novel-by-sjs.blogspot.com
....Abnormal....: Novel - Part Three
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Join me as I write a contemporary novel online. I have the bones of an unusual plot but no real idea of how the flesh might fit. Should be fun finding out. I'm looking for masses of support and feedback. Come see what happens. Novel - Part One. Novel - Part Two. Novel - Part Three. Novel - Part Three. The novel) has now been removed from this blog and will hopefully reappear as a published book! For a taster of Abnormal. Please see the Sample. Very many thanks for visiting. I MIGHT LIMP UP TO 100 LIKES!
imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com
Imperfect Cognitions: December 2014
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Blog on delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, unrealistically optimistic predictions, and implicit biases. Tuesday, 30 December 2014. Stubbornly Clinging to a Belief. My name is Kevin Lynch. One example of an ‘imperfect cognition’ which I investigated in a recent paper. Gives for self-deception, and should prompt an amendment of those conditions. Do not especially desire that P. Links to this post. Monday, 29 December 2014. Roberta Payne's Outsider Art. In this post Roberta ...
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Philosophers' Favorite Twitter Feeds - @TrueSciPhi
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Philosophers' Favorite Twitter Feeds. Updated: 2016-Dec-01 02:43 UTC. Listed feeds: 300. A feed's score is the percentage of Philosophers on Twitter. Following it, and dark shading indicates the feed belongs to a member of that list. Switch to collage. List only feeds under 1,000 followers. Philosophy Prof free will, moral responsibility, phil of mind, neuroscience, punishment, criminal justice, distributive justice, law, applied ethics. Exploring the Illusion of Free Wi. Science and Religion: 5 Questions.
blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk
Guest Post | Practical Ethics
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Ethics in the News. Guest Post: Abortion, punishment and moral consistency. April 25, 2016. Written by: Rajiv Shah, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge. Donald Trump suggested that women who have abortions should face punishment. For that he was criticised by both the pro-choice side and the pro-life side. The latter claimed that their view is that women should not face punishment for having abortions but that only providers should. Guest Post: Should you give to beggars? March 23, 2016.
schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com
The Splintered Mind: Profanity Inflation, Profanity Migration, and the Paradox of Prohibition
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Reflections in philosophy of psychology, broadly construed. Wednesday, July 08, 2015. Profanity Inflation, Profanity Migration, and the Paradox of Prohibition. As a fan of profane language judiciously employed, I fear that the best profanities of English are cheapening from overuse - or worse, that our impulses to offend through profane language are beginning to shift away from harmless terms toward more harmful ones. I am inspired to these thoughts by Rebecca Roache. S recent Philosophy Bites podcast.
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Squander Two: Nodding and smiling.
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The worst thing about being cynical is being right. Wednesday, June 10. In 1992, pollsters got the General Election wrong because they had no idea (even though it's, you know, their job to know these things) about the Shy Tory Effect. Afterwards, studying what went wrong, they discovered the Shy Tory Effect. Since then, they have expent considerable effort on adjusting their methodologies to take account of the Shy Tory Effect. Until finally, this year, they got completely caught off guard. Come round to...
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If you're a conservative, I'm not your friend | Practical Ethics
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Ethics in the News. Laquo; Should we punish crimes from the distant past? The Conservatives’ Legacies: What should we do with Inheritance Tax? If you’re a Conservative, I’m not your friend. May 8, 2015. Rebecca Roache, Royal Holloway University of London. Follow Rebecca on Twitter here. Should I have kept my Conservative friends? So, unfriending. Is it okay? For these reasons, I’m tired of reasoned debate about politics at least for a day or two. I don’t want to be friends with racists, sexists, or h...
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