Yesterday, as many of you no doubt are aware, was April 20th, which according to the High Priests of Wiki (at whose altar I, and my lazy kindred, worship), is a “counterculture holiday,” where druggies “people gather to celebrate and consume cannabis.” Now, I too went to college, which means I have consumed my fair …
Author Archives: Theodore
Why Am I Such a Stinker?
Sometimes I wonder about the role in which I have been cast on this website. There’s a certain sense that well, I don’t know, that I’m rather less than a friendly, happy, predictable, sane, sort of person, a fellow you might like to meet at your local watering hole, crotchfruit in tow, and with whom …
The Horror: Nietzsche and Family Circle
Following up on this morning’s post regarding philosophy class for seven-year-olds, direct from Losanjealous: Shared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings. I really like the title, too: The Nietzsche Family Circus.
The Giving Tree, and other philosophical conundrums
An interesting educational tidbit from the Times on a charter school in Massachusetts that is teaching philosophy to second graders: A few times each month, second graders at a charter school in Springfield, Mass., take time from math and reading to engage in philosophical debate. There is no mention of Hegel or Descartes, no study …
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