The Philosophy of the Socratic Gadfly

This is a slice of my philosophical, lay scientific, musical, religious skepticism, and poetic musings. (All poems are my own.) The science and philosophy side meet in my study of cognitive philosophy; Dan Dennett was the first serious influence on me, but I've moved beyond him. The poems are somewhat related, as many are on philosophical or psychological themes. That includes existentialism and questions of selfhood, death, and more. Nature and other poems will also show up here on occasion.

The Philosophy of the Socratic Gadfly
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Poetic thoughts while waiting for Joan Baez (extended play)

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I wrote the following poem while waiting to meet a friend of mine who had tickets for Joan Baez’s Dallas concert Feb.24. This is an “extend...

Poetic thoughts while waiting for Joan Baez

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I wrote the following poem while waiting to meet a friend of mine who had tickets for Joan Baez’s Dallas concert. Halfway sellout Real liber...
Sunday, February 22, 2009

Seeking entry to Middle-Earth

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My senior year in high school, I was surely battling some unrecognized depression. My dad was in graduate school; his divinity school had th...
Thursday, February 12, 2009

Lincoln-Darwin bicentennial musical selections

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For Lincoln, the obvious selection is Aaron Copeland’s “Lincoln Portrait.” For Darwin? Why, Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival of the Animals,” of cours...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Rome brings back plenary indulgences

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That sound you just heard was Martin Luther storming in his grave. The Roman Catholic Church, learning a bit from the father of the Reformat...
Sunday, February 08, 2009

BOULDER PARK PICNIC TABLE

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Some reflections from hiking in a Dallas park: Broken down and weather beaten, Agéd, silent picnic table Gladed inside multi-level Understor...
Thursday, January 22, 2009

Human brain not built for theistic evolution

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Boy, this Live Science post just jumped out at me . Using an fMRI to measure brain responses, and using either “gOd” or “science” as a primi...
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