Only One Person Can Stop Us Now: The Pumaman.
That is a direct quote from both the immortal classic MST3k episode, and also the obligatory drunken-ex phonecall that my most recent ex received from me the other night. Justin and I decided it was high time to do something like that to her, so we called Sunday night. It was...interesting. The funny part was Monday morning, when she left a message for me, asking if I wanted to talk. No, I didn't (and still don't) want to talk, just mess with her. I've taken the bloody high road for so long, I feel like I can at least occasionally give her a crank phone call from time to time.
In other news, Dave and Tramp showed up at our pad last night to do some hanging out. It was cool to see them around. We talked about cool things like rangers, aliens, sasquatches, and werewolves (oh my!). 'Twas most entertaining.
Also: Ryan and I have begun an epic quest to watch as much crappy anime as possible. Our first conquest was Silent Mobius. Seriously, when a main character is named "Labia," you know it's too much. Plus, there is a prodigious amount of Engrish present in it, so whoop-de-doo. Right now, we are plowing through Hellsing. Yeah, I know many people like it, but let's face it, the entire last half of the show is disjointed and leaves so many dangling plot threads that you couldn't take it near a kitten for fear of it all falling apart. Add to that a crappy and hard-to-follow script, and you have a recipe for animated disaster.
And now, some philosophy from my new project, or, as it has sometimes been ominously referred to, "Willosophy":
Towards an Integrated Theory of Epistemology
Within the field of episteology, there has been a long-running debate over what exactly knowledge is and the manner in which it is obtained. Some argue that knowledge is justified true belief (henceforth "JTB") and is obtained throught evidential support for said belief. Others argue that JTB is found by the degree in which it coheres with a set of other accepted beliefs. Still othres postulate that knowledge is simply true belief resulting from properly functioning faculties. Each of these approaches highlingts an important aspect of the manner in which we as humans obtain knowledge. Though each is necessary, no single epistemic "tool" is sufficient on its own to arrive at knowledge. I propose that a true and effective epistemic tool-kit will integrate the important aspects of each of these theories.
Okay, so that's just the intro, and it's still a work in progress. Questions and comments from my philsophical comrades would be appreciated, as would any thoughts from the uninitiated, as this is intended to form a practical means by which all people can be said to have knowledge, not just the philosophical elites such as myself.
Okay, so that's just the intro, and it's still a work in progress. Questions and comments from my philsophical comrades would be appreciated, as would any thoughts from the uninitiated, as this is intended to form a practical means by which all people can be said to have knowledge, not just the philosophical elites such as myself.
