Category Archives: Philosophical, Psychological & Historical Considerations

Bertrand Russell complained about one of his grandmother’s preferred puns, “What is mind? Doesn’s matter. What is matter? Never mind.” And yet we, as a species, continuously attempt to fathom the mystery of the mind, with the help of philosophy, psychology and history. Shakespeare has given us much food for thought on all three, as well as music for those who love the music of words.

Shakespeare and the Physics and Mathematics of NIST (National Institute of Science and Technology)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by jimmie

BIRON. By Jove, I always took three threes for nine. COSTARD. O Lord, sir, it were pity you should get your living by reckoning, sir. (Love’s Labours Lost, act 5, sc. 2) Comment. As it often happens, when an earth shattering episode becomes a myth, no rational discourse is any longer possible. This is the Read More

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Shakespeare, Chavez and the Associated Press

Posted on March 9, 2013 by jimmie

“Fellow kings, I tell you that that Lord Say hath gelded the commonwealth, and made it an eunuch” (KHVI p2.4.2) Comment. Among the large volume of nonsense uttered in the US corporate media regarding the death of Hugo Chavez, one of the most extraordinary prizes for stupidity (and that is being kind) must be assigned Read More

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Shakespeare, Obama and the Right to Assassinate US citizens within the US

Posted on March 7, 2013 by jimmie

“That he should die is worthy policy; But yet we want a colour for his death: ‘Tis meet he be condemn’d by course of law.” (King Henry VI, part 2, act 3, sc. 1) … so says Cardinal Beaufort who wants to assassinate the Duke of Gloucester. But, as you see, the Cardinal and his Read More

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Shakespeare on a Brave and Courageous Man

Posted on March 5, 2013 by jimmie

“His life was gentle: and the elements So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up, And say to all the world, This was a man!” (Julius Caesar, act 5, sc. 2)  Comment. Here are the words of Cindy Sheehan, “Hugo Chavez, Presente! Presente! Presente! I am devastated that my dear friend, President Hugo Chavez Read More

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Shakespeare on the Overwhelming Power of Illusion

Posted on March 4, 2013 by jimmie

“Mine eyes are made the fools o’ the other senses” (Macbeth act 2, sc. 1) Comment. In a previous post, see Feb 28, “Suspicion all our lives shall be stuck full of eyes; For treason is but trusted like the fox…” there is a reference to a very long video by a Danish Professor, interviewed Read More

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Shakespeare on Health-care and the Bad Effect of Sugars

Posted on March 2, 2013 by jimmie

“… a surfeit of the sweetest things The deepest loathing to the stomach brings.” (Midsummer Night’s Dream act 2, sc. 2) Comment. This site is not specifically targeting health, but it is worth pointing out that no expensive “discoveries” and expensive “researches” are necessary to rediscover what is intuitive. Take this statement, chosen at random Read More

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Shakespeare on the Growing Suspicions about 9/11

Posted on February 28, 2013 by jimmie

“Suspicion all our lives shall be stuck full of eyes; For treason is but trusted like the fox, Who, ne’er so tame, so cherish’d and lock’d up, Will have a wild trick of his ancestors.” (King Henry IV, part 1, act 5, sc. 2) Comment. Almost 12 years after the event, we should think that Read More

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Shakespeare, Macbeth and Obama’s Jokes on Death by Drones

Posted on February 23, 2013 by jimmie

Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.” (Macbeth, act 5, sc. 5) Comment. During a White House Correspondents Dinner, President Read More

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Shakespeare and Useless Expectations on Education and Everything Else

Posted on February 21, 2013 by jimmie

“…the raven doth not hatch a lark” (Titus Andronicus, act 2, sc.3) Comment. Comes a point when whatever is said (on the current national-international conditions) terribly sounds as deja-vu, or to be more accurate, deja-dit, not only by the  redactor of this site but by just about everyone else. Take the case of the so-called Read More

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Shakespeare, Antony, the Roman Empire and the American Empire

Posted on February 17, 2013 by jimmie

“Let Rome in Tiber melt, and the wide arch Of the ranged empire fall! Here is my space.” (Antony and Cleopatra, act 1, sc. 1) Comment. When assessing empires it pays to compare the Roman with the American Empire. The Roman Empire subdued other nations, in particular Greece. But the Romans had almost a reverential Read More

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