Category Archives: Philosophy

Consciousness; it’s a science thing

Posted on 26/05/2013 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Is there any such thing as “nothing”?

Posted on 12/05/2013 by Jon Butterworth

That’s a question I got on twitter just now after the Feynman gig from @elainepixie. I said (broken down into 140 character chunks): One definition of “nothing” is “vacuum”, by which physicists mean “lowest energy state”. That exists. But in … Continue reading →

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There is no alternative!

Posted on 04/05/2013 by Jon Butterworth

By Michael Krämer at the Guardian.

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(Don’t) Respect my Authority

Posted on 13/04/2013 by Jon Butterworth

A venue, a role, an award, can lend authority. But it’s only a loan. At the Guardian.

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