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Tag Archives: philosophy
Montaigne, Descartes, and Purple Fruit
by cheri block This morning the West Wind, Zephyr, blew from the Pacific Ocean up our mountain side with ferocity. Since I find solace and energy in the wind, I ventured out into the rain and up the road, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Descartes, humanism, modernity, Montaigne, philosophy, Stephen Toulmin, Zephyr
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The Coffee is Percolating
by cheri block Joe and I are warming up for the Dark Ages. We are reading (or rereading) The Confessions of St. Augustine, Beowulf, the Koran, The Song of Roland, and Lancelot. To recap for those of you who have … Continue reading
Coffee at the Palace
Plato’s The Republic is a dynamic work of deductive philosophy. The Republic is lofty and challenging. In his dialectic, Plato lets the us know from the start what he intends to investigate and then proceeds, through a series of … Continue reading
First Hamster Point of View: My birth
by cheri block My birth was a big relief, not only to my overstuffed mother DeDe, but to me, as well. In utero I had felt crowded and thus, irritable, sharing a watery sack with four other active siblings. In … Continue reading
St. John’s Recap
by cheri block sabraw Before I left Santa Fe last weekend, I stopped by a real camera shop (as opposed to the Best Buy experience) to have my lenses air cleaned and to buy a new filter. The light is … Continue reading
The First Essay: Nietzsche’s blamers and warriors
by cheri block sabraw Nietzsche’s First Essay in his On the Genealogy of Morality traces the origins of our Western values. He bifurcates early human groups into two: the aristocratic nobles and the priestly/slaves. It would be understatement to say … Continue reading
The Preface to the Genealogy–Moooooooo!!
by cheri block sabraw For those readers who have not read Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality, I’ll begin by saying that the material is lively and told by an evocative storyteller. And although I am the only one in … Continue reading
Mind talk
I’m heading to New Mexico tomorrow to get away from California and do something different, now that the summer session at my little school is over. California has too many loud people and hot pavement. My husband and I, and … Continue reading
Death of a Teacher
Harry Kalas, the venerable announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies for over 40 years, died last month. He died the Death of a Broadcaster, in his booth, preparing to call the game. Mr. Kalas left this place in a squeeze play—his … Continue reading
A Cup of Joe
Once a month, Joe and I meet for lunch and strong coffee. He never lets me pay. That’s against my nature, Baby, he says. He drives a shiny black car, newly washed, with a license plate that reads Cent Ani. … Continue reading
