As a first blog post on politics, I thought it would be appropriate to describe my general political view of things. As I see it, one’s politics is determined by two things: their view of how the world should be, and their view of what we should do to get there. When it comes to …
Daily Archive: March 3, 2010
Mar 03
Why Waving Hands?
The title of this blog is drawn from one of my favorite philosophical arguments: G. E. Moore’s Proof of an External World. Moore gave the following proof of the existence of things outside our minds: Here’s one hand (waves his hand). Here’s another (waves other hand). Therefore, there are external objects. Moore’s proof may sound …