Tag Archives: Existence

Recreating Ourselves to Death

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

In his brilliant Amusing Ourselves To Death Neil Postman argued that the form in which an idea is conveyed is not irrelevant to its truth evaluation. In fact, Postman said, the medium in which communication takes place is itself not … Continue reading →

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“Remember, Remember…”

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

Today is the fifth of November. Traditionally, this is a day marked by the lighting of bonfires, a day of kindle and match, of flint and tender, of flame and ash. It is a memorial characterized by burning. It certainly … Continue reading →

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David Foster Wallace and the ‘Choice’

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

“And I submit that this is what the real, no bullshit value of your liberal arts education is supposed to be about: how to keep from going through your comfortable, prosperous, respectable adult life dead, unconscious, a slave to your … Continue reading →

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