Ways of Knowing

How do we know what we know? Thoughts and commentary on thinking and consciousness.

Which would you choose?

August 8, 2011

“Pops by the Sea.” For 20+ years now, the Boston Pops Orchestra has been coming to Cape Cod each August for an outdoor concert. It’s a pleasure listening to their music, even better having it outdoors. And with only a 12 mile drive and $15 tickets, a great deal. The village green in Hyannis offers [...]

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The Thinking Behind the Thinking

April 5, 2011

My recent post (3/25) about internet privacy and Facebook wasn’t really about those things. Big as they are (and my point was that they’re far bigger than we think), the real issue is how we think … or more to the point, how we don’t think … about the undesirable side effects of the “good [...]

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The Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth

December 17, 2009

How do we know what we know? What constitutes truth?

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