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I have a rather perverse sense of humor. There is no getting around this.
The image in the top right hand corner of this blog used to be a bust of Plato. I have a great deal of respect for the ancient Greeks and while I would like to say that my inclusion of Plato’s visage is inspired by the likes of Stephen Jay Gould’s Life’s Grandeur, it was actually inspired by conservative philosopher David Stove’s (I think rather vacuous) polemic The Plato Cult and Other Philosophical Follies. Odd really that anyone would lump Popper with Plato, considering Popper’s critique of Plato in ‘The Open Society and Its Enemies’ (which has influenced me deeply).
So it is with a little bit of cheek and a private joke that I used display Plato on my blog. The current title banner picture of a black swan is an epistemology pun as well. Colour me weird…
Me…
Name: Bruce Everett
Age: Thirtysomething
Occupation: Carer – respect for confidentiality (including my own) forbids me from telling you more. More or less. I may tell you more, but it won’t be that revealing. I’m unlikely to answer questions about my caring either.
Studies: One core subject to go in a B. Sc., with a major in Environmental Systems, and minors in Computer Science and Science and Mathematics Education. I may return to study to finish a Bachelor of Education, but at this point in my lift I’m re-assessing my goals and (mostly financial) limitations. Other studies, such as professional writing are starting to appear more attractive.
Philosophy: Epistemology, philosophy of science and philosophy of education, political philosophy, preference utilitarian ethics, civics and issues of church and state. My philosophy of science isn’t that POMO (despite with David Stove would say), but my aesthetics probably are. What’s POMO anyway? Anyone come up with a definitive demarcation criteria around that one yet? No? Alright then.
Scientific interests: Astronomy and astrophysics, ecology, biology and geology. Oh, and computers!
Political: Progressive social liberal, ex-ALP member. On most social and economic policy points, I’m to the left of the ALP, more-so on social policy. Although I’m a bit wary of the size of the recent budget deficit.
Slightly more trivial stuff…
Favourite Music: Trent Reznor, Rob Halford (Judas Priest, Fight, 2wo, Halford Band), Henry Rollins, Black Sabbath (Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Martin), Iron Maiden (with Bruce Dickinson, not the other guy), (hed) p.e., Slayer, Rammstein, The Cult, Motörhead, Hawkwind, early Blondie, Buzzcocks, Dead Kennedys, The Church, New Order, Killing Joke, Pixies, XTC, R.E.M., Mike Patton, George Harrison, Johnny Cash, Mahler, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Dvořák and others…
Favourite Movies: Queen Margot, Dune, Vanishing Point, Planet Terror, The People versus Larry Flint, Wag the dog, Alien, The Life of Brian and others…
Favourite Authors of Fiction: Michael Moorcock, Jeff Lindsay, Larry Niven, Frank Herbert, Issac Asimov, Douglas Adams, Pat Mills, Alan Moore, Bruce Sterling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Harry Harrison, Brian Aldiss, Andre Norton, Robert Silverberg and more…
Trackbacks & Pingbacks
- Some more work on the blog layout… « The Thinkers’ Podium
- This is the Greatest Week of My Life | I Will Not Die
- Graeme Bird’s thread of substantiation (or lack thereof) « The Thinkers’ Podium
the Stamford Raffles sounds like a hotel and RL does not sound like a blogger
I came here for about the author and get ‘to be updated’.
thanks for nothing.
from your Rage picks I am guessing you are 40.
I assess people by their friends and see you read that bastard kitta.net who skewed last years Blog Awards so that’s a worry.
I loathe blogs where ‘registration’ is required to comment – whoTF do they think they are?
but you have Beezle and Balcony and Wombat Dave so maybe you are redeemed.
cheers !
I’ll get rid of that RL comment sometime…
I’m 31 going 32…
Thankyou for my redemption!
GoAwayPlease, I said it before, and I’ll say it again; one does not need to register to post a comment on my blog. Also, your piqued comments about me skewing blog awards lack validity when you post them in such an illegible manner.
Okay, break it up ladies…
Incidentally, I find it a tad ironic that there is more going on in the discussions here than in that actual “about” section…
i reckon an ozpolitick blog called Discussted could be a good innovation!
pls check this out and pass on as you wish
http://typingisnotactivism.wordpress.com/2007/05/06/scorcher-clive-hamiltons-damning-new-book-and-australias-decade-of-climate-sabotage/
It would have been better to email me about that you know…
Bruce, our current conversation in the comments to one of your posts enticed me to look at this page and “about this blog”. Frankly, I feel I learnt more about you from the blog page than from this author’s page.
Just saying
Yeah. I’m trying to flesh it out in some meaningful/helpful manner. Gradually… When I get around to it…
Contrary to the opinions of some, I’m not my own favorite topic.
The Kant quote is a little odd though. I thought most people who are immature are that way because they do not realize it. Kids think they know a lot. I guess my point is that immaturity doesn’t seem to be self-imposed.
But it’s self-imposed when someone with the faculties to grow beyond immaturity (i.e. an adult), chose not to. Kant is saying that enlightenment is the process/act where by immaturity, where self imposed (i.e. by adults) is shed.
“Incidentally, David Stove had a bunch of vacuous insults for Kant as well…”
I doubt that you are telling the truth here. His comments have always been worth reading in the past. Why would he suddenly go to water when criticising Kant.? I think you are making it up.
Moderator’s note: Graeme Bird refers to a comment on an older version of this page. While I’m not making things up, I was in error. It was a brain-fart on my part. I don’t remember Stove ever getting stuck into Kant. I suspect for a moment I transposed Kant and David Hume in my mind, much the way an old teacher of mine used to transpose unions and onions (I suspect because as a conservative, the former made him cry.) If you are wondering why the quote is gone from the page, it’s because I’ve shortened the page from 1500 words to around 500 – not because I’m trying to sweep a mistake under the rug.
“Studies: One core subject to go in a B. Sc., majoring in Environmental Systems, minoring in Computer Science and Science and Mathematics Education as minors……..”
Its just getting worse here. You tell me how with your background you could have screwed up so badly?
Or conversely you might come up with the very first evidence ever for this global warming racket.
Ha! You’ve been Birded!
Oh boy, lol.
Seriously Bruce. I know you are young and all. But how could you have f****d it up so badly? Lets have some sort of accounting here.
Moderator’s Note: No potty mouth on this thread, thanks Graeme.