Rick Roderick and the Crisis of the West

Well, that’s my interpretation anyway. Last fall, after enjoying Alex’s Action Philosophers books, which I highly recommend for a run-down of the Western Discipline, I excitedly listened to Rick Roderick’s “Philosophy & Human Values” audio lecture. I’d seen his name … Continue reading

Applied Linguistic Anthropology

…on a feminist website. (Well, sort of, it’s more just etymology with a cultural dimension, but anyway.) I love her run-through of trying to explain “Damn” and “pardon my french” to a non-native speaker. And the concluding paragraphs: …if there … Continue reading