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, August 28, 2013

Thoughts on the Rite of Spring centennial

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Yes, this is the centennial of the piece that arguably, more than any other of the past 150 years, changed modern Western art music. With ...
Friday, August 23, 2013

A good Mahler 6 is about nonexistent, I think

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While I've got his Mahler 6, Boulez's effort here is not one of his best. And, between used CD stores and YouTube, I've sampled ...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

An incredible Allegro from the Shostakovich 10th

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I don't think I've ever heard the "hair on fire" (also known as the "Damn, I'm glad Stalin is dead") Allegro...
Friday, August 02, 2013

A 100-minute Mahler Ninth?

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Boy, now I understand more of why I've never been a fan of Bernard Haitink. And, no, that's not hyperbole. Browsing YouTube shows...
Wednesday, July 31, 2013

#SciAm has a culturo-centric fail on music

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A recent blog post at Scientific American talked about the "sad" feeling of minor keys vs. the "happy" feeling of major ...
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Dan Dennett's intuition pumps are leaking

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"Intuition Pumps" is the name of Dennett's latest book. I probably should put "latest" in scare quotes because, like...
Friday, May 03, 2013

Dan Dennett, Doug Hofstadter get a double-barreled takedown

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They've both got new books out, and one great paired set of reviews blasts both, especially Dennett. It appears "Uncle Dan"...
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