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The Eggshells of Racism: Tread Lightly
Black women. Two words that, without any additional context, are completely innocuous. There is no further meaning or semantic content within the conventional implicature about the descriptive, “two black women.” Suppose then that additional content is furnished, say, that you … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Personal Life, Philosophy, Politics, Writing
Tagged conventional implicature, conversational implicature, ethnicity, Frege, Grice, implicature, language, PC, philosophy of language, political correctness, politically correct, principle of cooperation, race, Racism, super maxim, supermaxim
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The Stillness That Night Brings
It’s the night that I find most dreadful. When all the billboards peddling beer, and undressed women stop speeding by; when the frantic rhythm of footsteps slow, and the seemingly implacable ringing of telephones stop; when you stop looking ahead, … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Musings and Prose, Personal Life, Questions, Writing
Tagged dread, drinking, insecurity, loneliness, Love, night, prose, sorrow, writing
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The Description Theory of Reference: Gottlob Frege v. Saul Kripke
Alright philosophers, so I know I’ve been promising something besides my pensive self-loathing, and I come to you now to make good on that promise. It isn’t about esoteric morality, which I will eventually get to, but at the moment … Continue reading
Scrap of paper
I’ve been trying to channel my negative feelings into a more creative outlet. Here’s a scrap of paper that I scribbled down recently. I’ll work on it some more and try to develop the idea a bit, but here’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Musings and Prose, Personal Life, Writing
Tagged heartbreak, Love, penance, poetry, prose, punishment, romance
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J.S. Mill’s “On Liberty”: The Case Against Paternalism
A note before the reading: This entry is pure philosophy. Once I am able to better wrap my mind around some bewildering events that recently transpired with a certain someone, I’ll try to write about it. For now, there are … Continue reading
