Monthly Archives: November 2009

No one sees the barn

By thomas | Published: November 25, 2009
After reading a post [1] about watching the American Music Awards, I am reminded of a great passage from a book of the late 20th century White Noise by Don Delillo. [2] [3] We drove 22 miles into the country around Farmington. There were meadows and apple orchards. White fences trailed through the rolling fields. [...]
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notes on methodology

By thomas | Published: November 15, 2009
Before beginning any serious efforts as to the questions of Who was Socrates?, and, further, What is Philosophy?, I think it may be necessary to share a few thoughts I’ve recently had about how we share information online. I think it prudent to consider the aims of writing for online consumption, and also the [...]
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one proper way to start a career, or, I wasn’t too stupid at 23

By thomas | Published: November 4, 2009
As an aside to the study of What is Philosophy?, and perhaps more as an historical note to myself, I would like to share some writing of mine from a larger email between me and a close friend, Emily August, in the June of 2006: i say that i’m confused and don’t know what the hell [...]
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investigation requires of us persistence

By thomas | Published: November 1, 2009
I am currently looking further into the question of who Socrates was, why he did not write anything, and why this may be significant. I would now say that my previous dialouge between Socrates and Plato, while playful, is probably in-accurate. When I have completed my research I will place my findings here. [...]
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