Journeyman Philosopher

Philosophy, at its best, challenges our long held views, such that we examine them more deeply than we might otherwise consider.

Sunday, 29 December 2024

The role of dissonance in art, not to mention science and mathematics

I was given a book for a birthday present just after the turn of the century, titled A Terrible Beauty; The People and Ideas that Shaped th...

Friday, 20 December 2024

John Marsden (acclaimed bestselling author): 27 Sep. 1950 – 18 Dec. 2024

At my mother’s funeral a few years ago, her one-and-only great-granddaughter (Hollie Smith) read out a self-composed poem, titled ‘What’s i...

Friday, 13 December 2024

On Turing, his famous ‘Test’ and its implication: can machines think?

I just came out of hospital Wednesday, after one week to the day. My last post was written while I was in there, so obviously not cognitivel...

Saturday, 7 December 2024

Mathematics links epistemology to ontology, but it’s not that simple

A recurring theme on this blog is the relationship between mathematics and reality. It started with the Pythagoreans (in Western philosophy)...

Sunday, 1 December 2024

What’s the way forward?

Philosophy Now Issue 163 (Aug/Sep 2024) has as its theme, The Politics of Freedom . I’ve already cited an article by Paul Doolan in my la...

Tuesday, 26 November 2024

An essay on authenticity

I read an article in Philosophy Now by Paul Doolan, who ‘taught philosophy in international schools in Asia and in Europe’ and is also an ...

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Paul P. Mealing

Paul P. Mealing: Check out my book, ELVENE. Available as e-book and as paperback (print on demand, POD). Also this promotional Q&A on-line.

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