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Animal Farm 2024

Animal Farm 2024

The Elephant in the Room: The 2024 Election

The Elephant in the Room: The 2024 Election

Let's Talk about Thales

Let's Talk about Thales

Part 2: How to Read Genesis 1:1

Part 2: How to Read Genesis 1:1

Part 1: How to read Genesis 1:1

Part 1: How to read Genesis 1:1

Why Read Bertrand Russell's The History of Western Philosophy

Why Read Bertrand Russell's The History of Western Philosophy

The Screwtape Letters

The Screwtape Letters

The first sentence of "The Norton Anthology of English Literature"

The first sentence of "The Norton Anthology of English Literature"

The first sentence of "The Day of the Locust" by Nathaniel West

The first sentence of "The Day of the Locust" by Nathaniel West

The first sentence of "Joseph and His Brothers" by Thomas Mann

The first sentence of "Joseph and His Brothers" by Thomas Mann

The first sentence of "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy

The first sentence of "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy

The first sentence of "On the Orient, North," by Ray Bradbury

The first sentence of "On the Orient, North," by Ray Bradbury

The first sentence of "The Silver Key" by H.P. Lovecraft

The first sentence of "The Silver Key" by H.P. Lovecraft

The first sentence of "The History of Western Philosophy" by Bertrand Russell

The first sentence of "The History of Western Philosophy" by Bertrand Russell

The first sentence of "The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion

The first sentence of "The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion

The first sentence of 'Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human" by Harold Bloom

The first sentence of 'Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human" by Harold Bloom

The first sentence of "The Tale of Genjii" by Murasaki Shikibu

The first sentence of "The Tale of Genjii" by Murasaki Shikibu

The first sentence of "A River Runs Through It" by Norman Maclean

The first sentence of "A River Runs Through It" by Norman Maclean

The first sentence of "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

The first sentence of "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

The first sentence of "Travels with Charley" by John Steinbeck

The first sentence of "Travels with Charley" by John Steinbeck

The first sentence of "Miracles" by C.S. Lewis

The first sentence of "Miracles" by C.S. Lewis

The first sentence of "The Double Helix" by James D. Watson

The first sentence of "The Double Helix" by James D. Watson

The first two sentences of "The curious incident of the dog in the night-time" by Mark Haddon

The first two sentences of "The curious incident of the dog in the night-time" by Mark Haddon

The first sentence of "Saving the Appearances" by Owen Barfield

The first sentence of "Saving the Appearances" by Owen Barfield

The beginning of "The Iliad" by Homer

The beginning of "The Iliad" by Homer

Pastors of Mega-churches are great actors!

Pastors of Mega-churches are great actors!

The first sentence of "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

The first sentence of "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

The first sentence of "Being and Time" by Martin Heidegger

The first sentence of "Being and Time" by Martin Heidegger

The first sentence of "The Abominable History of the Man with with Copper Fingers" by Dorothy Sayers

The first sentence of "The Abominable History of the Man with with Copper Fingers" by Dorothy Sayers

The first sentence of "The Heat of the Day" by Elizabeth Bowen

The first sentence of "The Heat of the Day" by Elizabeth Bowen

The first sentence of "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss

The first sentence of "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss

An analysis of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost

An analysis of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost

The first sentence of "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

The first sentence of "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

The first two sentences of "Orthodoxy" by G.K. Chesterton

The first two sentences of "Orthodoxy" by G.K. Chesterton

The first sentence of "The Go-Betwee" by J.P.

The first sentence of "The Go-Betwee" by J.P.

An analysis of George Orwell's "Politics and the English Language: He wasn't thinking!

An analysis of George Orwell's "Politics and the English Language: He wasn't thinking!

