I have long admired the three great empiricist philosophers, whose times spanned the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. They set the scene of justification for the sowing of modern scientific thought. Their thinking is also used to assess the fruits of that thought. I suppose nearly everyone has heard of the Englishman (Locke) and the Scotsman [...]
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A touch of sightseeing
Posted in Philosophy, Psychology, Science, tagged blindness, Einstein, empiricism, George Berkeley, sight on April 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sensitivity
Posted in culture, Psychology, tagged language, learning, sensitive period, speech on April 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Back in the fifties, when the world and I were young, it was quite common for the BBC to broadcast interesting and informative tv programmes. I learned much from watching, and listening to, impossibly clever professors of this and doctors of that discussing really important subjects. Of all the delights that came with these discussions [...]
The gifts in our nature
Posted in Philosophy, tagged chance, gifts, gratitude, learning, talents, William Cobbett on April 10, 2011 | 4 Comments »
When we were young we were told that all the essentially good things we possess are gifts. They are talents, and are not in any way due to any powers of our own. If I can see the beauty of a colourful garden, it is not on account of anything I did ; if I [...]
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