September 2009
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There are nice-looking donkeys …
… and then there are the beautiful ones: Continue reading
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Nature’s reclamation
The canal running behind my home is now closed forever, due to the tragic collapse this summer. But nature is finding new uses for it. Continue reading
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Oxford philosophical report, part 2
Graham Parkes, author of Composing the Soul (perhaps my favorite book on Nz), presented what was to me easily the best address of the conference. The first half of his presentation was a discussion of the links between Nz and meditative practices in eastern philosophy. Nz hiked and walked extensively, claiming that he didn’t trust… Continue reading
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Oxford conference: philosophical report, part 1
I thought I’d share some of my impressions of some of the papers I attended. The conference featured seven plenary addresses, which everyone attended, and three groups of concurrent session. I’ve recounted now, and I guess I only heard 16 papers in all (counting my own), not 19 as I had thought. I don’t have… Continue reading
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Oxford: the video
The soundtrack, by the way, is an old 78 of Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers, with the great, growling Bubber Miley on horn. Continue reading
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All OK in the UK
More than ok, in fact: simply freaking awesome is more like it. This was my first trip to the UK, and as I told several people there, my impression is that the sun always shines and people know a helluva lot about Nietzsche. I’ll give an overview of my time there. Last Wednesday I was… Continue reading
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What’s been going on?
It appears I haven’t posted in about a month. What’s up? Well, a cluster of little things. There’s been painting the house, the kids starting school, me starting teaching, etc. I have been rewriting a paper on Nietzsche for the upcoming “Nietzsche on Mind and Nature” conference at Oxford, and arranging travel, etc. That’s next… Continue reading
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