Co-operatives and Liberation, not necessarily in that order
What possible meaning could the sacrifices of lent, or the notion that God came to earth to suffer among men, have for non-Christians? In this entry I will attempt to show that these questions are not so difficult. While it is true that the language of Christianity alienates non-Christians from the meaning of the narratives, […]
Read More Why should non-Christians care about Lent or the Resurrection?This weekend I’ve come to McGill with my friend Kate to attend McGill’s Religious Studies’ graduate conference entitled “Religion as Revolution”. It has been a fruitful two day conference, with many new faces and friends made – and definitely something to return to next year, and a place to properly contribute something. = On friday there were […]
Read More “Religion as Revolution” at McGillI spent a few hours with my friend Valerie today, and we visited two excellent eatery/hang out places in my neighborhood in Toronto. Aunties and Uncles is a 60’s retro themed diner. But rather than appearing like a diner from the 60’s, it looks like the inside of a 40 year old house which is full of […]
Read More Sonic Cafe and Aunties and UnclesCampus Co-op is a co-operative in financial straights. “Rejuvenation”, its former plan to build new properties to support its aging houses, was abandoned and not replaced. It is unclear at present how it will raise the necessary revenue to keep its houses from degrading to slum condition. Its financial position is currently cripped by losses […]
Read More Why CCRI Should Stop Moralizing and Rationalize its RentsThis week I finally bought a digital single lens reflex camera. I first became interested in photography during a road trip with Dave and Vashti to San Francisco in 3rd year of my undergraduate. I remember – at the start of the trip I thought Dave was being a bit silly with his big fancy […]
Read More On Consumer Goods, or “Why I waited before buying a DSLR”Libertarianism is dead. Unfortunately, our entire political system is built on moderated versions of libertarianism. “Liberty” is a libertarian notion – so long as we grasp freedom as liberty, we are thinking in a way fundamentally at odds with grasping ourselves as part of a complex community/ecology/catastrophe. What would be an alternative? The obvious alternative […]
Read More Libertarianism is dead, or, “What does it mean to be a Jacobin Today?”UTISM (University of Toronto Inder-Disciplinary Symposium on the Mind) has just wrapped up. It’s the 2nd time I’ve attended the conference, and although it was not as flashy as the last, it has continued to re-inforce my belief that cognitive science is a very exciting field – and less dogmatically scientistic than a phenomenologist might […]
Read More UTISM 2010 – Jordan PetersonOpening Remarks: These will be given by Ketan and Krista. Sentience and Duty: This will be comprised of two presentations. Tristan Laing will speak on “The Ethics of Bare Minimums”, and Harmony will speak on “Sentience Beyond Pain: The Emotional Lives of Animals”. Food and Culture: This will consist of three presentations. Scott will present […]
Read More Toad Lane Conference Schedule DetailsThe logic of “complicity” or tacet approval is popular with activists today. As someone who associates with (but does not strictly subscribe to, as if it were a publication) Veganism, I often am subject to the argument: “but isn’t it always wrong to be complicit in the exploitation of animals?”. Yes. It is always wrong […]
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Only a Northern Song 