Society and Reality

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy has an entry titled: “The Epistemology of Perception“. I bumped into this when searching on “Myth of the Given”, in regards to Wilber’s use in his book “Integral Spirituality”.
The main discussion is about differences between Foundationalism and Coherentism. Foundationalism says that knowledge about the world is direct. Coherentism says that […]

I think Americans are feeling stressed out these days because of the war in Iraq. There is a general anxiety that has eroded tolerance, mainly in the backwaters where people are more conservative and traditional. Here is an example of a woman in Pagosa Springs being accused of making political statements with a Christmas wreath […]

The 50th Anniversary Special Edition of NewScientist has an article by Mary Roach called “What Happens After You Die?”
Mentioned in the article is an experiment by Bradford in 1921 described as follows:
… Bradford sealed the doors and windows of his rented room in Detroit, Michigan, blew out the pilot on his heater, and turned on […]

Well, the election is over and Colorado passed a law defining marriage as “one man and one woman”. While Dobson and company probably feel elated that they have made moral progress, Dobson abandoned Ted Haggard after his exposure as a homosexual and druggie. While everyone has become preoccupied with his rehabilitation, Mike Jones has faded […]