I have a question for atheists

I have a question for atheists

A Question for Harris, Dawkins, Sapolsky, Krauss about free will

A Question for Harris, Dawkins, Sapolsky, Krauss about free will

The first two sentences of "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

The first two sentences of "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

The first sentence of "The Republic" by Plato

The first sentence of "The Republic" by Plato

The first sentence of "1984" by George Orwell

The first sentence of "1984" by George Orwell

The first sentence of "The Denial of Death" by Ernest Becker

The first sentence of "The Denial of Death" by Ernest Becker

The first sentence of "The Carousel of desire" by Eric-Emmanuel Schmidtt

The first sentence of "The Carousel of desire" by Eric-Emmanuel Schmidtt

The first sentence of "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

The first sentence of "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

The first sentence of "Our Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens

The first sentence of "Our Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens

The first sentence of "The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins

The first sentence of "The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins

The first sentence of "Vanity Fair" by William Thackeray

The first sentence of "Vanity Fair" by William Thackeray

The first sentence of "The Good Anna" by Gertrude Stein

The first sentence of "The Good Anna" by Gertrude Stein

The first sentence of "Emma" by Jane Austen

The first sentence of "Emma" by Jane Austen

The first sentence of "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" by Wittgenstein

The first sentence of "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" by Wittgenstein

The first sentence of "Grendel" by John Gardner

The first sentence of "Grendel" by John Gardner

Anaphora: what is it?

Anaphora: what is it?

The first sentence of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The first sentence of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The first sentence of "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, by Jorge Luis Borges

The first sentence of "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, by Jorge Luis Borges

The first sentence of "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe

The first sentence of "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe

The first sentence of "The Monk" by Matthew Lewis

The first sentence of "The Monk" by Matthew Lewis

The first sentence of "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" by Friedrich Nietzsche

The first sentence of "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" by Friedrich Nietzsche

The first sentence of "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James

The first sentence of "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James

The first sentence of "The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener" by Martin Gardner

The first sentence of "The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener" by Martin Gardner

The first sentence of "Ulysses" by James Joyce

The first sentence of "Ulysses" by James Joyce

The first sentence of "The Go-Between" by L.P. Hartley

The first sentence of "The Go-Between" by L.P. Hartley

The first sentence of "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen

The first sentence of "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austen

The first sentence of "Leviathan" by Thomas Hobbes

The first sentence of "Leviathan" by Thomas Hobbes

The first sentence of "Fear and Trembling" by Soren Kierkegaard

The first sentence of "Fear and Trembling" by Soren Kierkegaard

The first sentence of "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau

The first sentence of "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau

The first sentence of "Dombey and Son" by Charles Dickens

The first sentence of "Dombey and Son" by Charles Dickens

The first sentence of Middlesex, by Jefferey Eugenides

The first sentence of Middlesex, by Jefferey Eugenides

The first sentenc of Dracula, by Bram Stoker

The first sentenc of Dracula, by Bram Stoker

The first sentence of Mrs. Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf

The first sentence of Mrs. Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf

The first sentence of Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, by Douglas Hofstadter (1980)

The first sentence of Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, by Douglas Hofstadter (1980)

Commentary on C.S. Lewis's "The Screwtape Letters" (Part 2)

Commentary on C.S. Lewis's "The Screwtape Letters" (Part 2)

The first sentence of "New Science" by Giambattista Vico

The first sentence of "New Science" by Giambattista Vico

The first sentence (and more) of "Bleak House" by Charles Dickens

The first sentence (and more) of "Bleak House" by Charles Dickens

First line of "The Merchant of Venice," by Shakespeare

First line of "The Merchant of Venice," by Shakespeare

The first sentence of "Cujo" by Stephen King

The first sentence of "Cujo" by Stephen King

The first sentence of "Another Self" by James Lees-Milne

The first sentence of "Another Self" by James Lees-Milne

The first sentence of David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens

The first sentence of David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens

The first sentence of The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde

The first sentence of The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde

The first sentence of Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry

The first sentence of Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry

The first sentence of Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier

The first sentence of Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier

The first sentence of "Two Years Before the Mast," by Richard Henry Dana, Jr.

The first sentence of "Two Years Before the Mast," by Richard Henry Dana, Jr.

