Nights in the iron hotel
Michael Hofmann – Nights in the Iron Hotel, Faber & Faber 1983 Nights in the Iron Hotel Our beds are at a hospital distance. I push them together. Straw matting on the walls produces a Palm Beach effect: long drinks made with rum in tropical bars. The position of mirror and wardrobe recalls a room [...]
A philosophical joke
Courtesy of Jerry Fodor. Posted because I’m bored of seeing the previous post at the top of the page… Once upon a time, a visiting scholar presented a lecture on the topic: ‘How many philosophical positions are there in principle?’ ‘In principle,’ he began, ‘there are exactly 12 philosophical positions.’ A voice called from the [...]
Student elections
Our SRC (Student’s Representative Council) elections are underway. The candidate manifestos usually make for interesting reading, if only because of their idealism in terms of what they hope to accomplish during their terms of office. Sometimes, however, you find something truly alarming, such as this manifesto from Philani Msomi. While it’s reproduced verbatim, I’m afraid [...]
Apologists: lessons in how not to read
At some point, when time allows, I’ll share with you the extent of the confusion Christian apologists labour under. To generalise, this is a group that imagines themselves as Christian philosophers, and who take on the challenge of defending their belief system through what they imagine to be rational argumentation. Some even actively engage, and [...]
Drones in denial
Yes, I’m a bad person, etc. With that out of the way, let us begin with the following, from Frank Lampard, via The Guardian: Consider Lampard’s reflections after a fortnight spent on Roman Abramovich’s yacht. “I suppose people imagine that as a Premiership footballer, my life is quite special,” he hazards. “I would agree, but [...]
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