The first in a series of articles on intentionality, this piece introduces intentionality as a concept and examines our basic intuitions about the subject.
The first in a series of articles on intentionality, this piece introduces intentionality as a concept and examines our basic intuitions about the subject.
In which we explore the status of folk psychology.
In which I bemoan my failure to read all the books I already own, and my inability to stop buying new ones.
I don’t approve of automatically placing Digg or del.icio.us buttons by every post one makes.
In praise of Vintage Books; a brief review of Graham Greene’s The Quiet American; and an oddity about their publications of The Name of the Rose.
Some thoughts on Descartes’ First Meditation, for the 9rules philosophy reading group.
A few thoughts on the difficulties of producing code for public consumption rather than strictly for private use.
A useful trick for preserving visual simplicity, informational richness, and aesthetic appeal in a website design.
Why David Hume is the greatest philosopher of all time, and the problem that a priori knowledge poses for his theory of ideas and impressions.
Some thoughts on writing documentation for publicly-released weblog themes.
A new site design, taking the place of the Mobile theme which will live on in the public Tarski theme.
Chris and I are happy to announce that we’ve just released Tarski to the world.
One year on from when I started blogging, I ponder how to set the really worthwhile entries apart from the dross.
My reasoning behind a major overhaul of the archives, including pruning dead wood and a new set of ‘vintage’ articles.
Some thoughts on Tarski’s limitations and new development directions. Not quite a roadmap, but certainly a step towards one.
Some analysis of the problem faced when making a header for my Tarski WordPress theme.
After completing a task of reasonable significance that, for some reason, wasn’t on my to-do list, I add it to the end of the list and cross it off.
The arrival of spring induces a contemplation of the importance of our physical environment.
Chernobyl asks so many questions. Here is the beginning of the beginning of a response.
My adoration of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are is matched only by my desire for a wolf suit of my very own.
People love to customise their websites. We should be helping them to do so.
A response to some slightly foolish comments about customisation in WordPress themes.
While the new Design Observer is generally very nice, it does suffer from a few issues.
The inaugural WSG London event was held on Friday night. Here’s my report on the event and a few followup thoughts on Andy Budd’s talk.
Mobile phones need a ‘Disconnect’ mode which will let you work in peace without turning your phone off.
Historical context not only helps us to learn, it provides a valuable set of limits on how much of the intellectual burden we have to carry.
Human connections and the isolation of mental illness as elucidated by the act of letter-writing.
An aesthetic experience beloved of writers everywhere will soon fall victim to our environmental concerns.
Tarski 1.2 and the pleasant surprise of people volunteering to help with your project.