The first sentence of "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

The first sentence of "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

The first two sentences of "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The first two sentences of "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The beginning of "All the King's Men," by Robert Penn Warren

The beginning of "All the King's Men," by Robert Penn Warren

The first sentence of "Angle of Repose" by Wallace Stegner

The first sentence of "Angle of Repose" by Wallace Stegner

The beginning of "Adam Bede" by George Eliot

The beginning of "Adam Bede" by George Eliot

The first sentence of "The Garden Party," by Katherine Mansfield

The first sentence of "The Garden Party," by Katherine Mansfield

The beginning of The Faerie Queene, by Edmund Spenser

The beginning of The Faerie Queene, by Edmund Spenser

The first sentence of "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire

The first sentence of "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire

The first sentence of Humphrey Clinker, by Tobias Smollett

The first sentence of Humphrey Clinker, by Tobias Smollett

The first sentence of Memoirs of Hecate County

The first sentence of Memoirs of Hecate County

The first sentence of The Caine Mutiny, by Herman Wouk

The first sentence of The Caine Mutiny, by Herman Wouk

The first sentence of The Golden Bough, by James Frazer

The first sentence of The Golden Bough, by James Frazer

The first sentence of The Problems of Philosophy, by Bertrand Russell

The first sentence of The Problems of Philosophy, by Bertrand Russell

The beginning of The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams

The beginning of The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams

The first sentence of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," by Ambrose Bierce

The first sentence of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," by Ambrose Bierce

The beginning of Willard van Orman Quine's "From a Logical Point of View:

The beginning of Willard van Orman Quine's "From a Logical Point of View:

The beginning of "From a Logical Point of View,: by Willard van Orman Quine

The beginning of "From a Logical Point of View,: by Willard van Orman Quine

The first sentence of "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

The first sentence of "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

The first sentence of The Pearl, by John Steinbeck

The first sentence of The Pearl, by John Steinbeck

The first sentence of History of the Peloponnesian War, by Thucydides

The first sentence of History of the Peloponnesian War, by Thucydides

The first sentence of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, by Charles Dickens

The first sentence of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, by Charles Dickens

The first sentence of A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens

The first sentence of A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens

The first sentence of The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

The first sentence of The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

The first sentence of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

The first sentence of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

The beginning of "Looking Backward" by Edward Bellamy

The beginning of "Looking Backward" by Edward Bellamy

The first sentence of "Gilgamesh."

The first sentence of "Gilgamesh."

The first sentence of "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger

The first sentence of "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger

The Denial of Free Will is Nonsense: Sapolsky, Harris, Chomsky

The Denial of Free Will is Nonsense: Sapolsky, Harris, Chomsky

The first sentence of Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

The first sentence of Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

The first sentence of Orlando, by Virginia Woolf

The first sentence of Orlando, by Virginia Woolf

The beginning of "Bartelby," by Herman Melville

The beginning of "Bartelby," by Herman Melville

The beginning of Hamlet by Shakespeare

The beginning of Hamlet by Shakespeare

The beginning of "Bleak House" by Charles Dickens

The beginning of "Bleak House" by Charles Dickens

The first sentence of "Little Dorrit" by Charles Dickens

The first sentence of "Little Dorrit" by Charles Dickens

The first sentence of "The Reader," by Bernhard Schlink

The first sentence of "The Reader," by Bernhard Schlink

The first sentence of Pride and Prejucide, by Jane Austen

The first sentence of Pride and Prejucide, by Jane Austen

The beginning (first 16 lines) of Paradise Lost, by John Milton

The beginning (first 16 lines) of Paradise Lost, by John Milton

The beginning paragraph of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," by Mark Twain.

The beginning paragraph of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," by Mark Twain.

The first sentence of Peter Ackroyd's book "Dickens."

The first sentence of Peter Ackroyd's book "Dickens."

The first sentence of "Disturbing the Universe" by Freeeman Dyson

The first sentence of "Disturbing the Universe" by Freeeman Dyson

The first sentence of "The Great Divorce," by C.S. Lewis

The first sentence of "The Great Divorce," by C.S. Lewis

The beginning of "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens

The beginning of "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens

The first sentence of "Mere Christianity," by C.S. Lewis

The first sentence of "Mere Christianity," by C.S. Lewis

The first sentence of "2001 A Space Odyssey," by Arthur C. Clarke

The first sentence of "2001 A Space Odyssey," by Arthur C. Clarke

The first sentence of "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville

The first sentence of "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville

The first sentence of "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," by James Joyce

The first sentence of "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," by James Joyce

The first sentence of Tess of the D'Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy

The first sentence of Tess of the D'Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy

What is the first sentence of The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. SalingerSalinger?

