An aside on keeping pet cats
I've just finished The Power of Babel, which was a book about the benefits of owning a cat, preferably black with white spots.Okay, it's not, it was a very interesting…
Intelligence is not selected for
A discussion on meaning by way of how we exist, with a twist
Pinker’s Enlightenment Now
The biggest problem with this book is the fact most important section: "On science, reason, and humanism" was placed at the back of the book, easily-missed by the many skimmers…
Plagiarism concerns
Just a casual, slightly frustrated post wondering about whether I've plagiarised any philosophical ideas or concepts without giving proper acknowledgement. I've spent a lot of time thinking alone and "reinvented"…
Restating some positions
Okay, in all fairness, the last few times I said I'd keep it short it didn't end up short at all, but I'll really try and keep it short this…
A little introspection
Further continuation of the series on disclaimers, this time with more of a focus on my personal thoughts (hence unlinked from the previous posts).The level I comprehend and understand philosophy…
Excuses for why I haven’t finished the Power of Babel
The Power of Babel is a 2001 book by John McWhorter that I'm still reading after 3 weeks.It's filled with so many examples and comparisons I couldn't help but get…
“Don’t forget”, I said
When I was six I thought my memory was eternal and that I could not possibly forget anything as long as I tried. It's been decades now, and I still…
The frustrating online interlocutors
This will just be an off the cuff post (mostly rambling). I'm filing these under a new category "Rants" to separate them from the rest of my content. The otherwise…
On Armchair Philosophy
Confirmation bias is the fastest research method To start off, I am not referring to the formal definitions found on Wikipedia or SEP's Naturalism in Epistemology article (although knowing them…