Siris

LW&W was quite good; there were things I would have done differently, but that's not surprising. Most of the differences with the bo...

A few days ago Rad Geek guestblogged a fascinating post on insolubilia at Philosophy, etc. that I wanted to say something briefly about. I...

Another bit of fun. Poets don't write vaunts much anymore. Try it; it will do you no end of good. To get the ball rolling: Vaunt Greater...

Most interpretations of Hume's discussion of coherence are what we can call 'gap-filling interpretations'. Gap-filling interpret...

An open narrative is a straightforward story whereas a closed one is a story reduced to a kernel of wisdom. The latter is called a saying or...

The most recent God or Not carnival is up at "Evangelical Atheist"; the subject is miracles, and it's not surprising that Hum...

I've already said my piece on the Narnia criticisms. I did want to say something about this paragraph in a different Guardian review : T...