Tied Up Today

I'm wearing my Thinker tie on 12 November to celebrate the birthday of sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). I've placed my tie bar to...

I think today is one of the best days to think about philosophy! I am honoring the birthday of David Hume (1711-1776) and Ludwig Wittgenstei...

It's a great day for thinking! Around 1641 French philosopher René Descartes created his famous "Meditations on First Philosophy,...

 I think (therefore I am) it is time to celebrate the birthday of Auguste Rodin ! (1840-1917) Also note palindromic date 12-11-21.

Today (12 November) marks the birthday of sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). My tie shows his most famous statue, The Thinker. My Outlook c...

Andrew Mark, the Assistant to the Manager for Online Learning, is helping me celebrate the birthday of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). Kant was ...

Yesterday (31 March) marked the birthday of French philosopher René Descartes (1596-1650). He is most famous for his argument that "I ...

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was born on this date in 1770. He lived until 1831. His most famous contribution to philosophy (and every othe...

Today I am a "poster presenter" at the annual conference for the National Collegiate Honors Council (most of the Honors Programs a...

Thinking about the philosophers David Hume (born on 7 May 1711), Søren Kierkegaard (born on 5 May 1813), Ludwig Wittgenstein (born on 26 Apr...

I have some surprisingly good news! Free thinking and great art seem to have survived OK through the tumultuous election this week. My tie h...

Today's birthdays include René Descartes (1596-1650) and Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). I'll be thinking deeply about existence ...

I'm in Chicago for the annual conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council. EKU's Honors Program sent about 45 students and ...

Two pithy quotations from Confucius, born (maybe) on this date in 551 BCE: He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but d...

Bertrand Russell was born on this date in 1872. He is most famous in philosophy and mathematics as the coauthor (with Alfred North Whitehead...

Today is the 174th birthday anniversary of sculptor Auguste Rodin, most famous for "The Thinker."

Mallie has joined me to celebrate getting an award from the Honors Program at Eastern Kentucky University. I have been part of the Honors co...

Marking the birthday of sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917).

Today I am THINKING about the birthday of British philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), along with the birthdays of Søren Kierkegaard (1813-18...

November 12 (1840) marks the birthday of sculptor Auguste Rodin, most famous for "The Thinker."