What is the first sentence of The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. SalingerSalinger?

Come, My Celia Written and recited by Richard Hammerud

Come, My Celia Written and recited by Richard Hammerud

The Murders in the Rue Morgue, by Edgar Allan Poe

The Murders in the Rue Morgue, by Edgar Allan Poe

The Pit and the Pendulum, Edgar Allan Poe (the first sentence)

The Pit and the Pendulum, Edgar Allan Poe (the first sentence)

The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, Chaucer (Recited by Richard Hammerud)

The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, Chaucer (Recited by Richard Hammerud)

The first sentence of In Our Time, by Ernest Hemingway

The first sentence of In Our Time, by Ernest Hemingway

The first sentence of The Moon and Sixpence, by W. Somerset Maugham.W

The first sentence of The Moon and Sixpence, by W. Somerset Maugham.W

The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros (the first sentence)

The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros (the first sentence)

The first sentence of The Abolition of Man, by C.S. Lewis. Bookpeople451

The first sentence of The Abolition of Man, by C.S. Lewis. Bookpeople451

The opening sentence of The Secret History, by Donna Tartt. Recited by Richard Hammerud

The opening sentence of The Secret History, by Donna Tartt. Recited by Richard Hammerud

The beginning of T.S. Eliot's, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" (bookpeople451)

The beginning of T.S. Eliot's, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" (bookpeople451)

The beginning of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, recited by Richard Hammerud

The beginning of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, recited by Richard Hammerud

Sonnet 1, Shakespeare (Recited by Richard Hammerud)

Sonnet 1, Shakespeare (Recited by Richard Hammerud)

A reciting of the beginning of Alexander Pope's An Essay on Man (recited by Richard Hammerud)

A reciting of the beginning of Alexander Pope's An Essay on Man (recited by Richard Hammerud)

Jabberwocky, Lewis Carroll

Jabberwocky, Lewis Carroll

The first sentence of The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton

The first sentence of The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton

The opening sentence of The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien

The opening sentence of The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien

Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer (recited by Richard Hammerud)

Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer (recited by Richard Hammerud)

William Carlos Williams, "This is just to say"

William Carlos Williams, "This is just to say"

A villanelle by Richard Hammerud

A villanelle by Richard Hammerud

Readings from my poetry ( Richard Hammerud(

Readings from my poetry ( Richard Hammerud(

"The Little Prince" (a poem by Richard Hammerud)

"The Little Prince" (a poem by Richard Hammerud)

G.K. Chesterton's "Fairyland Philosophy" and David Hume's Fork

G.K. Chesterton's "Fairyland Philosophy" and David Hume's Fork

The Scofield Bible, The MacArthur Study Bible, and Dishonesty (R.Hammerud)

The Scofield Bible, The MacArthur Study Bible, and Dishonesty (R.Hammerud)

Comments on Stephen Jay Gould's Bully for Bronosauus (R.Hammerud). 20240118 00 22 18 Pro

Comments on Stephen Jay Gould's Bully for Bronosauus (R.Hammerud). 20240118 00 22 18 Pro

Talking to an Atheist: the advice of William James

Talking to an Atheist: the advice of William James

Commments on Ricoeur's Philosophy, part 5 (R. Hammerud)

Commments on Ricoeur's Philosophy, part 5 (R. Hammerud)

My thought s on chapter 4 of Bertrand Russell's The Problems of Philosophy (R. Hammerud(

My thought s on chapter 4 of Bertrand Russell's The Problems of Philosophy (R. Hammerud(

The Dishonesty of Josh McDowell's Evidence That Demands a Verdict (R. Hammerud)

The Dishonesty of Josh McDowell's Evidence That Demands a Verdict (R. Hammerud)

Reading Daniel Dennett in Barnes and Noble: (R. Hammerud)

Reading Daniel Dennett in Barnes and Noble: (R. Hammerud)

G.K. Chesterton, "The Ethics of Elfland", Part 1 (R.Hammerud)

G.K. Chesterton, "The Ethics of Elfland", Part 1 (R.Hammerud)

