Monthly Archives: August 2010
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Stuart Elden on Territory
1August 31, 2010 by Peter Gratton
Here’s his new article in Progress in Human Geography: This paper outlines a way toward conceptual and historical clarity around …
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This might come in handy when teaching Aristotle…
Leave a commentAugust 31, 2010 by Peter Gratton
Or, you know, in life. Money—even the thought of it—reduces satisfaction from life’s simple pleasures. Studies have shown that a …
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The First Rule of Fight Club…
Leave a commentAugust 31, 2010 by Peter Gratton
We’re taking a tour of Brad’s new school today with two of the students leading the way. One of the …
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Ennis Reviews Lee Braver’s Late Heidegger book
Leave a commentAugust 31, 2010 by Peter Gratton
See here. It is worth devoting some space here to Braver’s style. For one it is immensely difficult to discuss …
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Canadian Society for Continental Philosophy Program
Leave a commentAugust 31, 2010 by Peter Gratton
It’s still, I think, tentative, but is online here.
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Kotsko on Online Journals
5August 31, 2010 by Peter Gratton
He thinks they can do better in terms of using the medium: There is no conceivable advantage to publishing a …
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Zizek on the Relation between Philosophy and Science
Leave a commentAugust 31, 2010 by Peter Gratton
An interview here in the New Scientist: Despite your critique, you are positive about science? I have a very naive …
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K-Punk on… hey, pay attention…
Leave a commentAugust 30, 2010 by Peter Gratton
Or how various devices affect our attention spans. (The Times has been running a series on this, and Fresh Air …
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An Esoteric Discussion
Leave a commentAugust 30, 2010 by Peter Gratton
Remember the claim a month or so ago that embedded in Plato’s works were a form of musical notation? It’s …
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Middlesex as Social Text
2August 30, 2010 by Peter Gratton
The journal, h/t Infinite Thought, has a series of articles on the debacle.