27.7.07

Further evidence that cats have Dasein

In case anyone still doubted that cats have Dasein, that mysterious capacity for being-human so well analyzed by Martin Heidegger:

A Day in the Life of Oscar the Cat

Being-towards-death is one of the basic constituents of Dasein, according to Heidegger. Oscar, it seems, has this at least as strongly as anyone else in the hospice. Truly, cats are people too!

Harry Potter 7!

I have posted a few thoughts on and at the conclusion of the Harry Potter cycle over at Duck of Minerva, including a longish piece here.

Expect more regular posts, both here and on the Duck, in the coming weeks. Break time's over ;-)