State of the Blog

Hello Everyone!

Karl here. I just finished a quick cleanup of some of the blog sections. I took a back up first, so if you miss some resource you expected to find, please email me and I will send you what I can. Several sections are gone. The Frappr map is now a link rather than a live Flash program.

For those who are browsing or checking back with our discussion group, there's lots going on that does not necessarily show on the blog. We are having intense and rewarding one- to two-hour discussions in Second Life, often in voice, but sometimes still by texting. There are four or five of us who meet every week, sometimes several times, and we have been able to hold lively, deep, enlightening, challenging talks about many topics having to do with the Dreyfus webcasts, and existentialist philosophy, and related subjects like history, culture, religion, virtual reality, and laundry. Actually the laundry was just thrown in to see if you are awake.

The momentum seems like it will carry into the foreseeable future with a combination of independent study, long-distance friendship, shared resources, and good discussions. Please join us if and when you can!

The Avatars Speak

Had a voice discussion in Second Life Sunday afternoon with three avatars, it seemed to go pretty well! Perhaps we should focus on voice in the afternoons, and the chat bar in the evening discussion sessions. Seems that we have been mostly focusing on Heidegger, although also discussing the influence of Kierkegaard. We have been covering a lot of ground, and the online interactions continue to bring out a lot of good ideas. I get the feeling that people are working very hard at home trying to keep up with the material. Having 5 time slots a week has helped bring more people in, and accommodate every ones schedules. Given the nature of the material, I am not sure we would have come as far without the chance to meet in Second Life as we have been!