“Diogenes Sheltering in His Barrel,” by John William Waterhouse 48.  Kant, universities, The Deep(er) State, and philosophy. In “What is Enlightenment?,” Kant says that I have put the main point of enlightenment, of people’s emergence from their self-incurred immaturity, chiefly in matters of religion because our rulers have no interest in playing guardian over their … [continue reading]

“Diogenes Sheltering in His Barrel,” by John William Waterhouse 30.  When Merleau-Ponty Met The Whiteheadian Kripke Monster. Someone, somewhere, once wrote that a super-short but accurate synopsis of Embodied Minds in Action,[1] aka EMA is Merleau-Ponty Meets The Kripke Monster I rather like that. Indeed, there’s definitely something to this micro-synopsis, methodologically speaking, in that … [continue reading]

“Diogenes Sheltering in His Barrel,” by John William Waterhouse  1.  Introductory. A few weeks ago, in early April 2018, I finally finished and self-published a five-part, four book series, The Rational Human Condition, aka RHC, that I’ve been working on more or less steadily since 2005 or 2006—so, for 12 or 13 years. RHC is … [continue reading]