Joshua Gibbs

Getting Away With It

The latest episode of Proverbial is about one of my favorite topics. I believe it is one of only four shows I’ve done without any notes.

Plato claims there are three realms of human desiring: mind, heart, and stomach. The mind knows, the heart feels, the stomach yearns. The mind is the least strong of all three. It has the least power. In and of itself, knowing rarely leads to action. Knowing must usually be paired with feeling and yearning. ApartContinue reading “On The Tripartite Soul”

Just One Man’s Opinion

“Next to [Piglet’s] house was a piece of broken board which had: “TRESPASSERS WILL” on it. When Christopher Robin asked Piglet what it meant, he said it was his grandfather’s name, which was short for Trespassers William.” This is the best joke in a work of twentieth century literature.

When A Friend Recommends A Dumb Book

“Tom: So, what did you think of The Art of Reimagining Community by Carlos Carson? Harry: I’ll be honest with you. I didn’t like it. Tom: That’s interesting. Do you think it’s possible that you just didn’t understand it? Harry: No, I understood it just fine. I didn’t like it. Tom: Well, perhaps it’s not the kindContinue reading “When A Friend Recommends A Dumb Book”

Goes For CCE, Too

How It’s Going

The Moral of “The Creator”

The cuter your toaster is, the more rights it has.

Choosing Books and Movies for Kids and Teens (With A Little Help From Socrates)

“If you show a small child a wild, zany cartoon which concludes with the moral, “Don’t tell lies,” the child is ten times more likely to behave in a wild, zany manner than in an honest manner. We are all far more likely to absorb a vibe, a mood, or an aesthetic than we areContinue reading “Choosing Books and Movies for Kids and Teens (With A Little Help From Socrates)”

Is Language Logical Or Is Logic Linguistic?

A significant part of proving that a certain claim is logical rests on illustrations born of proper and improper speech. This arises in The Consolation of Philosophy when Lady Philosophy asserts that evil is a nothingness, a privation of being. To prove this, she points out that people do not say that a dead manContinue reading “Is Language Logical Or Is Logic Linguistic?”

Pamphlet No. 3: “Will Heaven Be Boring?”

“Teacher: You might watch a movie to alleviate boredom, but what if the movie went on for ten hours? Student: Anyone would tire of a movie that long. Teacher: Yes, and so you would quit watching the movie to do something else, but that thing would eventually becomes boring, as well. So you do somethingContinue reading “Pamphlet No. 3: “Will Heaven Be Boring?””