Exotica – an exhibition

by | Sep 5, 2010 | Art, Education, Life, Philosophy, Travel, Weaving

Exotica.  When the Midlands Textile Forum decided on this title for an exhibition to be staged at the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham, (on from now until 30th September), I had to smile!  I could just imagine certain men of my acquaintance brightening up with the...

Swarms and human behaviour

by | Aug 22, 2010 | Life, Philosophy, Psychology

I was watching an ants’ nest that had been disturbed in my garden during our most recent renovation activity.  The ants were scurrying around seemingly at random, running here and there without apparent purpose, until I realised that there was indeed a very...

Philosophy and children

by | Jul 11, 2010 | Education, Life, Philosophy, Teaching

As you might know, I subscribe to a great magazine on philosophy for people who aren’t necessarily philosophers but who like to ponder on some of life’s more interesting questions!!  This quarter’s edition of The Philosopers’ Magazine has a...

Intelligence

by | Jul 4, 2010 | Education, Life, Philosophy, Psychology

Conversations about intelligence seem to have popped up all over the place this week…. How many different sorts of intelligence are there?  So far this week, here are what’s come up in conversation…. There’s the obvious academic intelligence...

The Present is a gift

by | Jun 20, 2010 | Life, Philosophy

I read this little gem in a blog this week.  It was a throw-away comment on a business blog, but one that struck a chord with me.  The translation all depends on whether you start the sentence with an indefinite article or a definite one.  (I’ll bet that just...