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Author: nicole wyatt

Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success

August 21, 2009 by nicole wyatt

Mourning Bob Meyer

I just learnt, via Greg Restall’s twitterfeed, that Bob Meyer has lost his struggle with cancer. I first met Bob when I was a masters student here… Read more “Mourning Bob Meyer”

May 7, 2009May 7, 2009 by nicole wyatt

If this was a good idea someone else would have thought of it, right?

First-year philosophy papers are awful. Oh there are a some that are pleasant to read, and a few that are interesting, and a smaller group that are… Read more “If this was a good idea someone else would have thought of it, right?”

April 26, 2009May 5, 2009 by nicole wyatt

Mike Rowe on work

Everyone should watch this TED talk from Mike Rowe (of Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs) on what he learnt about work from doing the show. [ted id=http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/477]

April 18, 2009April 18, 2009 by nicole wyatt

Agreement with disjunctive subjects

Arnold Zwicky @ Language Log says: (1) When all parts of a subject joined by or or nor are singular, the verb is singular; when all parts… Read more “Agreement with disjunctive subjects”

April 4, 2009 by nicole wyatt

Spandrels of Truth

Spandrels of Truth strikes me as one truly awesome title, and I wish I had thought of it. Thinking of the contents of the book would have… Read more “Spandrels of Truth”

March 24, 2009April 4, 2009 by nicole wyatt

Game Studies @ SWTPCA (Belated Part 2)

So, yes, there was supposed to be a part two. And then I lost my phone and failed to get grading done in a timely manner, and… Read more “Game Studies @ SWTPCA (Belated Part 2)”

March 15, 2009March 24, 2009 by nicole wyatt

Game studies @ SWTPCA (Part 1)

Today is day 3 — for me day 2 — of the Southwest/Texas Pop Culture Association and American Culture Association Meeting in Albuquerque. Yesterday and today in slots… Read more “Game studies @ SWTPCA (Part 1)”

February 27, 2009February 27, 2009 by nicole wyatt

Grice on philosophical self-interpretation

At the end of his article “Meaning” Grice says roughly that interpreting a difficult text–say a philosophical one–written by oneself can be as much an act of… Read more “Grice on philosophical self-interpretation”

January 8, 2009May 5, 2009 by nicole wyatt

WCPA keynote Stephen Darwall

‘But it would be wrong’

October 25, 2008November 21, 2008 by nicole wyatt

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