Clear Language, Clear Mind

Swartz and Bradley on Janus-faced sentences

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:13. November 2011
Post category:Language Logic
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Exerpt from Possible Worlds. It is a pees of very useful information. --------- Janus-faced sentences The method of possible-worlds testing is not only an invaluable aid towards resolving ambiguity; it…

Ebook: My Immortal

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:8. November 2011
Post category:Humor
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My Immortal

LessWrong: Intuitions and Philosophy

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:2. November 2011
Post category:Metaphilosophy Psychology
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http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Intuitions_and_Philosophy This is a great series on the role of intuitions in modrn filosofy and how fruitles that aproach is. It is both siens [science] and meta-filosofy. I agree with…

Paper: R. Lynn and P. Irwing – Sex differences on the Progressive Matrices a meta-analysis

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:1. November 2011
Post category:intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability Psychology
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A frend wantd this. It is a reconstruction based on a scan. Som of the tabls ar mising, but it is reedabl. R. Lynn and P. Irwing - Sex differences…

Three logicians walk into a bar: a formal explanation

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:1. November 2011
Post category:Logic
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http://spikedmath.com/445.html ----- Let E refer to the propositions expressed by the sentence: “Everyone wants beer” “everyone” refers to the three people on the right. Let's call them “a”, “b”, “c”…

Comment to Women, Fire, Dangerous things

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:23. October 2011
Post category:Linguistics/language Logic
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Lakoff, p. 148 “Let us consider a simple example of a presupposition. (a) I regret that Harry left. (b) I don't regret that Harry left. (c) Harry left. Normally, the…

Ebook: Bruce L. Gary – QUOTES FOR MISANTHROPES: Mocking Homo Hypocritus

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:20. October 2011
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QUOTES FOR MISANTHROPES: Mocking Homo Hypocritus I was googling around for misanthropic quotes and found this delightful book ful of them. Very funy. Enjoy!

SJ Gould’s “What, if anything, is a zebra?”

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:19. October 2011
Post category:Evolutionary biology
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SJ Gould What, if anything, is a zebra? It was referencd in the Lakoff book that im reeding. Prety intersting, IMO. Has to do with how we clasify animals into…

Ebook: Bobby Henderson – The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:13. October 2011
Post category:Humor Religion
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I hav red this som time ago. A frend wanted it. Perhaps som of u do as well. :) The.Gospel.of.the.Flying.Spaghetti.Monster

Reeding ebooks – thots about comfortability and efficiency

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:12. October 2011
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[Disclaimer: this article is written in reformed english.] Many peeple hav sayd to me that they hav tryed reeding ebooks but that it is too uncomfortable for them. I will…