Category: Meta

Endorsements

• "Richard Chappell has written more consistently interesting posts than virtually any blogger I can think of. He's independent, creative, witty--and he shows absolutely none of the sophistry that so often infects undergraduate philosophy students. The man is brilliant, period." - Jason Kuznicki of Positive Liberty


• "Richard is quite remarkable; an undergraduate student at the University of Canterbury, he has a lucidity and sophistication that make it very likely that he's up and coming: very likely to accomplish something significant if he keeps going." - Brandon of Siris


• "one of the brightest young minds in the philosophy blogosphere" - Peter Thurley


• "New Zealand's most intelligent blogger, Richard Chappell of Philosophy, et cetera." - Nigel Kearney of Kiwi Pundit


• "I always enjoy Richard's posts on Philosphy, et cetera even though most of them are shall we say fairly abstract and can make your head hurt." - David Farrar


• "a fascinating and extremely well
  written site" - Matt Murrell


• "my hat is off to you Richard Chappell, keep up the good work" - Marko Saariselkä

Other Blogospheric Stuff:

• Tim-berrr - A post of mine gets a lot of attention.


• Resentment - Said post upsets an immature professor.


• Blogging Gems - some great comebacks that bloggers have come up with, from ponies to pygmies.

Academia and Meta-Philosophy:

• Progress in Philosophy - is there any?


• Academic Blogging - and why it's so great.


• 2004@Canterbury.ac.nz - Reviews the courses I took at uni this year.


• Publishing Philosophy - Some helpful links with info about philosophy journals.


• Teaching Kids Philosophy - What's the best way to do it?


• The Anti-Analytic Reader - A very odd email.


• Philosophical Humour


• Socrates for Businessmen - What is philosophy good for?

About this blog:

• My Web of Beliefs - Outlines the various philosophical positions I held at the end of 2004.


• Blog Problems? - comment here if you have any technical difficulties.


• My first post ever - briefly introduces me & this site.


• Reflections - about this blog and its neighbours.


• Categories - an explanation of those "categories" (like this post!) which appear in my sidebar


• Blog Changes - explains the new 'email this post' feature, and some important info about comments. See also Expandable Posts.


• Comment Hacks; but see also Comment Changes.


• Links & Site Design - Explains changes to the blogroll. See also New Template.


• New Feature: Sideblog, see also sideblog syndication.


• Greatest (Google) Hits - highlights some of the bizarre search-engine queries which bring people to this site.


• Best of 2004 - an imaginary awards ceremony, highlighting some of the best and worse blog-related things of 2004.


• GoogleAds
(see here for an ad-blocker)

Blog Reviews:

• Mixing Memory (and an introduction to my 'blog reviews' series.)


• Positive Liberty


• enwe's meta-blog


• Conservative Philosopher


• Melbourne Philosopher


• Pharyngula


• Moralhealth.com

Carnival stuff:

• Tangled Bank - a showcase of science-related posts, and my introduction to blogospheric 'carnivals'.


• Kiwi Carnival - showcasing the New Zealand blogosphere. See also Kiwi Carnival #1.


• Philosophers' Carnival? - an idea is born.


• Carnival Update - Some important info about the Philosophers' Carnival.


• Purpose of the Carnival - an explanation.


• Philosophers' Carnival #1 - A showcase of the best recent philosophy blog posts. (Note: see the carnival homepage for other hosts.)


• Philosophers' Carnival Update - Explains what blogospheric support is needed: publicity, participation, and hosting.


• Philosophers' Carnival Hosting - Some quick info about what's involved (see also here).


• Carnival Newsletter - A new feature, offers email updates of future carnivals.


• Carnival Idea: Public Nominations - Discussion of a possible carnival reform.


• Del.icio.us Nominations - Implementing the new nominations process.

For other bloggers (tests, surveys, memes):

• Collaborative Storyblogging - a wacky but fun idea.


• Personality Tests - Details of a very good one. Take it yourself and post the results on your blog - see The Meme Worth Spreading. (Less seriously, see also the personality defect test.)


• Political Compass & Survey - As with the personality test, but about your political leanings.


• Blogging Survey - Help some grad students who are studying the blogosphere.


• Testing Meme Propagation In Blogspace: Add Your Blog! - Help spread the meme.


• GoMemes as Extended Hat-tips - Comparing Spivak's new 'GoMeme' idea to an already existing practice.


• Socratic Shadow - Create your own superhero.


• Implicit Biases - Discover your subconscious prejudices.


• Gangsta Philosizzle - Hilarious 'gangsta' translator. See also Universal Translator.


• Top 5 Philosophers - list your favourites.


• Greatest Games - list your favourites.


• Book Meme


• Respectful Disagreement Meme - name 3 people you disagree with a lot, and say something nice about them.


• Philosophy Quiz - What's your "philosophy"?