Daniel Dennett (1942–2024) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. The Death of Dennett and The End of Materialism Daniel Dennett died on 19 April 2024. Here are a few … [continue reading]
Monthly Archives: April 2024
The Limits of Statistical Methodology: Why A “Statistically Significant” Number of Published Scientific Research Findings are False.
(Ioannidis, 2005a) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Troubles in Statistical Paradise 3. A Critique of Bayesianism 4. The Limits of Probability Theory 5. Conclusion The essay that follows below will be published in four installments; this is the first. But you can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text … [continue reading]
Why The World Needs A Creatively Revised-&-Updated Kant.
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) (Quintessential Mind, 2024) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. Why The World Needs A Creatively Revised-&-Updated Kant 22 April 2024 is the 300th anniversary of Immanuel … [continue reading]
The Limits of Logic: Paradoxes and The Failure of Formal Logic, #4.
Alice laughed. “There’s no use trying,” she said: “One ca’n’t believe impossible things.” “I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, I sometimes believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!” (Carroll, 1871/1988: pp. 91-92) TABLE OF CONTENTS … [continue reading]
What The Vatican Got Right About Human Dignity and What It Got Wrong.
Pope Francis presenting “Infinite Dignity” on 8 April 2024 (NYT, 2024a) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. What The Vatican Got Right About Human Dignity and What It Got … [continue reading]
Nebula Rasa: Exploring the Diaphanous, #4.
“Diaphanous” (2024) (Author, AI-generated via Freepik.com) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Two Suggestions about the Diaphanous 3. Historical Background 4. Cognitivism and Creativity: A Concise Overview 5. From Cognitivism to Propensity 6. The Work at Work, or, the Effective Present 7. The Diaphanous as Generative Stimulus 8. Conclusion This essay was previously published in … [continue reading]
Misology versus Irrationality: The Case of Recidivist Trump Voters in 2024.
Donald Trump’s Farewell Address at the White House (US National Archives, 2021) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. Misology versus Irrationality: The Case of Recidivist Trump Voters in 2024 … [continue reading]
The Limits of Logic: Paradoxes and The Failure of Formal Logic, #3.
Alice laughed. “There’s no use trying,” she said: “One ca’n’t believe impossible things.” “I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, I sometimes believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!” (Carroll, 1871/1988: pp. 91-92) TABLE OF CONTENTS … [continue reading]