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16 Feb, 2018
Can you win an argument
Any married folk will know: no one ever wins an argument.
In the calmer waters of a philosophical debate, what is an argument at least aiming at?
Inwagen imagines a jury possessed of a perfectly balanced agnosticism; then addressed by Atheist and Theist successively, as in a court of law.
Centurys ago the Greeks and Romans thrashed out a similar methodology. Returning now to this, but dispensing with the rhetorical devices purely designed to win over emotionally, this Analytical Philosopher calmly picks his way through the arguments, asking: what can persuade?
In the end (or perhaps in the beginning), he decides, like Kant, that the a critical approach to philosophy itself, is part of the whole philosophical project.
He writes well and we breathe a certain clear fresh air.
01 Jul, 2018
Value, quality, satisfyingly quirky
James Fenton presents his thoughts with a satisfying journalistic style: factual content high, woolly self contemplation, minimal.
He often pulls off formal lyrics, effectively weaving in modern history.
One test of his ‘voice’ is his reading of selected poems of Auden: natural and clear. The only other poet I know is Larkin who manages not to sound as if he’s ‘working it up’. (I bet Hardy would have been equally natural).
This was an immaculate hardback version for a tenner. Unbelievable value. I guess all the rest of humanity have now given up on the delights of tangible artefacts like books (even durable hardbacks).
Their loss is funding my gain. So chaps, of course, go ahead, store your world on microchips, and leave me to earthy reality.
16 Feb, 2018
The real and essential Vanish bar
2 of 2 found this helpful These little bars are exactly the individually packaged ones you used to get in Sainsburys, but with no frills, and cheaper. They're no longer sold in Sainsburys.
There is no substitute for rolling up your sleeves and rubbing these bars, whetted, into stubborn stains. Then putting them through a conventional wash.
I've tried using powders etc, but for intensive application, these bars can't be beat.
Grim curry stains, or permanent black ink? Rub in the bar; watch the colour of the stain turn to orange, or light grey (respectively): at that point a conventional wash will remove the stain without trace !