Until a year ago I had NO idea there were intricate international, government and law enforcement bodies dedicated to protecting old stuff. Registries of things-people-might-want-to-steal and valuable-stuff-that-doesn’t-look-it abound, including registries of already looted relics and art. In principle I’m glad people care about history, prize beauty, etc. I’m less impressed by rich people [...]
Posts tagged John’s death
Time-ly article reminds me of John’s trouble
An online commentary from the NYT today delivered a bittersweet reminder. In “The Stone: What Is a Philosopher?” Simon Critchley, an academic philosopher, recounts: Socrates tells the story of Thales, who was by some accounts the first philosopher. He was looking so intently at the stars that he fell into a well. Some witty Thracian [...]
Cast of Characters
Me – “Cherokee Paul” cherokeepaul@gmail.com 22yo swf, native of the west coast of the US, current location unspecified, assumed identity, forced into anonymity by the bad guys who leveled accusations of me being an international Tibetan relic thief. My parents – let’s call them Dick and Jane Paul Both are academicians, specifically feminist epistemology and [...]