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Sometimes it is said that a view worthy of refutation is a worthy work indeed. Davidson’s work on action sentences…
Tony Kenny used to say that he realized early on that he was not going to do important original work…
The Tractatus book is beautifully done, and the pop-out model is a great teaching aid when I discuss the Tractatus…
David Berman treated students with great generosity and seriousness as partners in philosophical discovery; correlatively, he was completely unimpressed by…
This is terribly sad news. I did not know David well, but he proved to be a hugely encouraging and…
I never met Alan, sadly, but his work leading the charge in making philosophy of sex “a thing” in contemporary…
Professor O’Grady’s considerate tribute highlights many of David Berman’s admirable qualities. I did not know Berman well personally – I…
Before she married Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie, Christine Perfect was already part of the British blues scene, most notably with the band Chicken Shack. This great tune was a solo number recorded in 1970:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJONhfJOEII
Feel free to add links to other Christine Perfect favorites, including with Chicken Shack.
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