Monthly Archives: June 2021

My words may have meaning, your parrot’s may too.

Posted on 2021-06-07 by alan

A recent essay by Stephen Law in Psyche Ideas, entitled My words have meaning, your parrot’s do not. Wittgenstein explains, is forcing me into yet another diatribe in my ongoing love-hate relationship with “philosophy”. A slogan often associated with the … Continue reading →

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Plastic Peril

Posted on 2021-06-05 by alan

From strangled seabirds to trapped turtles to the giant floating island and the discovery of nano-particles in the flesh of the fish we eat, we are all aware of the horrors of widely distributed plastic waste, and so it is … Continue reading →

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The Village Green

Posted on 2021-06-01 by alan

My friend John Butler is back in fine form churning out issues of his wonderful newsletter on a regular basis. His latest issue is a blockbuster – full of interesting, and sometimes challenging, content. It starts with an account of … Continue reading →

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