Monthly Archives: September 2017

Half-baked

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Lindsay Jordan

I’ve been doing some thinking about this blog, and what purpose it serves now I’m into the writing-up stage of my thesis. If I’m to submit a full draft in January, it may be that I should spend all my … Continue reading →

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Letheby, Metzinger and *that* Jim Carrey interview

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Lindsay Jordan

Last week, Jim Carrey showed up on the red carpet at New York fashion week, much to the surprise of TV presenter Catt Sadler, who asked him – on camera – what he was doing there. The conversation played out … Continue reading →

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No! Chalmers! What are you doing?!

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Lindsay Jordan

It seems Dave Chalmers has decided that the problem of consciousness is too hard. He’s now moved on to virtual reality: https://aeon.co/videos/new-realities-are-imminent-how-vr-reframes-big-questions-in-philosophy I really like Dave Chalmers, and I really hope his philosophical interest in VR isn’t intended as some sort of … Continue reading →

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The Two Cultures: A Psychedelic Solution?

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Lindsay Jordan

The key point of C.P. Snow’s 1959 Rede lecture on The Two Cultures is an imperative to address a schism between the two cultures of science and literature (or at least, literary criticism). Snow accuses the latter of romanticising the pre-scientific … Continue reading →

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Why do we talk about the purpose of universities?

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Lindsay Jordan

There are seven and a half billion of us on a rock hurtling through the vastness of space. We are collections of atoms with the capacity for conscious experience. Many of us live in vast, densely-populated cities. Others live in … Continue reading →

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