How the golden compass works (Philip Pullman)
Filed in Philosophy, January 28, 2008, 5:01 am by admin
Rather reminiscent of tarot cards. Striking image for the way meanings leak on to meanings… Some extracts from Northern Lights (1995) by Philip Pullman: — *** It was very like…
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Bluff
Filed in Philosophy, January 26, 2008, 3:18 am by admin
A friend, IW, tells this story: A child drops a banana peel. The teacher on playground duty notices. In order to teach the child a lesson, the teacher orders her…
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Beauty and the breast (Fenella Souter)
Filed in Philosophy, January 21, 2008, 8:25 am by admin
So I’ve lately been interested in people’s attitudes to bodies (their own and others’) after watching “Naked on the inside”. How does your body make you think and feel, how…
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Quotes from The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran)
Filed in Philosophy, January 19, 2008, 5:46 am by adminLast night I had a discussion in which it was pointed out, among other things: 1. The Prophet is very open to interpretation, like anything literary or artistic. In fact…
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Piggy back (right) (Juan Munoz)
Filed in Philosophy, January 18, 2008, 8:03 am by adminMy initial reaction, on looking at the work, is to see a war story and brotherhood, simple as that. The plaque reads: Further reading: — A nice interpretation here: “Is…
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