
Stanley Fish questions the usefulness of philosophy outside the academy: Now it could be said (and some philosophers will say it) that the person who deliberate...
Month: August 2011
Women’s quest for romance and their scientific pursuits
UPDATE: In the comments, Marci send this link that goes into some detail on the flaws in the study. It’s a bit long, but well worth the read if you have t...
The Scientific Sensibility
On a blog I’ve just started reading ardently, Venkat Rao explains why he doesn’t like the scientific method: I don’t like or use the term scientific...
This is not a real blog
According to Andrew Sullivan (video below), you must post at least twice a day to be considered a real blog (h/t Nisbet). Since I rarely post twice a week, I...