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a blog by Paul Graham Raven
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revenge effect
From the conclusion section of Carabantes, M. (2021). “The Coronavirus as a Revenge Effect: The Pandemic from the Perspective of Philosophy of Technique”. Science, Technology, & Human Values. https://doi.org/10.1177/01622439211008595 The main goal of technique is freedom. We use it to free ourselves from the burdens imposed by nature, such as getting food and shelter. However,…
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06APR21 / accessions
All ordered back in January, shortly before I busted my foot; this is my first return to the office since then. Nice to have some goodies waiting for me… and indeed nice to have the privilege of being allowed back onto campus, thanks to allowances being made for my aberrant psychology and the unpropitious circumstances…
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Day 42 of 42
Well, that’s it, then. I’ve managed to survive six weeks of this thing. By this time tomorrow, it should be off, I should have had some x-rays (which are going to show that all is well, at least with the talus bone itself), and I will presumably have had explained to me whatever physiotherapeutic regime…
Who is Paul Graham Raven?
“… who, with raving lips uttering things mirthless, unbedizened, and unperfumed, reaches over a thousand years with [his] voice, thanks to the god in [him].”