http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/ Philosophy Blog en Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:18:00 GMT Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:18:00 GMT info@philosophyblog.com.au info@philosophyblog.com.au http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/peter-frauenglass-on-objective-truth/ Mr Peter Frauenglass of Three West Winds is a reader of this blog, and I recently invited him to write a guest post on anything he likes. Here's his offering... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/peter-frauenglass-on-objective-truth/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/peter-frauenglass-on-objective-truth/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:18:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/speaker-roles/1/ Sitting on the bus, eavesdropping on the conversation of the girls in front of me. One turns to the other and says, "And now, whenever I meet him, I'm conscious... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/speaker-roles/1/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/speaker-roles/1/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:39:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/toddlerspeak-and-conceptual-analysis/ So Socrates asked Laches: What is courage? Laches answered: Remaining at your post. To which Socrates replied: No, no, no. You've only given me an example of courage, and of... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/toddlerspeak-and-conceptual-analysis/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/toddlerspeak-and-conceptual-analysis/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:09:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/concept-of-appreciation/ Shampoo might smell nice when lathered into your hair, but fail to please when sniffed directly -- the scent is too strong, or unbalanced, or too chemical. Music might be... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/concept-of-appreciation/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/concept-of-appreciation/ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:56:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/scientific-definition-of-gender/ Ariel Levy, "Either/Or: Sports, sex, and the case of Caster Semenya", The New Yorker, 30 November 2009: -- "Unfortunately for I.A.A.F. officials, they are faced with a question that no... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/scientific-definition-of-gender/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/scientific-definition-of-gender/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:56:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-6/ Money is literally filthy. The coins that you handle every day -- well, they have passed through tens of thousands of hands, and through all sorts of situations. Who knows... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-6/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-6/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:51:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/barrenness-infertility-and-the-consolations-of-philosophy/ Someone recently asked me: "So do you know of any Eastern philosophy that gives advice on how to feel about/deal with being unable to have children? Aside from the generic... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/barrenness-infertility-and-the-consolations-of-philosophy/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/barrenness-infertility-and-the-consolations-of-philosophy/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:23:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/methods-for-emotion-in-acting-from-hayes-gordons-acting-and-performing/ Some notes from Hayes Gordon's Acting and Performing, 1987. (1) The notion of supplementary actions. Whereas acting classes normally divide scenes into action beats ("to accuse", "to flatter", "to thank... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/methods-for-emotion-in-acting-from-hayes-gordons-acting-and-performing/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/methods-for-emotion-in-acting-from-hayes-gordons-acting-and-performing/ Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:47:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/sport-and-love/ There's a Seinfeld schtick that goes: "Following a sport team? I don't get it. The players change, the coaches change. All that stays the same is the t-shirts. So, basically... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/sport-and-love/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/sport-and-love/ Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:48:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/rationality-of-suicide-part-2/ * What makes any problem a problem? You need two beliefs (or commitments, impulses) in apparent contradiction. But given that people believe all sorts of things, it's very possible that... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/rationality-of-suicide-part-2/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/rationality-of-suicide-part-2/ Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:29:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/moral-decisions/ Most people have a hodgepodge of opinions about what's good and bad, and what should and shouldn't be done. They derive their moral beliefs not from one source but from... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/moral-decisions/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/moral-decisions/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:11:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/what-do-you-believe/ * It's never easy for me to say "I believe". The verb seems to imply the static and the simple -- black and white, yes or no. But I don't... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/what-do-you-believe/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/what-do-you-believe/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:28:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/style-of-writing/ Dear PR, It's difficult to tell you why I write in the way that I write. Everyone's words are shaped by their genes and personalities, and by their experiences... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/style-of-writing/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/style-of-writing/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:53:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/the-acting-schools/ The first school is kindergarten and playtime. They teachers are gentle, and acting is more game than art. The students never see into the depths of it, but they never... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/the-acting-schools/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/the-acting-schools/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:37:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/acting-and-the-alphabet/ Scattered and hastily written... *** * Most actors think in terms of "actions" -- to implore, to threaten, to comfort, etc. I don't know if I could define what an... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/acting-and-the-alphabet/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/acting-and-the-alphabet/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:06:00 GMT