Professor Tobias Rosefeldt, of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, counts things that could exist – in particular, he specifically does so in a new paper for The Philosophical Quarterly. “Consider a tailor who works for a company that sells business suits as well as hipster suits. She has two business trousers and two business jackets […]
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‘Reversed Paintings’ (Possibilizations for Thing-Theorists)
Before considering the history and implications of reversed paintings, we need a definition – and we have one provided by Richard Read, who is Winthrop Professor in Art History at the University of Western Australia. “I define the reversed painting as a painting of a painting reversed against the spectator.” Professor Read is writing in […]
Him, and his theory of things
Do you have a theory of things? Bunge has a theory of things. And Bunge has something to say about someone who said something about his theory of things: “Reply to Van Rootselaar’s Criticisms of My Theory of Things,” Mario Bunge [pictured here], International Journal Of General Systems, no. 3 (1977): 181-182. Bunge, McGill University […]
If you like to drop things, measuredly
If you like to drop things because you want to measure what happens to them, consider using the drop tower at the University of Bremen, Germany. Pertinent info abounds. Read Geoff Manaugh’s essay in Gizmodo (“This Tower Exists Solely for Dropping Things“). Read the tower authority’s attractive brochure, if you like — read that in German (“Experimente unter Schwerelosigkeit”) […]
A permit for the Movement of Things
Should you be suddenly confronted with a demand to see a Permit for the Movement of Things, be aware that there are, in some places and at some times, good reasons for the existence of and the demand to see such permits. The Canadian Department of Justice explains, in Regulation SOR/95-212, one such case. Details […]
Sounds and Thinging Things
What do a coffee machine, a mosquito, a fridge, gastric ‘flu and silence have in common? One answer is sounds. Or lack thereof. And all have been researched by Dr. Salomé Voegelin who is Sound Arts Course Leader, and Member of CRiSAP at the London College of Communication, University of the Arts London. Dr. Voegelin […]