Philosophers see meaning in places and things that some people who are not philosophers may not have noticed. Philosopher George Englebretson sees a concept that many people had not noticed: the concept of “logical copulation. Englebretson describes it on page 5 of his book Something to Reckon with: the Logic of Terms, published by University […]
When is a knot not a knot? • Take a piece of string. Tangle it, and thread it though itself, in any way you choose. Glue the ends together. You may well have created a KNOT. • Take a piece of string. Glue the ends together, tangle it, and thread it though itself, in any […]
“Leaders are often thought to be instrumental to the performance of the organizations they lead. However, considerable research suggests that their influence over organizational performance might actually be minimal. These claims of leader irrelevance pose a puzzle: If leaders are relatively insignificant, why would someone commit to leading?” Taking steps towards explaining the puzzle, Daniel […]
Not all that many academic studies have examined the possibilities of abductive inference with regard to sagging pants [sagging trousers (UK)]. There are exceptions though. Professor Marcia Morgado of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa has a paper in the journal Critical Studies in Men’s Fashion (Volume 2 Issue 2-3, September 2015) which: “[…] explores […]
