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Scientists assume based upon only their religion and no evidence, that Venus is billions of years old. However, the reality is that no Venusian rock has ever been dated. What data can scientists use to estimate the age of a planet whose rocks have never been dated? Impact crater counts. Venus has so few impact craters that they have literally been quantified -- only 900. And almost all of them (84%)...
Siris (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Today is the feast of Queen Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Most Wise Virgin and Great Martyr, patron saint of philosophers (and also orators, theologians, wheelwrights, young maidens, and female students). Saint Catherine of the Wheel was one of the most popular saints of the Middle Ages; a common practice was to deliver a Saint Catherine's day eulogy on the Philosopher, Aristotle, and she was a favorite...
Jon Aquino's Mental Garden (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
I have the week off, and my two goals for the week are (1) catch up on reading (2) catch up on sleep. As Stefan Sagmeister described in his TED Talk on taking sabbaticals , I need to make a schedule, a routine, in order not to dissipate my energies in lounging around. I'm going to try for the following. I've put down study for the odd hours; the even hours remain free (e.g., keep going on the study,...
Mentors Town (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Original Philosophy School of Thought REALISM Thinkers: Aristotle Harris Broudy John Locke John Comenius Johann Henrich Pestalozzi Jean Jacques Rosseu Assumptions Reality is what we observe. Experience exists only in the physical world. Mind is like a mirror receiving images only from the physical world. Nature is a primary self-evident reality, a starting point in philosophizing. Investigating and...
Unstable Euphony (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Here's a list of texts I'll be studying for my comprehensive exams. Rhetoric is one of my two secondary areas of study. Isocrates. Against the Sophists . Plato. Republic Book X. Aristotle. Rhetoric Books 1-2. Cicero. De Oratore . Augustine. On Christian Doctrine . Erasmus, Desiderius. Copia: Foundations of the Abundant Style. Ecclesiastes . De Pizan, Christine. The Book of the City of Ladies . Vico,...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Every expansion team is expected to struggle during its inaugural season. And if Aristotle had focused on athletics instead of classic philosophy, he could've written volumes about this subject. For now, we'll use the Kyoto Hannaryz as the case study.
The Steady Drip (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
http://prosecuteobama.org/ There are several stategies that aim at criminal prosecution of Obama. Civil suits are impotant. AKA OBAMA’S CRIMES My favorite tactic is to bring election fraud charges against AKA Obama in all 50 states. Here is another plan that has merit: HOW TO FILE A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT NAMING OBAMA IN COMMISSION OF TREASON Because of the way AKA OBAMA ran his campaign; donations...
Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Almost 24 centuries after the Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote his book, "On the Movement of Animals," modern scientists are still struggling to understand how, why, when and where living creatures move.
Bradenton.com: Politics (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Almost 24 centuries after the Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote his book, "On the Movement of Animals," modern scientists are still struggling to understand how, why, when and where living creatures move.
Oil Is Mastery (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
"Democritus roundly identifies soul and mind, for he identifies what appears with what is true -- that is why he commends Homer for the phrase 'Hector lay with thought distraught.'" -- Aristotle, philosopher, On The Soul , 350 B.C. (A really funny joke that gives justice to Democritus's title "Laugher.") "Democritus has expressed himself more ingeniously than the rest on the...
Gates of Vienna (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Fjordman’s latest essay has been published at Jihad Watch . Some excerpts are below: The book that inspired this text was The Legend of the Middle Ages : Philosophical Explorations of Medieval Christianity, Judaism, and Islam by Rémi Brague, a French professor and specialist of medieval religious philosophy. He is also the author of the fine book Eccentric Culture: A Theory of Western...
Oil Is Mastery (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
"... then yonder sun strings these worlds to himself on a thread. Now that thread is the same as the [solar] wind; and that wind is the same as this Vikarnî: thus when he lays down the latter, then yonder sun strings to himself these worlds on a thread." -- Yajnavalkya, gymnosophist, Satapatha Brahmana , 1st millenium B.C. "Most people -- all, in fact, who regard the whole heaven...
3quarksdaily (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Islamic scholars during the golden age of Islam (roughly 9th-12th centuries) widely referred to Aristotle as the ‘First Teacher,’ evidence of the high regard in which they held the ancient Greek philosopher. The man ranked by them as second only to Aristotle was a tenth-century Muslim thinker by the name of Abu Nasr al-Farabi (870-950 CE). [1] Perhaps a good way to illustrate the rational...
Shunya's Notes (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Islamic scholars during the golden age of Islam (roughly 9th-12th centuries) widely referred to Aristotle as the ‘First Teacher,’ evidence of the high regard in which they held the ancient Greek philosopher. The man ranked by them as second only to Aristotle was a tenth-century Muslim thinker by the name of Abu Nasr al-Farabi (870-950 CE). [1] Perhaps a good way to illustrate the rational...
Oil Is Mastery (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
I had no idea that atoms are magical. "Democritus too, composed a similar work [Causes Affecting Seeds, Plants, and Fruits]. Both of these philosophers [Pythagoras and Democritus] had visited the magicians of Persia, Arabia, Ethiopia, and Egypt, and so astounded were the ancients at their recitals, as to learn to make [scientific] assertions which transcend all belief." -- Pliny the Elder,...
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