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BIO
Jim Andrews does http://vispo.com . He is a poet-programmer and audio guy. His work explores the new media possibilities of poetry, and seeks to synthesize the poetical with other arts and media.
A Religion for Darwinians?
A Religion for Darwinians?" is a review by H. Allen Orr of Philip Kitcher's
recent book "Living with Darwin: Evolution, Design, and the Future of
Faith". You can pick it up in the Aug 16/2007 issue of the New York Review
of Books. I see a digital copy of the review is already up at
http://badscience.net/forum/viewtopic.php?pC906 (the review isn't
available for free at nybooks.com).
The review actually makes me want to buy the book, though that doesn't seem
to be the primary aim of the review. The main reason I'd like to read
Kitcher's book is the way Orr discusses Kitcher's historical approach to
creationist arguments. Not simply to 'intelligent design', but to the
lineage of related arguments. And how these arguments were defeated, how
they died. Yet how they continue, in different forms.
"Kitcher hopes to accomplish two things in 'Living with Darwin'. One is to
survey various versions of creationism and to recount the arguments against
them. In doing so, he hopes to present a positive case for Darwinism and "to
formulate it in a way that people with no great training in science,
history, or philosophy could appreciate." Kitcher's other goal is more
ambitious and--given the current noisy debate over science and
religion--perhaps more important. He hopes to get at just what it is about
Darwinism that's so threattening to religion. Why is it that of all
intellectual enterprises, this one "particular piece of science provokes
such passions, requires such continual scrutiny, demands such constant
reenactment of old battles?" Kitcher believes that unless this question is
answered, we are destined to repeat the wars between evolution and creation.
In the final part of his book, Kitcher thus offers his diagnosis of the
difficulties Darwinism poses to faith and describes the adjustments to
religion that he believes are demanded by science.
ja
http://vispo.com
ps: Just as Darwinism has provoked creationist arguments for 150 years, the
question of whether there is some part of us that is not machinistic will
undoubtedly provoke related debate for the next 150 years (at least). In
other words, the question of whether there are thought processes of which
humans are capable and computers are not is a similarly controversial issue.
But while Darwinism has primarily provoked religious people, the
human/machine issue seems to provoke a broader audience who believes that
machines cannot be capable of all human thought processes.
recent book "Living with Darwin: Evolution, Design, and the Future of
Faith". You can pick it up in the Aug 16/2007 issue of the New York Review
of Books. I see a digital copy of the review is already up at
http://badscience.net/forum/viewtopic.php?pC906 (the review isn't
available for free at nybooks.com).
The review actually makes me want to buy the book, though that doesn't seem
to be the primary aim of the review. The main reason I'd like to read
Kitcher's book is the way Orr discusses Kitcher's historical approach to
creationist arguments. Not simply to 'intelligent design', but to the
lineage of related arguments. And how these arguments were defeated, how
they died. Yet how they continue, in different forms.
"Kitcher hopes to accomplish two things in 'Living with Darwin'. One is to
survey various versions of creationism and to recount the arguments against
them. In doing so, he hopes to present a positive case for Darwinism and "to
formulate it in a way that people with no great training in science,
history, or philosophy could appreciate." Kitcher's other goal is more
ambitious and--given the current noisy debate over science and
religion--perhaps more important. He hopes to get at just what it is about
Darwinism that's so threattening to religion. Why is it that of all
intellectual enterprises, this one "particular piece of science provokes
such passions, requires such continual scrutiny, demands such constant
reenactment of old battles?" Kitcher believes that unless this question is
answered, we are destined to repeat the wars between evolution and creation.
In the final part of his book, Kitcher thus offers his diagnosis of the
difficulties Darwinism poses to faith and describes the adjustments to
religion that he believes are demanded by science.
ja
http://vispo.com
ps: Just as Darwinism has provoked creationist arguments for 150 years, the
question of whether there is some part of us that is not machinistic will
undoubtedly provoke related debate for the next 150 years (at least). In
other words, the question of whether there are thought processes of which
humans are capable and computers are not is a similarly controversial issue.
But while Darwinism has primarily provoked religious people, the
human/machine issue seems to provoke a broader audience who believes that
machines cannot be capable of all human thought processes.
temps
working on new stuff for dbcinema.
temps:
http://vispo.com/temp/18.htm
http://vispo.com/temp/17.htm
ja
temps:
http://vispo.com/temp/18.htm
http://vispo.com/temp/17.htm
ja
Re: RHIZOME_RAW: new works - the9th
many of these are very interesting concerning what does not seem to change.
also, the 'pointilistic' filter of "Mourning" is used judiciously to protect
the identity of the mourners and the film from a specificity it does not
require.
thanks, doron.
ja
> > videos
> > http://the9th.com/?cat=1
> > movies
> > http://the9th.com/?cat=2
> >
> >
> > c,
> > doron golan
> > ---------------------------------------------
> > http://the9th.com/
.
also, the 'pointilistic' filter of "Mourning" is used judiciously to protect
the identity of the mourners and the film from a specificity it does not
require.
thanks, doron.
ja
> > videos
> > http://the9th.com/?cat=1
> > movies
> > http://the9th.com/?cat=2
> >
> >
> > c,
> > doron golan
> > ---------------------------------------------
> > http://the9th.com/
.
