http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/ Philosophy Blog en Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:37:00 GMT Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:37:00 GMT info@philosophyblog.com.au info@philosophyblog.com.au http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/subtitles-and-captions/ Curious example of a technology intended for one purpose, then largely used for another. "Research by Ofcom, the media regulator, has found that of the 7.5 million people who use... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/subtitles-and-captions/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/subtitles-and-captions/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:37:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/conjoined-twins/ * We have an interest in variety of experience -- not only our own, but other people's. Freaks interest as curiosities, as scientifically and phenomenally new, but also as raising... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/conjoined-twins/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/conjoined-twins/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:36:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/the-value-of-new-experience/ After having had an awful time, people will sometimes remark, "At least it was an experience." Other times, people are drawn by the promise of the new -- by advertisements... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/the-value-of-new-experience/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/the-value-of-new-experience/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:09:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/talking-about-books-you-havent-read/ There are limited hours before we die -- we're all of us time-deprived. So, if it's just the ideas you're interested in, why bother reading a book or an article... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/talking-about-books-you-havent-read/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/talking-about-books-you-havent-read/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:19:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/preparing-an-acting-piece/ Twelve things to work on when you're preparing. Note: This is just one way to prepare. Everyone has a different process, and every situation is different. There's a difference, for... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/preparing-an-acting-piece/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/preparing-an-acting-piece/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:35:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-on-sex-and-pornography/ What the hell is an "adult book exchange"? -- I went up last night to take a look, and I discovered the place was misnamed. Adults don't read books, you... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-on-sex-and-pornography/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-on-sex-and-pornography/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:51:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/mental-associations/ * What is a mental association? The idea seems to embrace any sort of connection at all, including causation, proximity, similarity. So to say that something is connected "by association... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/mental-associations/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/mental-associations/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:34:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/rationalizations-and-alien-limbs/ A child is playing with a toy car, imagining that it's life-sized, when an adult steps in the path of the car. What does the child think? The incident is... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/rationalizations-and-alien-limbs/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/rationalizations-and-alien-limbs/ Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:09:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-11/ There's nothing more cynical than refusing to be a cynic. *** It's important to have a healthy disgust for humanity -- regardless of what you think of particular humans... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-11/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-11/ Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:09:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/final-digit-cycles/ Quick maths thing I've been fiddling with... I'm sure this has been very well studied, but, hey, it's new to me... Say you're dealing with subtraction or addition, and you're... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/final-digit-cycles/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/final-digit-cycles/ Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:46:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/anonymous-sex/ Stephen King once mentioned that, during the course of book signings, women occasionally proposition him. He's denied ever being unfaithful to his wife, but he does note the appeal of... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/anonymous-sex/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/anonymous-sex/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:29:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-10/ The temptations of Oxford street: hookers, pubs, heroin, designer clothing, kebabs, and pizza. *** "I'm spreading love, light, good will, and all that shit." *** ... putting the "fun" in... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-10/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-10/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:50:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-on-language-2/ On causal levers and vagueness. Many times, we walk around our house, and automatically we flick on the light switch if we find a room too dark. Only on some... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-on-language-2/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-on-language-2/ Sat, 05 Jun 2010 07:01:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-9/ For a couple of years I worked in data entry during nightshifts, 1am-7am, and it was repetitive, mindless, tedious, endless, but I used to walk out into the morning after... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-9/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/notes-and-quotes-9/ Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:24:00 GMT http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/behaviour-frameworks/ * If you meet an alien, what do you do? Do you shake his tentacle? Do you offer him a beer? Do you stand far enough away that his eyestalk... http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/behaviour-frameworks/#comments http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/behaviour-frameworks/ Thu, 27 May 2010 02:27:00 GMT