Rob McQueenRepetition and IdentityIf you were a song, what would your ostinato be? An ostinato is a repeating pattern underlying the entirety of a song. One famous example…Aug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021
Rob McQueeninConfusions and ElucidationsFree Will and DeterminismOne of the long-standing debates in the tradition of philosophy is the Free Will Paradox. It states that if God is omniscient, then there…Jan 15, 2021Jan 15, 2021
Rob McQueeninConfusions and ElucidationsLocke on IdentityIn Chapter 27, entitled Of Identity and Diversity, of his work Essays Concerning Human Understanding (1689), John Locke investigates the…Jan 12, 2021Jan 12, 2021
Rob McQueeninConfusions and ElucidationsHume’s Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingIn 1748, Scottish Philosopher David Hume published his work, An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. In it, he attacks “dogmatic…Jan 11, 2021Jan 11, 2021
Rob McQueeninConfusions and ElucidationsBook Analysis: All Things ShiningAll Things Shining by Hubert Dreyfus and Sean Kelly meditates on the question on how to find meaning in a secular age. In modern times…Nov 9, 2020Nov 9, 2020
Rob McQueeninConfusions and ElucidationsFreud on DreamsSigmund Freud’s work The Interpretation of Dreams was published in 1900. However, due to it’s length and complexity, Freud decided to…Nov 9, 2020Nov 9, 2020
Rob McQueeninConfusions and ElucidationsBasics of DeontologyDeontology is a branch of moral philosophy that reduces normativity to the conformity with duty. The right action is that which aligns…Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
Rob McQueeninConfusions and ElucidationsHeidegger on Machination as RepresentationIn the previous blog post, we discussed Heidegger’s conception of Machination as makeability. In short, machination is how we experience…Oct 6, 2020Oct 6, 2020
Rob McQueeninConfusions and ElucidationsHeidegger and Machination as MakeabilityIn the mid-late 1930s, Heidegger turns towards a concept called machination (Machenshaft). Machination is an interpretation of the world…Oct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020
Rob McQueeninConfusions and ElucidationsHeidegger, Positionality, and Standing ReserveMartin Heidegger (1889–1976) turns towards technology in the late 1940s. He makes explicit his lack of enthusiasm for the “philosophy of…Oct 3, 2020Oct 3, 2020
