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The Cloning of Culture
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The Cloning of Culture

By George
March 27, 2023

I wrote a blog recently – On the Shoulders of Giants – about the way academics particularly in Liberal Arts

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Three Models of Time … and My Own
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Three Models of Time … and My Own

By George
March 24, 2023

Today we take for granted the existence of a time continuum including a unique past, a unique present and a

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On the Shoulders of Giants
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On the Shoulders of Giants

By George
March 24, 2023

I often think of Wisdom as Sophia, not a goddess exactly, but rather a symbolic character representing or embodying Philosophy.

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Imaginary Havens for Weary Minds
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Imaginary Havens for Weary Minds

By George
March 22, 2023

I am very struck, in reading The Ethics of Authenticity by Charles Taylor, to see a flawed assumption that colours

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Finding the Way Home
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Finding the Way Home

By George
March 16, 2023

Several years ago, I developed an undergraduate History course for a university in upstate New York. The course was based

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Authors and Intersubjectivity
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Authors and Intersubjectivity

By George
March 14, 2023

There is nothing quite like taking up a favourite book again, and entering the subjective world of the characters. Once

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The Limits of Empathy and Intersubjectivity
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The Limits of Empathy and Intersubjectivity

By George
March 13, 2023

In a recent blog, I mentioned that empathy and intersubjectivity remain works in progress and are never quite completed. Indeed,

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Empathy and Intersubjectivity
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Empathy and Intersubjectivity

By George
March 12, 2023

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, empathy is “the ability to imagine and understand the thoughts, perspective, and emotions of

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God and Scientific Knowledge
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God and Scientific Knowledge

By George
March 3, 2023

As a follow-up to my previous blog on the use and misuse of metaphor, in which I mention Friedrich Nietzsche’s

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The Use and Misuse of Metaphor
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The Use and Misuse of Metaphor

By George
March 1, 2023

Picture a two-year-old child at play. She puts on her five-year-old brother’s toy safety goggles, then crawls under a bed

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The Magic of Seeing
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The Magic of Seeing

By George
February 20, 2023

The feature image at the top of this blog is from the titles at the beginning of my film, as

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Rhythms of the River
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Rhythms of the River

By George
February 17, 2023

I was struck, in taking the ferry from Quebec City to Lévis last evening, how life has a different pace

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  • The Cloning of Culture

    The Cloning of Culture

    I wrote a blog recently – On the Shoulders of …
  • Three Models of Time … and My Own

    Three Models of Time … and My Own

    Today we take for granted the existence of a time …
  • On the Shoulders of Giants

    On the Shoulders of Giants

    I often think of Wisdom as Sophia, not a goddess …
  • Imaginary Havens for Weary Minds

    Imaginary Havens for Weary Minds

    I am very struck, in reading The Ethics of Authenticity …
  • Finding the Way Home

    Finding the Way Home

    Several years ago, I developed an undergraduate History course for …
  • Authors and Intersubjectivity

    Authors and Intersubjectivity

    There is nothing quite like taking up a favourite book …
  • The Limits of Empathy and Intersubjectivity

    The Limits of Empathy and Intersubjectivity

    In a recent blog, I mentioned that empathy and intersubjectivity …
  • Empathy and Intersubjectivity

    Empathy and Intersubjectivity

    According to the Oxford English Dictionary, empathy is “the ability …
  • God and Scientific Knowledge

    God and Scientific Knowledge

    As a follow-up to my previous blog on the use …
  • The Use and Misuse of Metaphor

    The Use and Misuse of Metaphor

    Picture a two-year-old child at play. She puts on her …

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