Today's soundtrack is Jack White: Boarding House Reach. This afternoon, I'm reading what has turned out to be a very short first chapter of the first book of Aristotle's Ethics. Aristotle says that every pursuit is undertaken with the goal of some good being achieved. Logically, therefore, he says that "'the good' is 'that at … Continue reading 04.22.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction

Today's soundtrack is Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp a Butterfly. Due to an obligation immediately after work today, I'm doing another quick reading this afternoon. Today I'll be reading the introductory chapter of Anne Rooney's The 15-Minute Psychologist. Rooney introduces her book by asserting that "[t]he human brain is the single most compelling object of study … Continue reading 04.20.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction

Today's soundtrack is Demon Hunter: Outlive. Due to an internet outage caused by my landlords' renovations, I'm doing another chapter of nonfiction today. I'll read chapter two of Feder's Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries, "Epistemology: How You Know What You Know." According to Feder, epistemology is the study of knowledge. We correct information in two ways: … Continue reading 04.19.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction

Today's soundtrack is Julee Cruise: Floating Into the Night. This evening, I'm reading the first chapter of John Calvin's The Institutes of Christian Religion, "The Knowledge of God the Creator." Calvin says that there are two parts to wisdom: knowledge of God and knowledge of ourselves. He says that any examination of ourselves will lead … Continue reading 04.18.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction

Today's soundtrack is Angels and Airwaves: We Don't Need to Whisper. This morning's reading is chapter 3 of Coles Philosophy Questions and Answers, "Rationalism and Empiricism: The Epistemological Problem." Epistemology is "the study of knowledge" (p. 10); it is one of the foundations of philosophy. Epistemology is the theory about what knowledge is, how much … Continue reading 04.14.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction