Monthly Archives: May 2009

musings as I revise

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Michael

I’m working on revising something, and a few thoughts: • I’ve noticed that citations in many journal articles are often not complete (part of the title is left off, for instance), or sometimes inconsistently formatted within the same book or … Continue reading →

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audience word cloud

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Michael

Word cloud of a paper I’ve been working on: At last I’ve written something that doesn’t bring up adverbs and conjunctions (like “rather” and “however”) as large words!

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is loyalty too dirty of a word?

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Michael

I’m working through some thoughts regarding ethics and causes. Specifically, I’m wondering about the differences between loyalty and commitment. After reading Josiah Royce’s The Philosophy of Loyalty for a creative democracy philosophy course at Oregon State, I was moved by … Continue reading →

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notes from the interblags

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Michael

• Ira Socol’s post The Width of the World is an interesting read about social media tools. I don’t entirely agree with all his points, but he’s started a decent discussion about groupthink, time-wasting, and human relationships (arguing, largely, against … Continue reading →

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technology and gender

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Michael

This is a few weeks old, but worth sharing. Jender at Feminist Philosophers asks Why are there so few women in technology fields?: It must be their innate lack of ability, as the tech community is doing everything they can … Continue reading →

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