As my fellow OPers know, I'm casually putting together a collection of love poetry as written by, or related to, the great philosophers.  I'm not sure why I'm doing this, but it's a fun diversion, so I suppose that's reason enough.  Here's my latest.  It's not meant to reflect Nietzsche's thoughts about love; rather, to … Continue reading The Nietzsche Poem →

  Here's the latest in my series of love poems a la the Great Philosophers.  Cantor was technically a mathematician, of course, but apparently he regarded himself as more of a philosopher.  Anyway...   THE CANTOR POEM In the house we once shared There were old wooden stairs On which we etched a Lemniscate.   … Continue reading The Cantor Poem →

For some reason I like the idea of writing love poems organized around themes from the Great Philosophers. The Hobbes Poem Our Love was a Prisoner’s Dilemma. ... And you defected first.  

So every now and then I dash off a poem. And 'dash off' is really the right expression. Oh, and they're not good--more word play than poetry. But enough false modesty! Here's my latest masterpiece. The Kant Poem In your Kantian moods You dream of possible worlds Where happiness corresponds to virtue. Where no man … Continue reading The Kant Poem →