fleshing out that also with...

Hi, I'm Ginger, and I'm a lapsed librarian.  I have an academic background in political philosophy and information organization.  I've done some coursework in math structures and philosophy of mathematics, which probably gives me just enough rope on those topics to hang myself.

And while I told Michael in conversation that I hadn't read much secondary material, I realized as I started reading the Critique of Pure Reason that there was one significant secondary source that will probably be shaping my reading - "Doubt: A History" by Jennifer Michael Hecht is a book I've read several times, and I feel that it's strongly influencing my reading, especially in my general sense of context for the work.

My copy of the Critique of Pure Reason is from 1952, published by Encyclopedia Britannica as part of the University of Chicago great books series.  The translation is by Thomas Kingsmill Abbott.

Also also with Ginger Weil

I'm pleased to post that Ginger Weil, my friend and classmate from Carleton College, will be joint blogging here with me, when the spirit moves her.

Right, then...

Hi, my name is Michael, and I'm a lapsed academic.

(Hi, Michael!)

Maybe it's too much to call me lapsed.  Maybe I'm a failed academic.  I took the master's degree out of my program in Geography, and after a year as a professional geographer, I'm back in system administration, which is fairly intellectually unstimulating, but isn't too bad and pays the bills.

The internet is a terrible place for a bored mind.  I find myself spending hours scratching philosophical itches with suspect sources like Wikipedia and whatever blogs I can find.  Great for a moment of curiosity, but not terribly good for more in-depth thinking.

With that in mind, this is an experiment, to try to work through some philosophical texts, starting with a few canonical ones, and write responses to them.   I've had a few friends tell me via social media that they might be interested in joining me, so there may be other voices chiming in.

I'm starting with Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, and as a way to get myself through this, am attempting approximately 15 pages a day during each of the 40 days of Lent, taking Sundays off.  (Yeah, I know it's an odd combination...)  I'll be aiming for a daily response posted here, but it might not happen each time. If this works out, I'm hoping to get to some Wittgenstein, perhaps some more Letour, but baby steps for now.

Let's see how this goes...