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Monthly Archives: January 2007

The Slow Hegelians

8 Comments Posted by on January 31, 2007

Okay – time to disabuse Sinthome of the notion that I have a clue when it comes to reading Hegel… I had promised some time ago to write something on the Introduction to Phenomenology. Many of the points I’ll make here have come up in other ways by now, as the reading group discussion has [...]

Critical Theory, Philosophy of History, Reading Group

Apocalypticism as Mechanical Solidarity

3 Comments Posted by on January 29, 2007

Who knew that there would be such interest in the apocalypse? ;-P Asking some forbearance for yet another update on how the conversation on apocalypticism continues to percolate across even more blogs, I wanted to post a pointer to Joseph Kugelmass’ thoughtful and provocative reflections, which have been posted to The Valve (as well as [...]

Conversations, Critical Theory, Interdisciplinary, Links, Philosophy of History, Psychology, Religion

Immanently Yours…

3 Comments Posted by on January 29, 2007

The wealth of material supplied by N Pepperell acts as a sure caution to intrepid guests, not to overstep their mark by way of tongue-in-cheek introductions and open-ended questions – particularly leading into holidays of national fervour… Not only does this lead to an avoidance of patriotic duty – long afternoons, barbeques and cricket under [...]

Critical Theory, Dialogue, Philosophy of History, Reading Group

Veni… Veni…

1 Comment Posted by on January 28, 2007

Adam Roberts at The Valve is having fun with the marginal notes found in a copy of Caesar’s Gallic Wars. A sample: …it is copiously annotated with the blue-ink marginalia of a previous owner of the book: a strong hand, indicative, I feel, of a forceful individuality. Speaking generally I love reading the annotation of [...]

Links, Overheard, Procrastination, Reading

Lies, Damned Lies, and…

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 28, 2007

I’m currently waiting to find out whether my research methodology empire will be extended this term, to cover a quantitative research methods course for second-year undergraduates – a teaching stint that would itself be regarded as preparation for assisting with a rethink of our second-year methodology course offerings, which are currently split between one term [...]

Courses, Math and Science, Teaching

On the Move

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 27, 2007

The Great Office Relocation is underway (somewhat delayed after a last-minute stay of execution was granted late last week, when the incoming More Important Person who is taking over my old office decided to delay their arrival). Although I’ve griped about the disruption the move will cause, I actually like the new office better than [...]

Links, Procrastination, Writing

Euthyphro Goes to Frankfurt: A Reading Group Q&A

1 Comment Posted by on January 26, 2007

L Magee: As mentioned earlier, the last tattered shreds of the Reading Group met in its new habitual abode. Gone are the sunny and airy vistas, the stainless steel surfaces, the brusque and athletic efficiency of service common to our former culinary haunts; replaced instead by various forms of infernal howling and dark lustful depravity. [...]

Critical Theory, Dialogue, Philosophy of History, Reading Group

Well, I Obviously Won’t Be Needing This Any More…

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 24, 2007

Any suggestions for those periods when thoughts refuse to come together, what writing you can force out ends up in the bin, and you find solace only in your awareness that at least no one else will be forced to read any of it? At the moment, I’m feeling like this just about sums it [...]

Procrastination, Writing

Graduate Study IOU

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 24, 2007

Scott Eric Kaufman over at Acephalous has posted a primer to graduate studies – I’m thinking of sending it to the two candidates starting with my research group in a few weeks. But I suspect they should be allowed to maintain their illusions for a just a bit longer. To give a sense of the [...]

Links, Professional Life

Now You Tell Me…

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 24, 2007

So the battered and bruised remnant of the Reading Group met today, ostensibly to discuss Hegel but, in practice, to discuss pretty much everything but… Somehow the conversation turned to my “project”, and to notions of “historical universals”, which was a formulation I was experimenting with some months back, in a paper the Reading Group [...]

Drafts, Reading Group

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