'We also humbly pray that the human may not overshadow the divine, and that from the revelation of the ways of sense and the brighter burning of the natural light, the darkness of unbelief in the face of the mysteries of God may not arise in our hearts.'
- Francis Bacon

My first peer-reviewed philosophy article is now freely available online: journals.openedition.org/ejpap/3852
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My wife accidentally told me to be more Wittgensteinian and less Fregean. She told me that when I'm trying to learn a word in Arabic, I should ask 'How do I use this?' rather than 'What does this mean?'

Karl Jaspers wrote a book on Nicholas of Cusa!?

Christopher Satoor​​ American Cusanus Society

I aspire to this level of power and influence.

MUN Students, consider signing this petition demanding disclosure and divestment docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

This Germano-Celt (Anglo-Brythonic-Irish) is trying to live according to the best of both.

The word ‘gymnasium’ comes from the Ancient Greek word γυμνός, meaning ‘naked’ or ‘nude’.

A. Is the statement “There is exactly one even prime natural number” a claim about the existence of the number 2?
B. Is this statement necessarily true?
C. Does 2 have necessary existence?
D. If yes to the above, is this shirk?

This happened two weeks ago and nobody from my university has made public note of it, so I am tooting my own horn: I received one of three Graduate Student Union Teaching Excellence Awards this year!

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One solution to the teacher shortage - and could be implemented very quickly - would be to allow those with masters degrees but no B.Ed. (like me) to obtain teaching certification.
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I'm reading Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics this spring with adult learners (~40 to ~80 yo) - eight women and one guy. Should be interesting!

The asylum where I was raised: