Photo: The California Tortoiseshell Butterfly – Nymphalis californica

via The Philosophy is Kindness — Earthwalking

by Daniel A. Kaufman ___ For those readers who recognized that beneath my humorous essay on “Jewish” Philosophy was a serious point regarding our attitudes not just towards the professional discipline of philosophy but the subject itself, I want to add a substantial postscript. It is inspired, in part, by Robert Gressis’s reply to my […]

via The Logic of “Jewish” Philosophy (more by way of a response to Robert Gressis) — The Electric Agora

“I am sad because life sucks. My life sucks”, she cried.”Why do you need to be sad if life sucks. You know what? Life sucks because you learn the blues and not the yellows”, I replied. “What does that mean?” She sobbed.”We become tough as a stone while what life teaches us to flow like […]

via Define Your Own Philosophy — Love Relished With Ink

When I am asked what I do for living and I answer that I am a philosophy teacher: usually I get rolled back eyes or some couple of seconds shock. These reactions are also followed by this question: do you read people’s minds? Can you analyze a person? A philosopher is not a medium, nor […]

via The benefits of reading (or studying) philosophy — maylynno

Yesterday with Bear at the Wildlife Refuge I had the opportunity to speak to an older couple who’d decided to wander a little trail. The head collar on Bear looks to the uninitiated like a muzzle. They hesitated. “Is she friendly?” “Very friendly. She loves people.” The man had a walking stick, the woman stayed […]

via Crane Philosophy — I’m a Writer, Yes, I Am!

“Give me boredom. At least I know where I’m going to eat and sleep tonight.” Al Paca

via A Philosophy of Boredom — Photography OCD

In a sense, this entire site has revolved around these three topics*: the way we experience it and share this experience with others (psychology, and to some degree, physiology), and the way we interpret it (philosophy) – expressed by means of a static, 2D visual medium (photography). Today I’m going to attempt to tie it […]

via Photography, philosophy and psychology — Ming Thein | Photographer

Five of AMC’s national networks will be going dark in a tribute to George Floyd during his memorial service, which is underway in Minneapolis, MN. AMC, IFC, We TV, BBC America and SundanceTV will go dark for 8 minutes and 46 seconds at 3:45 PM ET, marking the amount of time that former Minneapolis police…

via AMC Networks To Go Dark In Tribute To George Floyd — Deadline

George Floyd was remembered by family and friends at a memorial service on Thursday that mixed poignant memories and humorous moments of his life with calls for genuine social justice. 28 more words

via George Floyd Memorial: Al Sharpton Decries Trump Bible Photo, Says “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” — Deadline

Discovery and Science Channel soared into the ratings stratosphere on May 30 with Space Launch Live: America Returns to Space. The live special that chronicled NASA’s launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, became the #1 non-prime telecast for the Discovery Channel, the highest-rated telecast for the…

via ‘Space Launch Live’: SpaceX Coverage Hits Ratings High For Discovery And Science Channel — Deadline