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Author: Jamie Freestone

Posted on November 9, 2018
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#61 On cranes and skyhooks

Dear Mat, I’m pondering my reasons for adopting a no skyhooks policy. I’d be genuinely interested in what you think the political agenda is behind my stance. This rambling letter is me tryingContinue reading#61 On cranes and skyhooks

Posted on September 25, 2018
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#59 On how the question changes the answer

Dear Mat, Interesting letter. It was a rollercoaster from my POV because the first few paragraphs appeared to be a dastardly warping of what I was saying, yet by the endContinue reading#59 On how the question changes the answer

Posted on August 28, 2018August 29, 2018
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#57 On the key (and lock) to knowledge

Dear Mat, This is a long letter but I feel we’ve alighted on a fundamental, multifaceted philosophical difference and it’s what I’ve been researching full time for several years so I’veContinue reading#57 On the key (and lock) to knowledge

Posted on July 21, 2018
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#55 On the unconscious

Dear Mat, Apologies for the lateness but I was on my own European jaunt and was equally if not more appalled by the moribund ivory tower I encountered at anContinue reading#55 On the unconscious

Posted on June 10, 2018June 10, 2018
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#53 On equipment for living

Dear Mat, One of my favourite formulations of literature — as opposed to myth — is Kenneth Burke’s claim that it is equipment for living. Literature provides us with new perspectivesContinue reading#53 On equipment for living

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Reviewing reviews

Jamie Posted on May 15, 2018May 29, 2018

Most nonfiction book reviews suffer from the same problems. If they’re critical they generally go one of two ways. The author misses out topic X, I know about X andContinue readingReviewing reviews

Posted on April 26, 2018May 9, 2018
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Four types of myth?

In order of rough appearance in history, here are four types of myth. All of them, it should be obvious, are meaningful: they provide their users with what Kenneth Burke called “equipmentContinue readingFour types of myth?

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#51 On quality

Jamie Posted on April 24, 2018May 9, 2018

Dear Mat, Could there be a cult based on Hamlet? Sure, cults (short lived belief systems) spring up all over the place all the time. But I’m pretty sure it would never become a religionContinue reading#51 On quality

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