Does it matter how we name things? Do words influence our worldviews? A curious case of renaming a dinosaur suggests there is more to words and worlds relation than meets the eye. Check out this fascinating article over on aeon, "A dinosaur is a story". Enjoy! Keeping up the "Spreading the Word" tradition, I hope … Continue reading Spreading the Word: When Words and Worlds Collide
Philosophical Quote About Our Self-Understanding
"We always find ourselves within a situation, and throwing light on it is a task that is never entirely finished. This is also true of the hermeneutic situation—i.e., the situation in which we find ourselves with regard to the tradition that we are trying to understand. The illumination of this situation—reflection on effective history—can never … Continue reading Philosophical Quote About Our Self-Understanding
Spreading the Word: Multicultural Medieval Philosophy
Does the thought of a multicultural medieval philosophy surprise you? Do you believe those "dark ages" were mostly focused on religion and predominantly concerned with Christian theological discussions? If yes, it may well be that your views were shaped by historical narratives that are still, unfortunately, not that uncommon. It was after taking courses in … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Multicultural Medieval Philosophy
Giants in Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland, is beautiful in October. Have a look here at my previous post with some photos. Today, I share with you a short video of a couple of giants. The sequoia are some of the tallest and oldest trees in the world. The grove in the video is from the Royal Botanic Garden in … Continue reading Giants in Edinburgh
Spreading the Word: Connecting Art and Science
What connects art, science, education, and nature? Watch this video where a visual artist, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, and an educator discuss what I would call the human experience. Perhaps unsurprisingly, communication in its various forms is at the heart of our meaning-making. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R11FofCPoQ4 Keeping up the "Spreading the Word" tradition, I hope to … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Connecting Art and Science
Quote About Understanding As Meaning-Creation
A quote on understanding as a way of creating meaning, from German philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer's book, Truth and Method.
Spreading the Word: 10 Soviet Philosophers
"Discover the USSR's forgotten thinkers". Have you ever read any of the Soviet philosophers? Have you heard about them? Did you know they even existed? It is really rather surprising, with all the diversity and inclusion trends and all, how seldom one comes across non-Western philosophers' names in an English-speaking philosophical space. You are sure … Continue reading Spreading the Word: 10 Soviet Philosophers
Catching Autumn in Edinburgh
Visiting Edinburgh, Scotland, these days is a treat for autumn lovers. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then here are some very talkative and colourful visuals I had a chance to capture in the last couple of days. Unfortunately, I cannot convey the gorgeous autumn smell through the digital world, but believe me … Continue reading Catching Autumn in Edinburgh
Spreading the Word: Where Music Comes From?
Music is a human universal. All over the world, across all cultures and times, people have created, listened to, and enjoyed (or hated) music. Arguably, it's not just us. Some of our fellow Earth inhabitants engage in what sounds very much like music, even to our ears. But where does music come from? Why do … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Where Music Comes From?
Passionate Philosopher’s Quote
A passionate quote by a devoted lover of wisdom from the 13th century.
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