Archives mensuelles : octobre 2012

Interesting discussion going on at AUFS blog on scientism and critiques of continental philosophy. Contrary to the stereotype that continental philosophy is bogged down in commentary on texts whereas natural science (and science-influenced philosophy, it is insinuated) explains the world, … Lire la suite →

http://www.modesofexistence.org.

Very interesting post by Adam Kotsko on the delusions of scientism.

Levi Bryant has now seen fit to give a lesson in logic to those who would critique his recent posts on naturalism. Emboldened by this fidelity to argumentation, I would like to recall his original pronouncements and then compare it … Lire la suite →

1) Bruno Latour against Levi Bryant’s synchronic materialism In his new book ENQUÊTE SUR LES MODES D’EXISTENCE, Bruno Latour talks about the “institution” of matter, a horrible simplification of the diverse materials put into play in our practices. This leads … Lire la suite →

Steve Fuller has condemned the continuing narcissism of naturalism on the simple ground that many of our most important scientific theories were created by people whose motivation was not naturalistic but religious, mystical, or hermetic. The paradox is that naturalism … Lire la suite →

This is my review of Feyerabend’s STORIES FROM PAOLINO’S TAPES

Initialement publié sur Letters to DFW :
Blogger here. I received an email today telling me that my essay, « What the Hell is Water? » was not accepted for journal publication. I’m a bit disappointed, but not too surprised given the caliber of…

In ALL THINGS SHINING Dreyfus and Kelly discuss DFW’s “This is Water” as an example of his “need to create meaning ex nihilo out of the individual” (ATS, 204). They find that this project involves a pragmatic contradiction as creating … Lire la suite →