Ode to Simplicity
Personal Identity At Harvard, I took a philosophy class in Personal Identity. We studied theories of time, theories of memory, papers on psychology and psychiatry,...
Saying Goodbye
I am writing this post from the bedroom I moved into right after I turned six years old. It’s been nineteen years since then, and...
Participation Trophies
I’ve received participation T-shirts, cups, pens, erasers, and the occasional stuffed animal, but I’m not sure if I’ve ever received an actual participation trophy; those...
What Will Heaven Feel Like?
A few years ago, I spent a summer studying abroad in Cambridge, England. It was a long trip over. The flight alone involved two transfers...
The Beginning Things
Clearing up some Confusion A few months ago, I said this in a post: I think most people today are wrong to think of rocks...
The Origin of Language
Last week, I read an extremely interesting book on The Origin of Language. The book, written by Merritt Ruhlen, a distinguished linguist principally connected with...