January 12, 2010
January 10, 2010
January 9, 2010
January 3, 2010
Stephen Toulmin Dies - Philosopher who was a founding father of argumentation theory
Posted January 12th, 2010 by adminThough Stephen Toulmin, who has died aged 87, was initially famous as one of the leading proponents of the “good reasons” approach in ethics, and went on to write about reasoning, science, philosophy of science and the history of ideas, he was ultimately better known in the US field of communication, and in computer science, than in philosophy. The Uses of Argument [...]
Read more >>>Welcome to Culture Insight presented by Simply Charly
Posted January 10th, 2010 by adminThese are conversations with authors and experts who have given us insights into those individuals who have influenced our culture and enriched our lives. Listen here…
Posted via email from Simply Charly’s posterous
Read more >>>The future of the library
Posted January 9th, 2010 by adminWhat should libraries do to become relevant in the digital age?
They can’t survive as community-funded repositories for books that individuals don’t want to own (or for reference books we can’t afford to own.) More librarians are telling me (unhappily) that the number one thing they deliver to their patrons is free DVD rentals. That’s not [...]
Read more >>>How to Train the Aging Brain - The New York Times
Posted January 3rd, 2010 by adminI LOVE reading history, and the shelves in my living room are lined with fat, fact-filled books. There’s “The Hemingses of Monticello,” about the family of Thomas Jefferson’s slave mistress; there’s “House of Cards,” about the fall of Bear Stearns; there’s “Titan,” about John D. Rockefeller Sr.
The problem is, as much as I’ve enjoyed these books, I [...]
Read more >>>Insight by a Thousand Strokes
Posted January 3rd, 2010 by adminCaricature works wonders at skewering puffed-up demigods, moguls and celebrities by ripping off their false facades. For artists it is both a vent for frustration and a tool of dissent, but being good at it is never easy. Just getting a good likeness is hard enough; making it into a truly smart distortion takes a master [...]
Read more >>>
Groups
Invite your friends
Blogosphere
Recent Comments