The ReMa journey
These blogs were written in 2019-2021, when I was taking a Research Master at Radboud University, in Philosophy of Language. I had done no serious academic work for a long time, so my brain creaked and huffed and puffed, and eventually got back into shape.
An ending
I started this series of posts in november 2018. Quoting Robert Jordan, there are neither…
Done and dusted
The research master is completed. Done. And dusted. But my, what a lot of dust!…
Mellow Yellow
And so, dear diary – things are finally coming to an end. A temporary end,…
What a piece of work is Man
This is a line from Hamlet. Which I did not know about before I moved…
Trust me, I don’t know either
Water, sea, waves, skies – I adore them. I stand in great awe of artists…
Invisible tangerines
This is supposed to be the last out of four blogs to tell you about…
If at first you don’t succeed ..
Try, try, try again? Wrong! There are cases where you ought to consider simply giving…
Literary detective
The second blog (out of four) in the series “academic exploits in times of Corona”….
Robots have more fun
This is the first of a series of blogs about my academic exploits in the…
Herbs and spices
I love Spring. It is the season I wait for every year. During the heatwave…
Spring!
It has been a while, I know. Like everyone else, my life has been constrained…
Never mind Cassandra
Just in case you don’t know Cassandra’s tale, I will tell it to you briefly….
What goes up, must come down
My newly revived brain cells have become a little too greedy. A serious case of…
Something old and something new
The past two months I spent writing and waiting. Writing papers, and waiting for my…
Groupies
At X-mas, it came to me. Honestly. It must be because of this forced rest….
Not fit for human consumption
My favourite animal in all the world is the Cheshire Cat, from Alice in Wonderland….
On becoming human
I have shamelessly stolen the title of this post from Tomasello’s new book: on becoming…
To be human
Something weird is happening to me. I am changing. I had no idea this would…
Metaphors
The evolution-of-language project is coming together now that I have moved to the new group,…
Into the woods
In my last post I promised you the story of the philosophy of language research…
Thinking tools for everyone
Sometimes my current philosophy course reminds me of my Oxford days, where a professor’s claim…
Back to school
The start of the new school year. I loved that time when I was a…
Embroidery
Yesterday I had my long awaited meeting with my supervising professor. You know, the grumpy…
Visuals
I often have to find ways to express ideas without words. Many people simply not…
1/4 down, 3/4 to go
I received my grades! You know I was worried about them, so you are going…
Periodic table
The one thing I used to love about chemistry was its periodic table. It ticks…
Come out, come out, where ever you are!
No, not you. Nor all the little children playing hide-and-seek (for their sakes, I wish…
The Emperor and the elephant
Today was the last seminar of term. Though I still have to write some papers,…
Ripples
Today was the last lecture day for two of my seminars. I had anticipated a…
World of wonders
Working, working
I have been silent, I suppose. Unless you happen to follow my progress in my…
Conceptual Lego
My bestest notes
Begin at the beginning
If you are an Alice-in-Wonderland fan, you will have recognised the quote immediately. It is…
The wronged book
The story of my book review – it all started with the book I selected…
Learning to write
In my last post, I explained how I have to re-learn how to read. Well,…