An April Puzzle
Imagine, if you will, a philosopher who has gone mad (or madder, if you prefer). After countless counterexample, tons of thought experiments, sundry syllogisms, and endless enthymemes his mind (or functional states) have gone totally Cartesian.
However, the philosopher is able to present a mask of sanity to the world (or perhaps he merely thinks he does-maybe [...]
Philosophy in the Short
Ernest Hemingway claimed that his best story was only six words long: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Twitter challenges the Twits to tweet profoundly in 146 characters or less. Naturally, this raises the obvious question: can philosophy be done in such tiny packages? After all, we philosophers are known for being rather long winded [...]
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