philosophy

28 01, 2018

The humanities need no case

By Humanities Watch|2018-03-18T07:48:28-04:00January 28th, 2018|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, education, Europe, Everything Else, History, Language, Literature, Nature, Observations, Philosophy, poetry, science, Theater, Writing|0 Comments

The humanities chart the heights and depths of humanity.

21 01, 2018

Flowers, humanity, and the use of the useless

By Humanities Watch|2019-04-08T10:40:11-04:00January 21st, 2018|Arts, Asia, Everything Else, History, Literature, Nature, painting, Philosophy, poetry, Quotes, science, Writing|0 Comments

What is "useless" serves to remind us of our humanity.

19 01, 2018

Healthcare, healing, and Heidegger (Casey Rentmeester, Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy)

By Humanities Watch|2018-01-18T20:27:37-05:00January 19th, 2018|Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, health, Language, Medicine, News, Philosophy, psychology, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|1 Comment

Philosophy can guide us to better healthcare.

10 01, 2018

The humanities, class, and the university (Justin Stover, American Affairs Journal)

By Humanities Watch|2018-01-10T09:37:52-05:00January 10th, 2018|Academia, Arts, Debate / dialogue, Europe, Everything Else, Language, Literature, News, Philosophy, Politics, science, STEM, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

The humanities have little standing in society at large.

7 01, 2018

The beauty of nature observed in its unfolding.

By Humanities Watch|2018-01-06T20:24:13-05:00January 7th, 2018|Europe, Everything Else, Literature, Nature, painting, Philosophy, psychology, Quotes, science, Writing|0 Comments

Beauty in nature is there to be seen, if we have eyes for it.

22 12, 2017

Meditation on the brain (Matthieu Ricard and Wolf Singer, Atlantic)

By Humanities Watch|2017-12-23T09:20:52-05:00December 22nd, 2017|China, Everything Else, health, News, Philosophy, psychology, Religion, science, STEM|0 Comments

How meditation alters the way the brain functions.

21 12, 2017

The Big Dog: stars and their stories serve to inspire us

By Humanities Watch|2017-12-21T20:19:22-05:00December 21st, 2017|Arts, business, Economics, Europe, History, Language, Literature, Medicine, Nature, Observations, Philosophy, poetry, Religion, science, STEM, U.S. / Canada, Writing|0 Comments

How stars become dogs, and vice-versa.

18 12, 2017

AI and the uncertainty principle (Dave Gershgorn, Quartz)

By Humanities Watch|2017-12-18T20:55:14-05:00December 18th, 2017|Debate / dialogue, Everything Else, News, Philosophy, psychology, science, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

AI's sure-footed decisions belie the uncertainty embedded in its programming.

13 12, 2017

Tech and the divided world (Berkeley Lovelace, Jr., CNBC)

By Humanities Watch|2017-12-13T11:07:56-05:00December 13th, 2017|business, Debate / dialogue, Economics, education, History, Journalism, Language, News, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, STEM, Technology, U.S. / Canada|0 Comments

How technology creates a house divided in the name of communication.

12 12, 2017

Rivers of time and change, outside and within

By Humanities Watch|2017-12-12T09:22:03-05:00December 12th, 2017|Debate / dialogue, Europe, History, Literature, People, Philosophy, psychology, Quotes, Religion, Writing|0 Comments

Change over time leads to thoughts of our accepted certainties.

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