“The Human Condition,” by Thomas Whitaker (Prison Arts Coalition, 2018) 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. How To Solve The Hyper-Fundamental Problem of Philosophy In an essay entitled “The Fundamental … [continue reading]
Monthly Archives: June 2024
Our Confused Conversations About Free Will: On Sam Harris.
(Harris, 2012) 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. An earlier version of this essay appeared on the author’s blog, The Kugelmass Episodes (Kugelmass, 2014). Our Confused Conversations About Free … [continue reading]
Opening Up the Space of Drawing: Lines and the Locus of Creation in Architectural Design, #1.
“Architectural sketches” (Author, 2022) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction: Opening Up the Space of Drawing Again 2. Structure and Argument 3. The Representational Paradigm: Three Basic Assumptions About Drawing by Hand 4. Entering the Space of Drawing: The Performative Paradigm 4.1 From neutral surface to inhabited topos 4.2. From traces to situated figurations 4.3. From … [continue reading]
Free Will, or, Robert Sapolsky and His Bargain.
(Allan, 2016)[i] 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. An earlier version of this essay was also published in Splice Today, HERE. Free Will, or, Robert Sapolsky and His Bargain … [continue reading]
Working Toward a Complete Theory of Moral Dignitarianism: A Reply to Hanna on Putin and the Student Protests.
(Davies and Abawi, 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. Working Toward a Complete Theory of Moral Dignitarianism: A Reply to Hanna on Putin and the Student Protests On … [continue reading]
How To Apply Dignitarian Thinking to The Gaza War and Gaza Campus Protests.
(Wikimedia Commons, 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. How To Apply Dignitarian Thinking to The Gaza War and Gaza Campus Protests From a broadly Kantian dignitarian point of … [continue reading]
Nebula Rasa: Exploring the Diaphanous, #7.
“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]