The Enlightenment gave reason pride of place, not because it expected absolute certainty, but because it sought a way to live without it
– Susan Neiman’s “Moral Clarity – a guide for grown-up idealists†(2009) p.218
Via Tom Stafford
The Enlightenment gave reason pride of place, not because it expected absolute certainty, but because it sought a way to live without it
– Susan Neiman’s “Moral Clarity – a guide for grown-up idealists†(2009) p.218
Via Tom Stafford
A new Mersenne prime has been found with the assistance of distributed computing: A computer professional in Norway, with the help of […]
These are my links for January 21st through January 28th: Shadow Government Statistics – Home Page – Have you ever wondered why […]
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A plug for the worthy– Warren Ellis is just about to release FreakAngels, a free webcomic saga told in 5-page weekly installments.