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After one glass of bourbon, [Michael Stocker and I] agreed that our work consisted largely of reminding moral philosophers of truths about human life which are very well known to virtually all adult human beings except moral philosophers. After further glasses of bourbon, we agreed that it was less than clear that this was the most useful way in which to spend one’s life, as a kind of flying mission to a small group isolated from humanity in the intellectual Himalaya.

Bernard Williams, “The Liberalism of Fear” (Princeton: Princeton, 2005). Damn, he’s good. (via fuckyeahbernardwilliams)

Cómo investigar cómo escapamos de la realidad.

El miedo a lo nuevo, sobre todo en el caso de las innovaciones tecnológicas, no tiene nada de nuevo.

The moral law is more exigent than the law of an actual liberal republic, because it allows no emigration, but it is unequivocally just in its ideas of responsability.

Bernard Williams Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy

The meaning of life

Vaya, este cuervo usa "herramientas" también para divertirse ;)

¡Qué la poesía ocupe nuestros sitios habituales!

2014 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellow Hannah Gamble rides a Poetry Cab with CM Burroughs!

In the mid-1980s, no European country provided legal recognition to gay and lesbian couples. A quarter-century later, 16 countries in the region had same-sex marriage or legal partnership laws in place. Eleven other countries, including Argentina and South Africa, have legalized same-sex marriage. In Mexico and Brazil, gay marriage is legal in at least some states. The countries with larger majorities in favor of gay marriage than in the U.S. include Uruguay, Argentina, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Spain. All this reflects rapidly changing global attitudes toward same-sex relationships more broadly.

As the U.S. Supreme Court deliberates on repealing a law whose existence is an embarrassment to a democratic society, a look at the gay-rights revolution in more evolved countries around the world. (via explore-blog)

Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio Explains Emotions | MIT Technology Review

The neuroscientist Antonio Damasio explains how minds emerge from emotions and feelings.

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