What is knowledge, and how do we know? How do we come to know what we know. Each civilization has arrived to conclusions on these matters, some give weight to certain answers over others. To understand the intellectual atmosphere in the world of Classical Old Islam you should understand a basic distinction between two modes […]
Quote of the day, Friday 4, Dec. 2009
“…In utilitarian societies, where what most people consider to be good for themselves is the rule of law, there are two vectors of control: institutions and economies. Both reward producing results that people want to consume in exchange for money, and now that we’ve got many different groups with enough people in them to be […]
George Orwell on Background Music
“..I have no doubt that, all over the world, hundreds of pleasure resorts similar to the one described above are now being planned, and perhaps are even being built. It is unlikely that they will be finished-world events will see to that-but they represent faithfully enough the modern civilised man’s idea of pleasure. Something of […]
a tragic shooting and a fund raiser
This week, on Thursday December 3, Sitewlls Coffeehouse is having a fund raiser for the family of Himid Kerdougheli. Himid is a local cab driver and well known, long-time, regular at Sitwells. Shocking and Horrifyingly, Himid was shot in the left side of his neck, on the evening of Saturday 11/29/2009. He was badly, though […]