Hobbes’ Philosophy of Science — Philosophy News

[New Entry by Marcus P. Adams on March 8, 2019.] Thomas Hobbes is rightly regarded as a monumental figure in the history of philosophy, especially for his masterpiece Leviathan (1651 in English; 1668 in Latin). The scholarly literature on Leviathan is voluminous and has been especially focused upon issues in political philosophy, such as representation… via …

Hvis du vil skabe glæde i vintermadlavningen – lilla broccoli! — Beretninger fra et autentisk landbrug

Broccoli om vinteren, tænker du måske, spansk, gammelhøstet, plastikindpakket og dieseltransporteret. Ja, sådan er vilkårene, hvis man vil købe sommerkål om vinteren i dette land, og det er stadig bedre for din krop med indkøbt kål end ingen kål. Ihvertfald hvis den er uden rester af sprøjtegifte. Men har du et lille stykke jord, må […] …

Santa Anita’s Current Killing Season Is No Anomaly – It Averages 50 Dead Racehorses Annually, Almost 600 Dead Since 2007 — Straight from the Horse’s Heart

Source: Horse Racing Wrongs According to official CHRB statistics, in the 11-year period 7/1/07-6/30/18 Santa Anita averaged 50 dead racehorses annually In the wake of 23 dead horses since Christmas, Santa Anita cancelled racing yesterday and is closed indefinitely. But let’s identify this for what it is: marketing-101 damage-control, nothing more, nothing less. After being […] …

A Model Ranch for Jaguars in Bolivia — The Jaguar

On March 7, Mongabay’s Rhett A. Butler released a great feature about jaguars (Panthera onca) in Bolivia. More specifically, the article deals with a ranch that is serving as a bastion of conservation. The ranch at the center of Butler’s article is called San Miguelito. Run by Duston Larsen and his partner Anai Holzmann, San […] …