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Alternative Title: Against Self-Ownership? Lit Review, Part 3a In a previous post I presented Kant’s critique of self-ownership. Here, I will explore another argument against self-ownership. This second argument goes like this: self-ownership might be a fine concept at a … Continue reading →

Via Kottke: “Urine color is an indicator of how hydrated you are, and Pantone are the color experts, so of course they’ve teamed up with a Scottish bottled water company to produce a chart with 5 color gradations that help … Continue reading →

Alternative Title: Against Self-Ownership? Lit Review, Part 2 In my previous self-ownership post, I identified five critiques of self-ownership. Now let’s take a closer look at the first argument against self-ownership: the problem of self-reference. In brief, how can a … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
During our visit to Dallas last week, my wife and I visited the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealay Plaza, located in the same building and same floor where Lee Harvey Oswald, allegedly acting alone, shot…

Note: this blog post is the first of a multi-part series. As I mentioned in a previous post, I recently discovered–much to my amazement and surprise–a remarkable body of “anti-self-ownership” papers. This discovery leads me to formulate a modified form … Continue reading →

Beyond the Kentucky Derby, name me a champion or MVP in any sport, whether it be the Tour de France, MLB home-run record-holders, or Olympic gold medalists in track & field, and I will most likely name you a cheater! … Continue reading →

This time at UMass Amherst. The students who were suspended for not wearing their masks were not only outdoors; they were off campus too! I see that the zealotry of the Puritans is still alive and well in New England. … Continue reading →

During our visit to Dallas last week, my wife and I visited the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealay Plaza, located in the same building and same floor where Lee Harvey Oswald, allegedly acting alone, shot President John F. Kennedy. (I … Continue reading →

Continuing a family tradition, my wife Sydjia and I visited the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) on our wedding anniversary this past week. (We have visited art museums in Houston, Havana, and Orlando on previous anniversaries.) One of the things … Continue reading →