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Category Archives: Books
Crumb meets Genesis
I never was a fan of Crumb’s cartoons. They always seem a bit creepy to me. But this caught my eye. I’d like to check it out. The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
A book about my favorite place!
What a surprise! A book about the one and only In-N-Out! Do not even think of getting it for me as a present! It’s done. (A Windows 7 & In-N-Out 7×7 party!) http://www.badmouth.net/in-n-outs-secret-menu/ Ouch! The calories in a 50 by … Continue reading
Stoicism and emotions
Stoicism is experiencing a resurgence. I’m not sure why, but it is. This interview with Margaret Graver present a look at some misconceptions of stoicism. Here’s a quote from A.A. Long (Classics, UC Berkeley) about Graver’s book, Stoicism and Emotion: … Continue reading
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Rosh Hashanna
Happy New Year! A little late! I did celebrate. But I wanted to share two things. 1) The traveling rabbi who comes to your office to blow the shofar! 2) This poster. I think it’s over the top cool. May … Continue reading
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The moody deity
Salon.com has an interview with Robert Wright, author of The Evolution of God. This quote reminded me of James’ discussion of medical materialism. Here the point isn’t so much what is going on medically (!) with God, as taking a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Faith versus Reason, James, PHIL 525, Religion Blog, Religious Belief, Scripture, Theorists
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What can I say?
Philosopher Simon Blackburn reviews Karen Armstrong’s book The Case for God. A key question he examines is whether or not we can talk about God or remain silent. Shades of James on mystical experiences, right? There’s even a little Prof. … Continue reading
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Tagged Karen Armstrong, Simon Blackburn
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Taking on Dawkins
I hadn’t heard of Terry Eagleton before. I’ll definitely have to check his work out. Especially his review of Richard Dawkins The God Delusion. Reading the first sentence of Terry Eagleton’s review of The God Delusion in the October 2006 … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Books, PHIL 500, PHIL 525, Religious Belief
Tagged Richard Dawkins, Terry Eagleton
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Reading the Bible
I followed a little bit of David Plotz‘s blogging the Bible on Slate. Here’s Plotz’s discussion of both the weird and enduring aspects of the Bible. (The clip starts about 20 minutes into the bloggingheads and stops after this segment.)
Darwin, Lincoln, and racism
Although not entirely on the theme of religion, this, too, was in the NY Times today. It’s an article on Darwin and the abolitionist movement in Britain and the US. Darwin’s Sacred Cause: How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin’s … Continue reading