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–Arts and Letters for the Modern Age–
Published by a former (retired) philosophy professor of 30 years.
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Kant's moral philosophy
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Kant's moral philosophy
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Remembering the legendary Jimi Hendrix who was born on this day in 1942.
November 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Remembering the legendary Jimi Hendrix who was born on this day in 1942.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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"Primitive" - Killing Joke. The closing tune from their first album. I miss Geordie
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Primitive" - Killing Joke. The closing tune from their first album. I miss Geordie
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November 26, 1957
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
November 26, 1957
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ULI JON ROTH To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of SCORPIONS' 'Virgin Killer' Album At 2026 WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
ULI JON ROTH To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of SCORPIONS' 'Virgin Killer' Album At 2026 WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Legendary SCORPIONS guitarist Uli Jon Roth will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band's "Virgin Killer" album with an exclusive anniversary show at next year's Wacken Open Air festival. The 70-ye...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
ULI JON ROTH To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of SCORPIONS' 'Virgin Killer' Album At 2026 WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
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November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Sound: ON - "Walpurgis" live at Rock Circus Frankfurt, before the song evolved into "War Pigs" 🤘
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Sound: ON - "Walpurgis" live at Rock Circus Frankfurt, before the song evolved into "War Pigs" 🤘
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Phantasm (1979) 🎥
Directed by Don Coscarelli
Teenager Mike, his older brother Jody, and their friend Reggie face off against a mysterious grave robber known as the Tall Man.
#FilmSky
Directed by Don Coscarelli
Teenager Mike, his older brother Jody, and their friend Reggie face off against a mysterious grave robber known as the Tall Man.
#FilmSky
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Phantasm (1979) 🎥
Directed by Don Coscarelli
Teenager Mike, his older brother Jody, and their friend Reggie face off against a mysterious grave robber known as the Tall Man.
#FilmSky
Directed by Don Coscarelli
Teenager Mike, his older brother Jody, and their friend Reggie face off against a mysterious grave robber known as the Tall Man.
#FilmSky
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The Last Starfighter (1984) directed by Nick Castle.
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Last Starfighter (1984) directed by Nick Castle.
Exactly right. And we’ve known this in phil mind for decades. Everyone seems to have developed amnesia over the anti-functionalist (which includes anti-computationalist) arguments.
"computation rests on a foundation we rarely examine: the primary meanings of discrete separation, relational structure, and spatial ordering. These aren't neutral properties that any formal system would have—they're the specific ontology that makes rule-based manipulation possible."
Computation will not get us to true intelligence. Just simulation of some behaviors we assign to true intelligence.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Exactly right. And we’ve known this in phil mind for decades. Everyone seems to have developed amnesia over the anti-functionalist (which includes anti-computationalist) arguments.
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"The Wait" - Killing Joke. We lost Geordie two years ago today. Loved this tune from the first time I heard it, on college radio in 1982
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"The Wait" - Killing Joke. We lost Geordie two years ago today. Loved this tune from the first time I heard it, on college radio in 1982
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45 years ago today
Siouxsie and the Banshees supported by D.O.A at California Hall, San Francisco, November 26, 1980.
Photos by Chester Simpson
#punk #punks #punkrock #gothpunkrock #siouxsiesioux #doa #siouxsieandthebanshees #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Siouxsie and the Banshees supported by D.O.A at California Hall, San Francisco, November 26, 1980.
Photos by Chester Simpson
#punk #punks #punkrock #gothpunkrock #siouxsiesioux #doa #siouxsieandthebanshees #history #punkrockhistory #otd
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
45 years ago today
Siouxsie and the Banshees supported by D.O.A at California Hall, San Francisco, November 26, 1980.
Photos by Chester Simpson
#punk #punks #punkrock #gothpunkrock #siouxsiesioux #doa #siouxsieandthebanshees #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Siouxsie and the Banshees supported by D.O.A at California Hall, San Francisco, November 26, 1980.
