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darwin: creating the pretext for a dilemma

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Dave

…It is a strange paradox that Darwin, who gave up shooting because of the cruelty it entailed, should have been one of the begetters of the strident power philosophies of the late nineteenth century. The notion of the struggle for … Continue reading →

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alchemy and attics: even nice trash finishes last

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Dave

Arousing the liveliest regret in the dreamer…. The scrap heap of history. The trash heap of history.Discarded and abandoned objects on the pile of the dustheap. Shipwrecked artifacts left to ebb and flow. So, what does ecology, the green movement … Continue reading →