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Philosophy for Eddington
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
The Return of Krankheit and Dubious
In memory of Ramsey Lewis, famed for his recording
of "The In Crowd" —
An old vaudeville routine, slightly adapted :
— Are you a doctor?
— I'm a doctor.
— I'm dubious.
— I'm glad to know you, Miss Dubious.
"The In Crowd" was a leitmotif in the 2015 film "Irrational Man."
Joaquin Phoenix as Dr. Krankheit,
Emma Stone as Miss Dubious —
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Sunday, October 18, 2015
Sunday School
A Unified Field —
Click the above image for further details.
See also a search in this journal for Jorie Graham.
Related dramatic dialogue for Emma Stone and
Joaquin Phoenix, actors in "Irrational Man" —
"Are you aware of what's going on at that table?"
Philosophical backstory by Hans Christian Andersen —
"He was quite frightened, and he tried to repeat the Lord's Prayer;
but all he could do, he was only able to remember the multiplication table."
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Saturday, September 26, 2015
Posthumous Man
The above book, a tribute by admirers of the late Michael Weinstein
(not, as a campus obituary states, by Weinstein himself),
was reportedly published by Routledge on December 19, 2014.
This journal on that date had a post on an early Greek philosopher who
supposedly was killed because he discovered irrational numbers.
A later approach to academic life —
Emma Stone being directed by Woody Allen in the recent "Irrational Man":
Fans of Allen and Stone may also enjoy Magic in the Moonlight.
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