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Science v Philosophy

Posted on January 30, 2017 by John

I assume that one of the underlying purposes of psychoanalysis, of psychiatric treatment, is to get to a point where further psychoanalysis is unnecessary, that the neuroses in the patient have been identified, assessed, treated, and successfully mitigated or eliminated. … Continue reading →

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On Tools

Posted on May 22, 2007 by John

What future use will be our tools for building greater monuments, technologies to reach beyond our yesterday capacity, if all that drives tomorrow’s will is to create for their own sake more grand machines to take the place of what … Continue reading →

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So Much for Science

Posted on June 20, 2005 by John

The art of living well, some pundits quip, is equal parts audacity and luck; while others posit a stiff upper lip and careful breeding lift us from the muck. The hedonist claims pleasure is the thing; his polar opposite, the … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Deconstruction

Posted on April 30, 2005 by John

A moment, more or less, of deconstruction: by which I mean to delve into the soul that strives to separate life from destruction and yet maintain some semblance of the whole, to claim by sacred right the single kernel, the … Continue reading →

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Footnotes to Occam’s Razor and the Heart Sutra

Posted on June 18, 2003 by John

I made reference to the principle of Occam’s razor in a post the other day. Here is some additional information on that principle: Occam’s razor is a logical principle attributed to the mediaeval philosopher William of Occam (or Ockham). The … Continue reading →

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