Rapid Fire

Basically a blog where I try to do philosophy outside.

The Origin of Philosophy

This week, I cried reading a philosophy book. I can’t remember the last time that happened. In The Origin of Philosophy , Spanish...

How Coffees Get Scored

Do you know how coffees get scored? Here’s a sample espresso cupping form: Let’s talk survey methodology . This form is part of a...

Jazz bends Music like a Gaudí Building

I recently got to listen to a jazz concert on the roof of Antoni Gaudí’s magnificent La Pedrera. Meet the building that teaches you how...

Let a thousand flowers bloom

Last week, we saw Three Rival Versions of Moral Enquiry square off head-to-head. (I’ll try not to get too technical, but I wanna lay out...

Why do (some) scientists hate philosophy?

My concern here is that the philosophers believe they are actually asking deep questions about nature... It’s not that there can’t be...

Terraforming Mars and Intergenerational Politics

If I’ve seen you in the past month or so, I’ve probably talked you into playing Terraforming Mars, currently the 6th highest ranked board...

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