Tag Archives: communication

A Poverty Of Language

Posted on September 21, 2019 by

One of the most profound ways that a language can be impoverished is to be unable to express or describe something.  There are, of course, various ways this issue can be overcome.  One can have languages like Hebrew, for example, … Continue reading →

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On The Neglected Ironies Of Coercion Culture

Posted on September 20, 2019 by

For some time, I have found myself to be deeply troubled by the implications of the contemporary hostility towards coercion that has made itself plain in language and culture.  Few people would doubt, for example, that rape is a horrible … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Married Roommates

Posted on September 11, 2019 by

Married Roommates:  How To Go From A Relationship That Just Survives To A Marriage That Thrives, by Talia and Allen Wagner [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Reedsy Discovery.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] The … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Serendipity

Posted on September 5, 2019 by

Serendipity:  Language And Lunacy, by Umberto Eco This particular book is a collection of essays, and they demonstrate the approach that Umberto Eco has taken as a semiotician through the course of his career as a philosopher.  With a strong … Continue reading →

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The Fan As Ambassador

Posted on September 4, 2019 by

For a variety of reasons, I tend to think seriously about the issue of fandom [1], not least because it is an issue which I find to be greatly important in surprising ways in our lives.  To say that one … Continue reading →

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An Introduction To The Biblical Meditation Project

Posted on September 3, 2019 by

If we think of the subject of meditation and how it is presented, we can imagine a set of concentric circles.  Among all the books one can find on the subject of meditation, or that deal with it as a … Continue reading →

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On The Inadequacy Of Language

Posted on August 19, 2019 by

One of the most notable inadequacies of the English language is the fact that we have the same word to describe all forms of love.  We cannot possibly love our job, our mother, our significant other, our favorite food or … Continue reading →

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Let Us Not Put Our Faith In Mobs

Posted on August 18, 2019 by

Yesterday evening some ten people or so were arrested and half a dozen were injured in downtown Portland when two groups of people whom I equally disapprove of had protests and counterprotests that predictably turned ugly.  The conflict was a … Continue reading →

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Some Case Studies On The Importance Of Context

Posted on August 17, 2019 by

Frequently in life, we find that in order to understand something properly we must understand it in its context.  The gap between the importance of this and the lack of frequency in which we do this is quite remarkable.  There … Continue reading →

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Go Ahead And Tell Your Own Story

Posted on August 12, 2019 by

Not too long ago I read a book that was replying to a memoir of a crappy childhood called Appalachian Elegy.  I have not read that particular book yet, though I do read a fair amount of memoirs that are … Continue reading →

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