Whatever one may think of Brian Leiter as a philosopher (and I have no strong opinions, not having read any of his books), he has to be commended for having what may be the best philosopher’s blog for conversations on yesterday’s Canadian election. Canadian election, you ask? The comments on his brief post on The […]
Posts Tagged ‘Canada’
Philosophers on the Canadian election
Posted in Politics, tagged Canada, Politics on May 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Canada’s big (schmaltzy) sell
Posted in Media ecology, tagged Canada, Olympics on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Olympics are many things. Some of them are obvious: a celebration of sport, physical achievement, and excellence; a way to bring nations together in competitive cooperation (or cooperative competition) rather than in war. Others take a few moments’ reflection to notice: they are a way for local, and sometimes national, coalitions of business interests […]