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• Jesus the social philosopher

  Published: July 20, 2007, 10:53 am

  Tags: Philosophy, Jesus, Christianity

  in fact, inclines to social philosophy. He treats Jesus as a profound thinker, a man with great insight into the enduring question of how we may best live together.Stop. That's what I did at this point in the Wall Street Journal book review. I stopped and thought, Haven't I heard this before?Actually, I hear this all the time. "Jesus was a great

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• Larry Flynt vs. David Vitter: Examining the Difference Between Hypocrisy and Moral Inconsistency

  Published: July 12, 2007, 2:46 am

  Tags: Moral Philosophy

  "Hypocrisy makes a politician's sex life fair game," says Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt, justifying his targeting of "hypocritical" politicians. Working in conjunction with the so-called "D.C. Madam", Flynt recently exposed Louisiana Senator and "family values" advocate David Vitter as...

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• Mystical Theology

  Published: June 30, 2007, 10:48 am

  Tags: Blogroll, Philosophy And Religion, Orthodox Considerations

  Just in case you find yourself hungry for yet another pastiche of Kant’s famous line about intuitions and concepts, here’s one for you. Mine is inspired by recent reading of Lossky and Louth. Mysticism without theology is empty; theology without mysticism is blind.

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• “O Chair!”

  Published: June 30, 2007, 10:22 am

  Tags: Blogroll, Philosophy And Religion

  A remarkable passage from Edmund Gosse’s strange autobiography, Father and Son. All these matters drew my thoughts to the subject of idolatry, which was severely censured at the missionary meeting. I cross-examined my Father very closely as to the nature of this sin, and pinned him down to the categorical statement that idolatry consisted

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• A Lil Ol’ Time Philosophy

  Published: June 29, 2007, 5:18 pm

  Tags: Blogroll, Philosophy And Religion

  is amazing how hard it is in philosophy to talk plain sense, as I think Ward is trying to do here. Second, it is amazing how hard it is in philosophy to disabuse ourselves of the psychological fiction Ward mentions. Take Bertrand Russell, for example, who spends his philosophically worthwhile years trying to construct an external world from the

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• Time is the Fuel

  Published: June 7, 2007, 7:39 pm

  Tags: Philosophy And Religion, Orthodox Considerations

  Recently, at Powell’s in Chicago, I picked up A. E. Taylor’s old Gifford Lectures (1926-1928), The Faith of a Moralist. The book rewards patient reading. A lifetime of broad reading and close thinking are digested in it. Here’s a lovely passage from the chapter, “Other-Worldliness”: Thus, ethically considered, the

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• “God is not here to validate your status quo”

  Published: July 27, 2007, 2:35 am

  Tags: Social Justice, Counterculture, Philosophy, Christianity, Social Action, Religion

  Dan Wanders, pastor of Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Juneau, Alaska: The religion that Karl Marx knew was indeed embodied in institutions that maintained oppression of the people, and it is cause for anguish to see how forms of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are oppressive. It is painful to see how much religion is little more than an

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• Clips [The Voltage Gate]

  Published: July 27, 2007, 11:37 am

  Tags: Philosophy

  "For if one link in nature's chain might be lost, another might be lost, until the whole of things will vanish by piecemeal." -Thomas Jefferson Read the comments on this post...

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• If you want it you have to go and get it.

  Published: July 28, 2007, 10:12 am

  Tags: Change, Networking, Beliefs, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Graphic Design, Illustration, Marketing, Creativity, Philosophy, Business Development, Life

  I finally got to see the movie “the pursuit of happyness”. Great movie about following your dream no matter what. Chris Gardener had some very rough life experiences to go through and had to give up pretty much everything in his life except his son to succeed. He had a vision of who he wanted to become. That red sports car was the

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• Patience… That Again?

  Published: July 23, 2007, 9:21 pm

  Tags: Absurdity, Beliefs, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Change, Peace, Life, Health, Creativity, Philosophy, Religion

  Patience This is beginning to feel like a dirty word to me. It seems to be the lesson that comes to me every day in every aspect of my life. The same or similar people, the same situations, the same lessons. Just when I think I am making progress on the patience front I realize I still have a long way to go. I have tried meditating on patience-

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• Living in Love and Staying Tuned In.

  Published: July 21, 2007, 11:16 am

  Tags: Change, Networking, Beliefs, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Graphic Design, Illustration, Health, Marketing, Creativity, Philosophy, Business Development, Life

  Well it is the end of week one. It has definitely been a very good start for getting back into the Art & Design world. I made progress on all fronts including keeping the fear monsters away. They love to come out in the middle of the night and inject insecurity and doubt into my brain. They did visit a couple of nights this week but I managed

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• What are you going to do today that moves you further along with your dream?

  Published: July 20, 2007, 11:06 am

  Tags: Networking, Change, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Graphic Design, Illustration, Marketing, Creativity, Philosophy, Business Development, Life

  Finally made it to a couple of art gallery openings last night. There are so many galleries in this city. Why am I not in one of them yet? I have to get out more. I think I need to set a gallery day or 2 every week. Get out and see art and find a home for my work besides my studio. It really is time. It was good to get out and see art, talk to

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• The Business of Building a Business- It takes Passion and Intuition

  Published: July 18, 2007, 9:48 am

  Tags: Change, Beliefs, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Networking, Graphic Design, Creativity, Philosophy, Business Development, Illustration, Marketing

  So now that I am in business for myself again, I am busier than ever. I finished rebuilding my website. Made it much cleaner and simpler than the previous edition. Much easier to look at, no scrolling, a little bit of Flash but nothing that gets in your way. Have been working on other marketing tools as well. An alternative brochure and I think I

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• When you love what you do, you don’t need time off.

  Published: July 16, 2007, 10:09 am

  Tags: Networking, Change, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Graphic Design, Illustration, Marketing, Creativity, Philosophy, Business Development, Life

  Now I know this is not true. It is good to give yourself down time to regenerate and renew. But it is different when you are happy with your work. When work is not drudgery your energy flows easily and you are excited to be there. Vacations are more enjoyable because you know that when they are over, you are still going back to something you love

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• First day on the job, or First Day of the Rest of My Life!

  Published: July 15, 2007, 10:11 am

  Tags: Change, Beliefs, The Business Of Art, Art Life Illustration Philosophy, Graphic Design, Illustration, Marketing, Creativity, Philosophy, Life

  So yesterday I spent the day getting organized. Getting my office back in shape, re-designing my business cards and re-building my website. I have decided it is time to learn Cascading Style Sheets and get more familiar with html and xhtml and whatever else in happening in web stuff these days. I have done a little with Flash but really very

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