The Fountain is sponsoring an essay contest for graduate and undergraduate students. More information can be found here. Check out the various suggested topics. The organization looks a bit goofy to me, but it’s big money (up to $2,000)
Author: Huenemann
Curious about the ways humans use their minds and hearts to distract themselves from the meaninglessness of life.
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If you read the article mentioned below, see this response in cartoon form.
UVU Conference
Congratulations to Will Holloway and Carson Bessinger, each of whom presented a paper at the UVU undergrad philosophy conference yesterday, and each of whom performed fabulously. It was a marathon of a conference, with two papers presented each hour from 8 to 4 with only one break, which was when I had a guest appearance in a Nietzsche class. The papers were uniformly impressive, and the discussions were provocative and intelligent. Everyone patiently endured my keynote address, and then there was a fancy dinner afterward with about 10 of us, including Will. With driving, a 14-hour day for me — exhausting, but in a good way.
Grand Theft Auto
Read an intellectual essay on it here. Do any of you play this game? Is it as fun as it sounds? Is it art? Does it corrupt your soul?
Gosh darn it, we just got started!
Read David Brooks’ short but tedious essay on whether there’s any point in doing philosophy. I frequently find his essays intelligent, but hey, I guess every brain needs a holiday.
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