Month: December 2007
Upon returning from the backwoods
…after a 6 hour trek along savage roads I was back from a six day family christmas foray to the cabin. As soon as I had returned I embarked on the even longer journey by transit to north Vancouver. Milan hosted an excellent winter party at which I had the good fortune to speak to […]
Read More Upon returning from the backwoodsCabin Feever 3.5
I’ve decided to write down the tale of cabin feever 3.5, so it can be remembered for posterity and shared. On Saturday, after very little sleep the four of us departed only 6 minutes behind schedule – at 10:06AM, from my parents house in Surrey. When we took off the aftermarket outside temperature gage my […]
Read More Cabin Feever 3.5On Hosting a succesful Christmas Party
There are several steps one must follow. First, invite the right people. Second, acquire the appropriate foodstuffs and libations. Third, (optional), arrange a theme to entertain your guests. Fourth, (not optional), do not host the party in Surrey, many, many miles from all potential guests.
Read More On Hosting a succesful Christmas PartyWhat is the right way of asking questions in Ethics?
After taking an in depth survey of 20th century practical and political philosophy, one methodological aspect stands out: the purpose of moral theory is to rationalize the field of ethics in such a way as it preserves its normative force. This seems like a mistake, and a de facto conservative and reactionary way of doing […]
Read More What is the right way of asking questions in Ethics?Some Photos
I have a new camera, and posted some photos on fliker.
Read More Some PhotosConservation, Conservativism and the right to cultural practices
The question seems to come up every so often, “To what extent do humans have the right to engage in practice X simply because humans have a history of doing X”. On the face of it, it’s both true and false. It’s prima fascia true in cases of Inuits having a right to their lifestyle […]
Read More Conservation, Conservativism and the right to cultural practicesHow to make Oat Cakes, a holiday snack that is remarkably low in food
I developed a taste for Oat Cakes earlier this year. You can buy excellent oat cakes at your corner store. Walkers, purveyors of fine shortbreads, make them, but they are not even the only authetic scottish company to distribute them internationally. However, there are two problems with store bought oat cakes – firstly they cost […]
Read More How to make Oat Cakes, a holiday snack that is remarkably low in foodOn keeping up a blog (beginning)
The reason I kept this blog secret for a while was twofold. On the one hand, “blogging” is a good example of the formal right to free speech – everyone has the right to speak but they don’t have the right to have anyone listen. Thus, the purest actualization of the blog is the blog […]
Read More On keeping up a blog (beginning)Common Misconceptions about Marx
I’ve recently had the privilege of studying Capital, and wish to share a few things will you all. A) Marx believes communism is political system superior to capitalism. Although there is a way to understand this statement as true, it is deeply misleading. Isn’t that communism is an alternative political system so much as a […]
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Only a Northern Song 