The Power of Language: Philosophy and Society

Thursday, July 13, 2023

The Story of Abraham and Isaac

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In the Book of Genesis (22:1-14), God tests Abraham by telling him to take his son Isaac to the land of Moriah, and to sacrifice him there a...
Thursday, June 22, 2023

Erasmus's The Praise of Folly

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Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536) was a Dutch humanist scholar and theologian who was born in Rotterdam and died in Basel. He was ...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Susan Haack's Evidence and Inquiry

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Susan Haack is a British philosopher who was born in 1945 in Burnham, England. (She is a citizen of the United Kingdom, but has been a perma...
Monday, June 5, 2023

Baltimore 10 Miler, 2023

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The Baltimore 10 Miler was held June 3rd, 2023. The start and finish were at Druid Hill Park, near the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. The weathe...
Thursday, May 18, 2023

Baseball Card Aesthetics

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Are baseball cards works of art? Are they aesthetic objects or are they merely pieces of cardboard with images of baseball players on them, ...
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Alex Scott was born in Washington, D.C., grew up in Chicago, and has lived in Baltimore since the 1980's. He attended Groton School, Yale University, and Rush Medical College. He is a physician who has had a long-time interest in philosophy. His philosophical interests include ethics, semiotics, and the philosophy of language. He is the author of three books, and has co-translated with Stephanie Adair a major work by the German philosopher Nicolai Hartmann (Möglichkeit und Wirklichkeit, 1938; Possibility and Actuality, 2013). (Unfortunately, unnecessary commas were added, without his permission, to every page of the manuscript before it went to publication.) He enjoys running, listening to classical music, jazz, and blues, and seeing concerts, plays, and films. He also finds that reading the Bible and attending church make an important contribution to his spiritual life. He is married and has two sons.
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