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Tag Archives: Brian Eno
Brian Eno’s “Music For Installations”: New Collection Released This Week (A Music Post)
Brian Eno’s new 6-CD (or 9-LP) collection is released this week and contains the best material from the visual art installations for which he is internationally famous. Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Music, Philosophy
Tagged 77 Million Paintings, Brian Eno, Brian Eno and Israel, Brian Eno and philosophy, generative art, generative music, Long Now Foundation, Music for Installations, Music New Releases, universal basic income, what is art for?, What Should Philosophy Do?
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What Should Philosophy Do? (Part 1)
Inspiring this series of posts (I’m thinking there might again be three) is John Horgan’s series on “What Is Philosophy’s Point?” in Scientific American (five installments, here, here, here, here, and here). I should begin by saying that I am … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Where Is Philosophy Going?
Tagged Auguste Comte, Brian Eno, Chinese room, Christianity, Colin McGinn, David Chalmers, free will vs. determinism, history of philosophy, Identity Politics, John Horgan, John Searle, Karl Marx, Law of Three Stages, materialism, Mind-Body Problem, Paul Feyerabend, Philosophy, Richard Rorty, What Is Philosophy's Point?, What Should Philosophy Do?
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Brian Eno Mix
I noticed a week or so back that the masthead on this blog includes, as one of our topics, “a little music.” There hasn’t been any music on here, though, or any discussions of it, not that I recall. I … Continue reading
Two Cultures, Two Americas — Post-Election 2016 Edition (Philosophical Reflections on an Empire In Decline)
The hostility of this election & the volatile mood of the country are indicative of two cultures, two Americas … unequal, unyoked, on collision course, & probably indicative of a nation in unavoidable decline. Continue reading
Posted in Election 2016 and Aftermath, Uncategorized
Tagged "alt-right", bitter clingers, Brandon Smith, Brian Eno, Christianity, conservatism, culture war, deplorables, Donald Trump, economic nationalism, economics, Electoral College, free trade, globalism, globalization, God, Greece, Hillary Clinton, Marine Le Pen, Michael Moore, nationalism, Philosophy, political correctness, progressive, protectionism, racism, secession, sexism, Syriza Party, U.S. Empire, Yanis Varoufakis
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E-Philosophy: A Brief Manifesto
The word philosophy comes to us from two Greek words meaning the love of wisdom. What is wisdom? Knowledge, both theoretical and practical, used in ways both defining and helping to bring about what is good and beneficial in life … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Uncategorized
Tagged analysts, analytic philosophy, Babylon 5, Brian Eno, Delenn, E-Philosophy, E.F. Schumacher, Ervin Laszlo, Feyerabend, George Orwell, Harry Frankfurt, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Jurassic Park, Kierkegaard, Leopold Kohr, Local Futures, Localism, Marcus Aurelius, Morpheus, Nikola Tesla, On Bullshit, Philosophy, political economy, positivism, Remnant, Stoics, The Matrix, Thomas S. Kuhn, Wittgenstein
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What Is It Like To Be a Lost Generation Philosopher? (Part 1)
This is an “Imagined” interview. It is based on a proposal I made to the What Is It Like To Be a Philosopher website created by Clifford Sosis (Coastal Carolina University), not responded to for whatever reason, but it follows … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Worldview, Culture, Higher Education Generally, Libertarianism, Music, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Political Economy, Political Philosophy, Science Fiction, Where is Civilization Going?, Where Is Philosophy Going?
Tagged Adjunct, Brian Eno, Christianity, Foucault, Kierkegaard, libertarianism, Lost Generation, Man-made Climate Change, Modernity, Neoliberalism, OOPARTS, Philosophy, philosophy of science, Postmodernism, Progressive Rock, Scientific anomalies, Thomas S. Kuhn
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