Philosophy

A Retreat from the world

This is going to be a prelude to one heck of a big entry so  In the words of Uncle Mac, the great presenter over children's BBC programs many decades ago, 'are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin'. This morning while listening to Angela Hallett playing Chopin in Radio Three  I realised that the organiser had put so much love and caring into this event, almost guaranteeing, though that is a...

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Am I on a Desert Island?

I have occasional chats with my friend who's busy writing a book on the effect of the soul on the body from the analytical and scientific viewpoint but of course the cell cannot be adequately contained under the remit of science and the way the word is used. Friend : Many people present themselves to us during the course of a day. The problem is we don't have the entire background story of the...

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Less common words in the English Language

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM8xJ04j1qI I've been recommended a book by Federico Fagan called Irreducible which is about consciousness, life,  computers and human nature. It is a technical and scientific work and I noticed that there are many words that although I am familiar with I have not examined them in as much depth as I could have done,  so reading this book is a chance to do this ....

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Artificial Intelligence vs. ‘I think, therefore I am’

  René Descartes (1596-1650) was a French mathematician, scientist and philosopher. He was born and raised in France, but traveled extensively around Europe and spent most of his working life in the Dutch Republic.[/caption] This idea of thinking about thinking came into my head about seven o'clock in the evening Friday the 13th - unlucky for some? but maybe not so. I'm trying to figure out...

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The Grinch’s opinion of the Bath Christmas Market, plus a complete surprise

Scroll down for The Grinch opinion if you are not interested in art. This was the day ordained to go around Bath Christmas Market before it closes next Sunday. By coincidence, though I never believe in such things, it was necessary for me to have an appointment for an intermittent toothache. We set off bright and early for my 10.50 appointment with my dentist who is also my role model in matters...

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What is the purpose of life and living?

This is an unlikely image to start today's ball rolling. Us versus the elements, there is no contest. I contemplate the puny powers of humankind compared with the might of nature. At the current time with order versus chaos there appears to be no contest. 07:30 I've just had my morning coffee whilst watching news on TV to hear that UK Prime Minister Keith Starmer is returning from his 14th visit...

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