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Archive for April 15th, 2008

Although owners and the press boasted that the Titanic was unsinkable, 96 years ago today it struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sunk like a rock in under 3 hours. 1500 “souls were lost.” (See here for a survivor’s tale by the wireless operator aboard the Titanic)
Some speculation has surrounded the cause of [...]

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Some new philosophy blogs have appeared recently. Thanks are due to Fritz Alhoff’s philosophy updates for bringing them to my attention!
First, there’s a new philosophy of sport blog administered by Mike Austin (though it’s unclear whether he’s the person-in-charge). It has many contributors. Here’s the introductory post. People who know me well understand my interest [...]

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