In this post I present two arguments relevant to Bacon’s thesis. With each argument I offer a quotation and an
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Γλωσσολογικον πονημα επι του “Σεβαστου” και των παραγωγων του
“Η Γκρέτα, καταφανώς εν μεγάλη διεγέρσει διατελούσα, χωρίς την παραμικράν προφύλαξιν, ανέσυρε εν ριπή οφθαλμού το φόρεμά της, και, αποκαλύπτουσα,
Continue readingJohn Stuart Mill’s Tendency Laws: are they contradictory to his determinism?
Introduction By reconstructing Mill’s argument, I will show that there is no contradiction between Mill’s determinism and his views on
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“In the world in which we find ourselves, the possibilities of good are almost limitless, and the possibilities of evil
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“In the world in which we find ourselves, the possibilities of good are almost limitless, and the possibilities of evil
Continue readingGiven the existence …..of a personal God…. tennis … the stones … so calm … Cunard … unfinished . . .
Introduction Dermot Moran believes that “Samuel Barclay Beckett (1906–89) is the most philosophical of twentieth-century writers.” His characters exult in endless, pointless,
Continue readingAdventures and perils in the life of an innocent flower, or more than one
In 1957 Mao wrote: “Letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy of
Continue readingNikos Karouzos: The agony in front of nothingness – Νικος Καρουζος: Η αγωνια κατάντικρυ στο μηδεν
Ο ποιητης Νικος Καρουζος ταξιδεψε στον αλλο κοσμο την 28η Σεπτεμβριου 1990. The Greek poet Nikos Karouzos died twenty two
Continue readingSheikh Beddredin (Badraldin Mahmoud Ben Israel Ben Abdulaziz): Preacher and Rebel
It is almost ironic that one of the bloodiest chapters of Sheikh Bedreddin’s rebellion in 1416-1420 was written on the
Continue readingBy the (breaking) sea wave: A “Fluxus Eleatis” Discourse
Mr. FFF: Παρα θιν αλος. By the breaking sea wave. MM: I see Priest Chryses praying. For his daughter Chryseis
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