Philosophy Wire: Hunting whales…

Two thousand years ago the Mediterranean Sea was a haven for two species of whale which have since virtually disappeared from the North Atlantic, a new study analyzing ancient bones suggests. The discovery of the whale bones in the ruins of a Roman fish processing factory located at the strait of Gibraltar also hints at the possibility that the Romans may have hunted the whales. [1] Captain Ahab hunting the big whale. Obsessed. Dying in the vast cold dark abyss. Romans trying to conquer the world. Rome in flames. Ruined in ashes. An old man under a tree. Seeking nothingness. Receiving greatness… He is still under that tree… Inside the depths of the ocean… A big white whale… A harpoon in your hands… Riding the waves… Digging inside the dark forest… Blood dripping… Lying on the ocean floor… Boats sailing from above… People shouting… A harpoon on your back… A big black whale passing by… A teardrop in the ocean…

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Philosophy Wire: Roman cement, progress, lies...

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2013-06-14]:

Roman cement seems better than our cement! [1] Is it that we forgot? Or that we remember? (i.e. that we remember too well that this cement can be produced with far less energy spent, but we want to spend more energy so that some people earn more money?)

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