Thursday evening is the regular meeting of the Baraboo Philosophy Discussion Group held at the Log Cabin Cafe. Here one of the participants expresses an opinion on Plato’s Parmenides. Okay, okay –the Discussion Group exists only in my imagination. The Log Cabin Restaurant in Baraboo Wisconsin is “real” though. The establishment is exceptional on…
Went for a walk on Sunday Oct 9th about 3PM in the afternoon. The wind was rustling the tall pines. I stood on the narrow spit of sand at the edge of the lake. The air was cool, giving hint of frost after sunset. A breeze lapped the lake surface; creating a big plate…
What we see comes from that which is not apparent. This statement is axiomatic for us, becoming embedded in the DNA of our culture since the rise of science as a basis for knowledge. Did it all began when Galileo pointed his 10x homemade refracting telescope at the moon, and discovered, saw with his…
Emanating from a cathedral the center of Rome, a line of ten thousand people stretches radially outward, like the hand of a giant clock, out to the edge of the city, and beyond. Yet these patient pilgrims are directed inward, not out. They are waiting their turn to enter the Temple of Time. They…
There are times when I’m exhausted by life. Conflict and stress are consequences of being a sentient being. With few useful instincts we depend upon learning and emotional intelligence to “earn our living.”–by a paradox of cooperation and competition with others. This is what we mean by society. It’s more complicated than we know. …
Distracted by the atypical warm weather, I did not notice the advent of Fall on September 22nd. Here in the Midwest we’ve had days in the high 80’s late into the month. Quite unusual for the Chicago area. A few maples show a hint of color in my neighborhood. On Sunday September 25th I…
Saturday Sept 24th was the final Nitrous Shootout of the season at Great Lakes Dragway. The dragstrip is a gathering place for those addicted to creating compression of time over a quarter mile. A final big race day of the season drew a sizable crowd of crew members, drivers, families, and fans–all deserving of…
Recently I was pointed to a New Yorker article by a friend. Evan Osnos composed a fulsome speculative forecast of what type of presidency is likely should Donald Trump be elected. Osnos writing was well researched with many interviews over several months time with individuals connected to the candidate. Donald Trump has placed great…
Lincoln, prepares for an experiment in Natural Philosophy. Natural Philosophy up until the 19th century was “the science of beings which undergo change and are independent of human beings.” Lincoln protests the fragmentation of philosophy into departmentalized sciences due to new contexts and ways of learning. The trend beginning with Galileo, to Sir…
Yes, Lincoln does not look the part, not yet anyway. But here he is on the playground of Longfellow School, surveying the lawn with confidence, exploring, running this way and that. Do you remember your earliest visits to a playground? Remember the vast expanse of grassy carpet, maybe there was some playground equipment…… Can…
