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September 13, 2006

Short video interview concerning ontology and epistemology today

This is an ad hoc interview carried out by Jon Stevens in the University House cafe, using the camera built into his new MacBook. He hs a friend in Germany who wanted some advice on the relative positions of ontology and epistemology in recent continental philosophy. This is my rambling reply to Jon’s well thought out questions.

It was accompanied with the following text:

Ontology: concerns that which has no further potential for difference, that which is finalised, i.e. Being.

Epistemology: concerns acts of connecting and exploiting latent potentials, surplus values of code, for novel and non-final effects, i.e. Becoming.

How then can these be reconciled?

Note: this is an 8mb file. Click to start downloading, then click the play button at the bottom left of the frame to start playing.




Robert O'Toole : 13 Sep 2006 10:27 |  Tags:       |  Comments (0) |  Report a problem

Alex Gregory (cartoonist) on blogging

Kay recently gave me a card by the cartoonist Alex Gregory. I have shown it at various events about blogging. It always raises a laugh!

Now I’m tempted to buy a framed copy from CartoonBank.


Robert O'Toole : 13 Sep 2006 10:13 |  Tags:  |  Comments (1) |  Report a problem