by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Jun 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Responding to an article in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/01/wuhan-coronavirus-lab-leak-covid-virus-origins-china the medical ethnobotanist and philosopher Stephen Buhner had the following astute observations (posted in Facebook):...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | May 18, 2021 | Biosemiotics, Decolonization, Interspecies Communication, philosophy of science, Plants, Publications, Uncategorized
I’m happy that a paper I first drafted in 2015 made it to the light of day in Environmental Values this week: “Plant Philosophy and Interpretation: Making Sense of Contemporary Plant Intelligence Debates.” This paper grew out of an Austrian Science...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Apr 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Some entitlements are deserved: added respect and deference for those who have dedicated their lives to the common good; accommodation for the elderly, pregnant women, children, and those who need it; respect for those who have sacrificed their own good and interests...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Mar 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Cargo vessel stuck in Suez Canal drives up shipping losses estimating $9 billion per day” – CBS’ headline reads Global commodity markets can fail spectacularly. One little tie up like a stuck boat, and $9 billion is lost a day. What people...
by Yogi Hale Hendlin | Feb 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
As part of my procrastination today from writing my book, I stumbled upon this video by the YouTube science communicator Veritasium. What’s so lovely about the video is how clearly it explains reams of philosophical debates between liberals and libertarians in...