by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | History, Leonardo da Vinci
As a child, I struggled with my writing. It was not just spelling, but writing in general. I am left-handed in a world of righties – copying others is difficult when you can’t do it their way. Plus, I constantly ran the risk of smudging my writing and getting...
by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | Philosophy, Plato
When did you learn that a table is a table? Chances are it was when you were but a toddler. A parent no doubt told you that this was a table and that was a table, so your brain processed the information and created a notion of the table. Or did it? Do we put together...
by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | Aristotle, Philosophy
In my previous piece on Plato’s theory of forms, I asked the question – how do we know a table is a table? As Plato’s most famous student, it is no surprise that Aristotle too had an opinion on Forms. What may surprise those new to Aristotle is that he rejected...
by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | Being, Philosophy
As someone who is on the autism spectrum, I’ve always been curious about the different ways in which people think. If I had a pound for every time what I think is a simple statement is met with a completely unexpected interpretation and response, I’d be richer than...
by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | Beasts and Monsters, Etymology, What's in a Word
Ok, I have a thing for bears. It’s not the cuteness though it might be a childhood evolution of loving Winnie the Pooh. They are surprising human-like in some aspects, are powerful despite all the fluff, and have permeated our mythologies. So you can imagine my shock...
