THE BURDEN OF WRITING
George Orwell:
All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives there lies a mystery.
FOSS AND PLAIN TEXT
It’s not unusual for someone writing a blog like this to describe the process they use to write text and get it up on the web.
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When I retired from the big full-time academic work over three years ago, I donated several boxes of books to my university library.
Read moreCOGNITION AND LOCOMOTION
Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber:
Cognition is first and foremost a means for organisms that can move around to react appropriately to risks and opportunities presented by their environment.
TOTALITARIANISM, PERFECTION, AND OPPRESSION
Milan Kundera:
Totalitarianism is not only hell, but also the dream of paradise — the age-old dream of a world where everybody would live in harmony, united by a single common will and faith, without secrets from one another.
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
There are many examples of cruel injustices, often inflicted by people intent on personal gain, at the expense of others’ pain.
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