Category Archives: materialism

Stephan Denisovich on Fatherhood

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Mike

I recently started reading Anton Makarenko’s 1937 A Book for Parents. Makarenko is perhaps best known for his work The Road to Life which was originally published in Russian as The Pedagogical Poem. I read the first volume of The … Continue reading →

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To Ludwig Feuerbach in Bruckberg

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Mike

Recently, while in the course of closely re-reading and studying Karl Marx’s 1843 letter to Arnold Ruge (commonly referred to as “For a Ruthless Critique of Everything Existing,” I came upon a rare gem in the form of one of … Continue reading →

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Postscript to “Do dogs know they have faces?”

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Mike

Are not our feelings the most glorious part of our life?   — Honoré de Balzac, “The Purse” (1823) Over on ABCNews.com, there’s an article entitled “The Joy of Your Brain…and the Dark Side of Laughter” that touches on some of … Continue reading →

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Do dogs know they have faces?

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Mike

A few weeks ago, our 7 year-old daughter Z. posed one of the most insightful questions I’ve ever heard. Cradling our Lhasanese dog Stupsi and staring lovingly into her eyes, Z. asked, “Does Stupsi know she has a face?” Unwittingly, … Continue reading →

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