Thoughtlets
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Thoughtlets. xxiv.
It’s good epistemic practice not only to have gatekeepers in science and scholarship, but also to have others beating at the gates to ensure the freedom of movement of ideas – using a battering ram, if required. In which measure it’s required is anyone’s guess. Too little force might result in stagnation, too much, a… Continue reading
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Thoughtlets .xxiii.
Just as one man’s junk is another’s treasure, one man’s villain is another’s hero. Continue reading
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Thoughtlets .xix.
The common name for diplomacy is the Golden Rule, and we learn by experience that its employment is one way to avoid a bar fight. Self-defence is what we tend to use after we’ve already lost a couple of teeth. … Continue reading
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Thoughtlets .xviii.
Words such as ‘matters’, ‘dangerous’, and even ‘good’, require an indexical, by which is meant these words require a to or a for. Once you flesh in the indexical you open questions such as why, how, and so what? Some don’t think to ask these questions, others don’t want them asked. Continue reading
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Thoughtlets .xvi.
If the world is going to hell in a handbasket, you’ll at least be close enough to listen to your co-travellers. And you might be in for a surprise. It’s as likely that they’ll blame you for their predicament as you them for yours. Continue reading