The 20th was our semi-anniversary (our sixmonthniversary, as we’ve taken to calling it,) and, while we did amuse ourselves in the evening by reading of gifting traditions (the wiki claims that the 13th anniversary is the barometer anniversary. Barometers? Really?) our celebrations of the day were directed elsewhere. The star of the day was Katie [...]
Lettres
Wherein the Author reflects upon certain topical & personal issues of the Day.
The archive for “Philosophy”
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The Public’s Peacocks, Part One
Posted upon the 17th of October, 2009
Among the fops and dandies of history, there have been more than a few whose philosophy of life was, shall we say, a little conservative. Brummell himself moved in the most elite circles – so select as he felt justified in snubbing the Prince Regent, albeit with provocation – but he was a down-to-earth man [...]
Things and Thoughts
Posted upon the 1st of July, 2009
First up, an unexpected honour – our wedding has been featured on Rock ‘n Roll Bride! Thanks very much, Kat!
Now, I thought might make a small abstract observation. In the theories of Kantian, or transcendental, idealism, all knowledge is the product of the interaction of two mutually reliant but apparently opposing forces; the free, active, [...]
It is finished
Posted upon the 1st of June, 2009
Today, my minor thesis was printed (in duplicate,) bound (in duplicate,) and submitted (in triplicate. Digital copy.) I’m not out of the woods yet, but I can see the village lights through the trees. This thesis having taken me away from FrillyShirt for so long, I thought it only fair to share what might or [...]
Quotes and Pomes
Posted upon the 24th of May, 2009
In times of adversity, I take a certain amount of solace in the words of greater minds than mine and nimbler tongues. Which includes that phrase, in fact, from Steve Earle’s “Warrior”. I’m feeling adverse, so here’s something from my present study, and an old favourite which always soothes.
“The production of a work of art [...]
Ethics & Reminiscences
Posted upon the 17th of February, 2009
I’ll happily tell you, even at risk of sounding hackneyed, that I was always somewhat wary of deontological ethics. Morality achieved through following abstract logical imperatives rather than attending the visible needs of others? It seemed so cool, so dispersonal. I reacted by pushing in the opposite direction. I went through a real wild period [...]
The Fop and the Dandy, a Guest-Parable
Posted upon the 8th of December, 2008
It is my great pleasure to present a guest-post by my friend Melanthios; a story… well, I shall let his own words be all the introduction it needs, other than to say that I think he has reached the heart of the truth of things.
I am a Taoist Fop. It has come to my attention [...]
How to be Transcendental
Posted upon the 27th of November, 2008
“His business taught him expedients to husband time: in our victimizing climate he was fitted for storms or bad walking; his coat must contain certain special conveniences for a walker, with a note-book and spy-glass, – a soldier in his outfits. For shoddy he had an aversion: a pattern of solid Vermont gray gave him [...]