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Ring out the false, ring in the true

January 1, 2008. Akemashite omedetoh gozaimasu. Out with the old, in with the new. Time to take stock and to plan ahead. Blah, blah, blah.
During 2007 I put up a total of 30 posts on Milinda’s Questions. On average, about once every 12 days. Not a […]

Posted 02 January 2008 † Alan Cook § ‡ Comments (2)

Moving up in the world

If anyone cares, I now have a Technorati Profile.

Posted 28 July 2007 † Alan Cook § ‡ Comments (1)

Philia

In view of how a recent discussion on this blog has touched upon Aristotle’s conception of friendship, I want to call attention to an article in Philosophy Now called Aristotle’s E-mail, Or: Friendship in the Cyber Age. The writer’s claim:
However, friendships of the good tend to be lifelong, are often formed in childhood or […]

Posted 26 July 2007 † Alan Cook § ‡ Comments (0)

Happy, Smiley People

Finally got my computer back. Fortunately, Roger has obliged me by not posting for a while on the Happiness vs. Sagacity topic. (Or rather, what he’s posted has been off on the mythology tangent, which I haven’t really taken a look at yet.) So I can post my previously prepared remarks […]

Posted 13 July 2007 † Alan Cook § ‡ Comments (8)

Shuffle off this mortal coil

Back in town, but my harddrive is still being repaired, so I’m a little hampered bloggingwise.
I don’t know if it was motivated by this post of mine or not, but Roger at Limited Inc. has an interesting post up entitled “Suicidal Ideation.” I’m gonna have to get hold of the Psychiatry article he […]

Posted 11 July 2007 † Alan Cook § ‡ Comments (7)

Gone Fishin’

(in the afternoon, of course)
My buddy Roger over at Limited Inc has an interesting series of posts going concerning Wisdom and Happiness. Last week I wrote up a fairly lengthy response, which I was going to post here; then, on Sunday and Monday, both my internet connection and my harddrive crashed, in incidents that […]

Posted 27 June 2007 † Alan Cook § ‡ Comments (0)

RIP

Richard Rorty, 1931-2007.

Posted 11 June 2007 † Alan Cook § ‡ Comments (0)

The groundhog speaks his mind

Since it’s Groundhog Day, I thought about giving this post some sort of pseudo-intellectual title. In French, say: Le jour de cochon de terre, or whatever it is. Trouble was, I didn’t know the word for “groundhog” in French. Or in any language other than my native tongue, for that matter. […]

Posted 03 February 2007 † Alan Cook § ‡ Comments (1)