Photos by Chester Simpson
#punk #punks #punkrock #gothpunkrock #siouxsiesioux #doa #siouxsieandthebanshees #history #punkrockhistory #otd
This seemed to defeat Craig, who slumped as if his skeleton had been partially removed. “I can’t even tell what’s smart and what’s stupid anymore.” He drifted off... “Just do whatever you have to do. And please … don’t tell me.”
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Commando - Cathode Ray Zone
“So, what are you going to do?” It was 1987 and we were sitting in the TV room of the Alpha Tau Chi house at the University of Michigan. It was the third time Chris had asked me this. “I don’t know.” ...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This seemed to defeat Craig, who slumped as if his skeleton had been partially removed. “I can’t even tell what’s smart and what’s stupid anymore.” He drifted off... “Just do whatever you have to do. And please … don’t tell me.”
#fiction
#comedy
#shortstory
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"I wasn’t nearly as juiced as Gene over the thought of waiting for a good-looking, not old, straight female friend of a gay person to show up one day."
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An Ill-Fated Venture - Cathode Ray Zone
“I gotta’ get out of here for the summer.” Gene Lemon gave one more suck on his Newport menthol, before flicking it out of the window. “You know what I mean?” We were sitting in Gene’s car in the Roos...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"I wasn’t nearly as juiced as Gene over the thought of waiting for a good-looking, not old, straight female friend of a gay person to show up one day."
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#comedy
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“You’re telling us to buy a bunch of cigarettes and blue jeans, smuggle them into the Soviet Union ... and break a nationwide curfew on foreign visitors to engage in illegal trade with random crooks in the subway?”
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Abroad and Poorly Supervised - Cathode Ray Zone
“Here?” Courtney pointed at the stairs descending into the Moscow subway. We all peered down. “Does it really matter?” Jeff was impatient. This was the third subway entrance we’d examined, and it was ...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
“You’re telling us to buy a bunch of cigarettes and blue jeans, smuggle them into the Soviet Union ... and break a nationwide curfew on foreign visitors to engage in illegal trade with random crooks in the subway?”
#fiction
#shortstory
#comedy
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#fiction
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#comedy
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The stupidest positions about consciousness that are taken seriously by serious people.
1. AI is conscious! (Strong AI thesis)
2. Muons are conscious! (Panpsychism)
3. No one is conscious! (Eliminative Materialism)
4. Only spirits are conscious! (Dualism)
1. AI is conscious! (Strong AI thesis)
2. Muons are conscious! (Panpsychism)
3. No one is conscious! (Eliminative Materialism)
4. Only spirits are conscious! (Dualism)
November 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The stupidest positions about consciousness that are taken seriously by serious people.
1. AI is conscious! (Strong AI thesis)
2. Muons are conscious! (Panpsychism)
3. No one is conscious! (Eliminative Materialism)
4. Only spirits are conscious! (Dualism)
1. AI is conscious! (Strong AI thesis)
2. Muons are conscious! (Panpsychism)
3. No one is conscious! (Eliminative Materialism)
4. Only spirits are conscious! (Dualism)
The whole AI topic has just made everyone stupider. Why do we keep acting like science hasn't already told us an awful lot about conscious phenomena?
Consciousness-requires-a-nervous-system. 👏👏👏👏
Consciousness-requires-a-nervous-system. 👏👏👏👏
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The whole AI topic has just made everyone stupider. Why do we keep acting like science hasn't already told us an awful lot about conscious phenomena?
Consciousness-requires-a-nervous-system. 👏👏👏👏
Consciousness-requires-a-nervous-system. 👏👏👏👏
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
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Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
November 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
I adore this movie.
My high school yearbook quote was Brodie's monologue about teaching kids to "fear and respect" the escalator www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/m...
“The Little Movie That Couldn’t”: ‘Mallrats’ Turns 30
In the fall of 1995, Kevin Smith’s second film was a box office humiliation. Now, it’s become an embarrassment of riches. We chat with Smith about the movie and how it forever altered his career.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I adore this movie.