Philosophy of Paul Ricoeur, Part 4 (R. Hammerud)

Philosophy of Paul Ricoeur, Part 4 (R. Hammerud)

The Philosophy of Paul Ricoeur, Part 3 (R. Hammerud)

The Philosophy of Paul Ricoeur, Part 3 (R. Hammerud)

Paul Ricoeur's Philosophy, Part 2

Paul Ricoeur's Philosophy, Part 2

Bertrand Russell, chapter 1, The Problems of Philosophy, Part 2

Bertrand Russell, chapter 1, The Problems of Philosophy, Part 2

Paul Ricoeur's Philosophy, Part 1 (R. Hammerud)

Paul Ricoeur's Philosophy, Part 1 (R. Hammerud)

the Calvinistic heresy of predestination (by R. Hammerud)

the Calvinistic heresy of predestination (by R. Hammerud)

Commentary on chapter 1 of Bertrand Russell's The Problems of Philosophy (by R. Hammerud)

Commentary on chapter 1 of Bertrand Russell's The Problems of Philosophy (by R. Hammerud)

Phaedo, Part 3 (R. Hammerud)

Phaedo, Part 3 (R. Hammerud)

Plato's Phaedo, Part 2 (R.Hammerud)

Plato's Phaedo, Part 2 (R.Hammerud)

Plato's The Phaedo (Part 1)

Plato's The Phaedo (Part 1)

Philosophy and arguments

Philosophy and arguments

Sherry Ortner, Philosophy 1

Sherry Ortner, Philosophy 1

Sample Final Exam

Sample Final Exam

Sufficient and necessary conditions

Sufficient and necessary conditions

John Searle's Chinese Room Argument

John Searle's Chinese Room Argument

Sartre's Existentialism

Sartre's Existentialism

Substance and Philosophy

Substance and Philosophy

Conversion, obversion, contraposition

Conversion, obversion, contraposition

Propositional logic, part 1

Propositional logic, part 1

Critical thinking (Chapter 7 Exercises, fallacies)

Critical thinking (Chapter 7 Exercises, fallacies)

Critical thinking: Chapter 7, exercises (Fallacies)

Critical thinking: Chapter 7, exercises (Fallacies)

Critical Thinking, chapter 12 exercises

Critical Thinking, chapter 12 exercises

Critical Thinking Exercises, chapter 12

Critical Thinking Exercises, chapter 12

Epistemology: Three types of knowledge, Three theories of Truth

Epistemology: Three types of knowledge, Three theories of Truth

Schopenhauer, A lecture by Hammerud

Schopenhauer, A lecture by Hammerud

Critical Thinking Ex. 6-7 amd 12-1

Critical Thinking Ex. 6-7 amd 12-1

Hegel's Philosophy

Hegel's Philosophy

Hegel versus Kant

Hegel versus Kant

Jacob Bronowski's "The Reach of Imagination"

Jacob Bronowski's "The Reach of Imagination"

Isaac Asimov's "The Eureka Phenomenon"

Isaac Asimov's "The Eureka Phenomenon"

Hegel's Critique of Kant

Hegel's Critique of Kant

Kant, Lecture 3 by Hammerud

Kant, Lecture 3 by Hammerud

Kant's criticism of Hume, Lecture 2 by Hammerud

Kant's criticism of Hume, Lecture 2 by Hammerud

Kant's Criticism of Hume, Lecture 1 by Hamamerud

Kant's Criticism of Hume, Lecture 1 by Hamamerud

Diagramming an argument

Diagramming an argument

Chapter 5: Problematic Comparisons

Chapter 5: Problematic Comparisons

Locke versus Descartes

Locke versus Descartes

Locke's empiricism and a little about Berkeley

Locke's empiricism and a little about Berkeley

Bishop Berkeley's Esse is Percipi (a lecture by Hammerud)

Bishop Berkeley's Esse is Percipi (a lecture by Hammerud)

Hume, Part 1 (Lecture by Hammerud)

Hume, Part 1 (Lecture by Hammerud)

Hume, Part 2 (Lecture by Hammerud)

Hume, Part 2 (Lecture by Hammerud)