FW: seeking submissions for We mag from Naropa
Below is a call from Chris Funkhouser for submissions to We mag from Naropa.
ja
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Funkhouser, Chris [mailto:Funkhouser@ADM.NJIT.EDU]
> Sent: July 11, 2007 5:28 PM
> To: Jim Andrews
> Subject: RE: avantgardes
>
>
> hey jim
> I am teaching at Naropa University this week and wanted to let
> you know that I am, along with my students, putting together an
> issue of We magazine for the first time since 1993. The course I
> am teaching is called Creative Cannibalism & Prehistoric Digital
> Poetry (see http://web.njit.edu/~funkhous/2007/naropa) and the
> main issues we are exploring are spatial representation,
> temporal-spatial ideas, appropriative practices, intensive
> graphicism, automation, software, sampling, and digital
> calculation. The course ends on Friday (7/13) and we plan to put
> the magazine together on Friday morning. It is very short notice,
> but Im hoping that you might have something appropriate to
> contribute. The issue will be published online, and we are
> accepting work in all formats (contents will be posted as pdf,
> html, flash, soundfiles, etc.). If you have something we could
> include, please send it! Itd be great to have your work in the
> project send to funkhouser@adm.njit.edu
> & please feel free to pass the word along-- could you post the
> call on webartery, poetics, etc.?
> all's going well i hope
>
> cf
ja
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Funkhouser, Chris [mailto:Funkhouser@ADM.NJIT.EDU]
> Sent: July 11, 2007 5:28 PM
> To: Jim Andrews
> Subject: RE: avantgardes
>
>
> hey jim
> I am teaching at Naropa University this week and wanted to let
> you know that I am, along with my students, putting together an
> issue of We magazine for the first time since 1993. The course I
> am teaching is called Creative Cannibalism & Prehistoric Digital
> Poetry (see http://web.njit.edu/~funkhous/2007/naropa) and the
> main issues we are exploring are spatial representation,
> temporal-spatial ideas, appropriative practices, intensive
> graphicism, automation, software, sampling, and digital
> calculation. The course ends on Friday (7/13) and we plan to put
> the magazine together on Friday morning. It is very short notice,
> but Im hoping that you might have something appropriate to
> contribute. The issue will be published online, and we are
> accepting work in all formats (contents will be posted as pdf,
> html, flash, soundfiles, etc.). If you have something we could
> include, please send it! Itd be great to have your work in the
> project send to funkhouser@adm.njit.edu
> & please feel free to pass the word along-- could you post the
> call on webartery, poetics, etc.?
> all's going well i hope
>
> cf
Pandora.com now unavailable outside the USA
Visiting http://pandora.com recently, I got the below message indicating
it's now unavailable outside the USA.
ja
http://vispo.com
Dear Pandora Visitor,
We are deeply, deeply sorry to say that due to licensing constraints, we can
no longer allow access to Pandora for most listeners located outside of the
U.S. We will continue to work diligently to realize the vision of a truly
global Pandora, but for the time being we are required to restrict its use.
We are very sad to have to do this, but there is no other alternative.
We believe that you are in Canada (your IP address appears to be
24.108.90.789). If you believe we have made a mistake, we apologize and ask
that you please contact us at pandora-support@pandora.com
If you are a paid subscriber, please contact us at
pandora-support@pandora.com and we will issue a pro-rated refund to the
credit card you used to sign up. If you have been using Pandora, we will
keep a record of your existing stations and bookmarked artists and songs, so
that when we are able to launch in your country, they will be waiting for
you.
We will be notifying listeners as licensing agreements are established in
individual countries. If you would like to be notified by email when Pandora
is available in your country, please enter your email address below. The
pace of global licensing is hard to predict, but we have the ultimate goal
of being able to offer our service everywhere.
We share your disappointment and greatly appreciate your understanding.
Sincerely,
Tim Westergren
Founder
it's now unavailable outside the USA.
ja
http://vispo.com
Dear Pandora Visitor,
We are deeply, deeply sorry to say that due to licensing constraints, we can
no longer allow access to Pandora for most listeners located outside of the
U.S. We will continue to work diligently to realize the vision of a truly
global Pandora, but for the time being we are required to restrict its use.
We are very sad to have to do this, but there is no other alternative.
We believe that you are in Canada (your IP address appears to be
24.108.90.789). If you believe we have made a mistake, we apologize and ask
that you please contact us at pandora-support@pandora.com
If you are a paid subscriber, please contact us at
pandora-support@pandora.com and we will issue a pro-rated refund to the
credit card you used to sign up. If you have been using Pandora, we will
keep a record of your existing stations and bookmarked artists and songs, so
that when we are able to launch in your country, they will be waiting for
you.
We will be notifying listeners as licensing agreements are established in
individual countries. If you would like to be notified by email when Pandora
is available in your country, please enter your email address below. The
pace of global licensing is hard to predict, but we have the ultimate goal
of being able to offer our service everywhere.
We share your disappointment and greatly appreciate your understanding.
Sincerely,
Tim Westergren
Founder