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Friday Food Blogging

Dwight Furrow wrote 18 hours ago: I absolutely do not know how to think about this. In Singapore there is a restaurant, called The Cli … more →

Tags: Art and Music, Culture, Food and Drink, disgust, haute cuisine, Singapore’s the Clinic

Obama’s First Big Mistake

Dwight Furrow wrote 1 day ago: The economic news is not good. The American economy lost 467,000 more jobs in June, and the unemploy … more →

Tags: Politics, bipartisanship, when will the recession end?, Paul Krugman on economic stimulus

Defense of Gay Marriage

Dwight Furrow wrote 2 days ago: Philosopher Martha Nussbaum has a wonderful, comprehensive defense of gay marriage, concise and deva … more →

Tags: Culture, Political Philosophy, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Martha Nussbaum on gay marriage

People Are Strange

Dwight Furrow wrote 3 days ago: Research reported in the Journal of Consumer Research demonstrates that when a customer is perceived … more →

Tags: ethics, Science, Free Will, ethics and emotions

Women in Science

Dwight Furrow wrote 3 days ago: Via Ars Technica: A new study commissioned by Congress and carried out by the National Academies of … more →

Tags: Culture, Philosophy of Gender, women in science

Health Care Is Already Rationed But Not Rationally

Dwight Furrow wrote 4 days ago: In the Senate’s health care debate, Republicans are stonewalling progress by complaining about the h … more →

Tags: Politics, ethics of care, health care rationing, Republicans and health care rationing, David Leonhardt

Anti-science Sentiment Still Exists1 comment

Dwight Furrow wrote 5 days ago: If you thought the anti-science agenda had disappeared with the Bush Administration you would be wro … more →

Tags: Current Events, Politics, anti-science agenda, climate change, ethanol industry, how lobbyists influence politics

The Chameleon RIP1 comment

Dwight Furrow wrote 1 week ago: Michael Jackson’s Thriller album (and associated music videos) my be the finest pop album of all tim … more →

Tags: Art and Music, Culture, MICHAEL JACKSON, Celebrity, identity

California is Not Unique

Dwight Furrow wrote 1 week ago: As California struggles to pass a budget, it’s worth remembering that other states are struggling as … more →

Tags: Current Events, federal stimulus money to the states, Stephen Levy

Gov. Sanford: Its not the Sex, or the Hypocrisy; Its the Venality

Dwight Furrow wrote 1 week ago: Unless you’re living under a rock, you’ve probably heard that Terry Sanford, Governor of South Carol … more →

Tags: Current Events, Politics, Hypocrisy, Mark Sanford and family values

Replacing Religion?2 comments

Dwight Furrow wrote 1 week ago: In the modern world, most of the roles and functions of religion have been taken over by other insti … more →

Tags: Religion, H.E. Baber, religion and the meaning of life

Hypocrisy on Iran

Dwight Furrow wrote 1 week ago: Republicans have been complaining that Obama has not been vocal enough at condemning the Iranian ele … more →

Tags: Current Events, Politics, Iranian Protests, protest in the U.S

So Says Heidegger3 comments

Dwight Furrow wrote 1 week ago: I think Heidegger is the most important philosopher of the 20th Century, largely because of one simp … more →

Tags: ethics, Philosophy, ethics of care, Heidegger and western society, Simon Critchley, dualism

Terminating the Tax Phobia

Dwight Furrow wrote 1 week ago: I don’t often praise the San Diego Union-Tribune. Its radical, right-wing editorial stance is partly … more →

Tags: Current Events, Politics, Dean Calbreath, Arnold Schwarzenegger and taxes, California Budget

Iranian Showdown1 comment

Dwight Furrow wrote 1 week ago: Columnist Roger Cohen, who is in Tehran and likely in some danger, had a penetrating article in the … more →

Tags: Current Events, Roger Cohen, Iranian revolt

Friday Food Blogging

Dwight Furrow wrote 2 weeks ago: I’m reasonably confident that food has a future. I am increasingly confident that the future of food … more →

Tags: Food and Drink, cooking in the future

Ethicists Are Not Ethical2 comments

Dwight Furrow wrote 2 weeks ago: Via Inside Higher Ed: According to a paper written by two philosophy professors, Eric Schwitzgebel o … more →

Tags: ethics, Philosophy Profession, Teaching, experimental philosophy, Eric Schwitzgebel, ethical conduct of professors

When Power Overplays Its Hand2 comments

Dwight Furrow wrote 2 weeks ago: Jim Sleeper’s former student, reporting from Iran, suggests that the Iranian power structure may hav … more →

Tags: Current Events, Iranian election, Iran and authoritarianism, Jim Sleeper

McCain Is Wrong on Iran1 comment

Dwight Furrow wrote 2 weeks ago: John McCain (remember him) has been all over the media in the past few days demanding that President … more →

Tags: Current Events, Politics, iranian elections, John McCain and the Iranian election


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