Archive for the “philosophy” category
Yochai Benkler on the End of Universal Rationality
by Luke Rodgers on May 5, 2009
How the myth of wholly self-interested individuals is holding us back
Ray Kurzweil on the Future of GNR
by Luke Rodgers on April 29, 2009
Minority Report + Jaxon X + Skynet = bad news?
Craftmanship in the age of industry
by Luke Rodgers on April 3, 2009
However much skill [the ordinary workman] may have in his fingers and conscientiousness in his mind, he can no longer be regarded as an artist, because his skill is not that of a man making things.
Susan Sontag: why style is important
by Luke Rodgers on February 28, 2009
Why style is the most important element in a work of art
Inconsolata: a nice, new (free!) monospace font
by Luke Rodgers on February 16, 2009
Proving that monospace fonts don’t have to suck
Global survey: the importance of religion in your daily life
by Luke Rodgers on February 11, 2009
Turns out Canadians may be more religious than you suspected, and Americans less so.
Can religion and science be reconciled?
by Luke Rodgers on February 10, 2009
Scientist Jerry Coyne argues persuasively that, in important ways, they cannot.
The ego boom
by Luke Rodgers on February 3, 2009
Baudrillard said it first and, perhaps, best, in The System of Objects
