First of all, I hope you're enjoying the holidays. I've been baking up a storm... Unfortunately I can only offer you a virtual sampling of treats. But if you look on the bright side, fewer calories. And now brace yourself for an awkward transition... I've been trying to wrap my mind around the split between the … Continue reading The Natural Attitude
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Heidegger’s Being and Time (Part III: Dualism)
I've been threatening to explain Heidegger's views on why dualism is predicated on a mistake, and I've finally done it. Well, I let someone else do it while I held the camera. UPDATE 2022: Here's the same video as before, but hopefully with better sound quality: Please don't read my criticism below until after you've … Continue reading Heidegger’s Being and Time (Part III: Dualism)
Heidegger’s Being and Time (Part II: Dasein)
In the last Heidegger post, I promised I'd address why Heidegger thinks that dualism (the mind-body problem) is predicated on a huge mistake that has carried through the whole history of Western philosophy. I will eventually. I'm putting that off until the next post...I hope you'll stick around until then. I'm not promising anything, but … Continue reading Heidegger’s Being and Time (Part II: Dasein)
Heidegger’s Being and Time (Part I: Phenomenology)
The point of Being and Time: To properly formulate the question, What is being? so as to draw forth its meaning. The process of reading B&T is sort of like being zoomed in on a pixel of a photograph and slowly zooming out to see the context. Which explains why my first reading in college was so … Continue reading Heidegger’s Being and Time (Part I: Phenomenology)
Stumbling Blocks in Reading Philosophy
Philosophical texts are notoriously difficult to read, but the real problem comes when each text calls for a distinct set of skills. By the time you've "cracked the code" to reach that "ah ha" moment with one philosopher, it's time to start all over with another. I'd like to share some of my stumbling blocks … Continue reading Stumbling Blocks in Reading Philosophy
Diotima's Ladder 