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Book Review: Meat, A Love Story by Susan Bourette
I’ve finished these books that I’ve had about food. I also had this book so I figured, why not? Out of all the books on food, this was my least favorite. In fact, I’m thinking of selling this book if … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Take a look around in your local supermarket in America. It has so many varieties, differences, and features that we would think that it looks like something like this: Indeed, we think of it as the ultimate variety for the … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Ethics of What We Eat by Peter Singer and Jim Mason
I’ve mentioned this book in another blog about demi-vegetarianism that relates to other books and issues if you want to check it out. Out of all the books that deals with food, this is the must have book to read! … Continue reading
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Book Review: In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
I have finally read this book and in some ways, I’m glad I read it, but in others, I wasn’t blown away by it. I’m starting to read books about food culture and the ethics revolving around it because my … Continue reading
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Book Review: Socrates in Love by Christopher Phillips
There are two types of philosophy books. There are the serious types that you typically read in philosophy classes and that professional philosophers read. They present problems in philosophy and are asked to be taken seriously. Then there are the … Continue reading
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Dogmatic Politics
I’ve never understood why certain positions automatically claims you in a political camp. To me, this is very dogmatic. Dogmatism just tells me that you’re not thinking about why you have the beliefs that you do, and that whenever someone … Continue reading
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The Strange Case of the Rejuvenated Artist and Art
Everyone recognizes this portrait. It is over 500 years old! Leonardo Da Vinci painted it and it now hangs at the Louvre in Paris. One of the unfortunate aspects of its age is that it’s slowly deteriorating. The humidity, age, … Continue reading
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Daniel Dennett talks about Memes
Over at TED talks, philosopher Daniel Dennett talks about Memes. What are memes, you say? Imagine a parasite overtaking your brain. Now this parasite makes you do things, not for your benefit, but for the parasite’s benefit. For example, rabies. … Continue reading
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Language, Offensiveness, and Equality
I’ve finished a biography of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. Wittgenstein really sparked the idea of how language expresses how we see the world. So language-users see the world when they use a different language, or as Wittgenstein would say, a “form … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria
I’m reading this book for a couple of reasons. One is because I’m getting more politically involved and so I want to keep up with the political situation and see what other commentators are saying. So I decided on this … Continue reading
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