as my wrists, neck, shoulders, back, and butt remind me, writing (whether inane
or not) is a profoundly embodied practice. academics sell their bodies as do
day laborers and sex workers. see martha nussbaum's "whether from reason or
prejudice." which is not to suggest these activities are all th
Critique, Democracy, and Philosophy in 21st Century Information Society.
Towards Critical Theories of Social Media.
The Fourth ICTs and Society-Conference.
Uppsala University. May 2nd-4th, 2012.
Information about abstract submission (deadline: February, 29th, 17:00,
CET; early submission is rec
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Ali Emas
ACTA Act
In the subway I had to ask three young women, who had tacked the
word on their jackets or put it on their mouth protection, "What is
ACTA?". One of them just said: "Youtu
Dear John and Morlock,
You both jump immediately to the mind/body connection. Does that mean that
whether we think or do something, it is the same and has the same consequences
on the body or the mind? are there no distinctions or nuances at any level?
Fiction works, for instance, because the
Several replies indicate wide-spread religious attitude towards intellect, a
brain-body separation reminiscent of the traditional theories of language
before biolinguistics put them out of business.
Writing inane papers involves very physical changes in the brain, some more
some less permanent.
Morlock, your comment is pithy, but it's a bullshit comparison. Just
because it sounds good doesn't mean it's true. Access to the body is much
more intimate than access to the brain.
since when is the brain *not* totally unified w/ the body and vice versa?
[despite Descartes is pumping his fi
