An English Journey

"Unfinished India" is a personal favorite of mine. Photography is a tricky discipline not only from the point of view of the photographer but also from the viewer's. When I took this one I had to carefully choose the framing. There were infinite options and I decided to include the minimum amount of information needed to leave it open to interpretation . Half a cow, half a man and a pool of... To make an interpretation (artistic or not) is always extremely difficult. The aim of philosophers is to try and work out the best way to think about things. For all intents and purposes , we all try and work out how to think about things. A simple picture but also an existential question demands something more than mere observation . In this example, the most important element is neither the framing nor any included visual clue . Interpretation is what really counts. This post is entitled "Keep calm and take life philosophically ", a message not intended to be...

I love people capable of enjoying and appreciating every moment to the full . There exists a food-related word that goes perfectly well with the act of lingering enjoyment: savour .  This afternoon I was savouring the embrace of a cosy wing chair when I started asking myself about the definition of thought . After a refreshing siesta, I’m back in front of the computer, determined to type in something aesthetically attractive about thinking and thoughts, brains and minds. Obviously, thought is the act of thinking. To us, human beings, the brain seems to be the closest thing to a magic wand that almost every single creature has. As always, there are exceptions that prove the rule , though. Deep-sea sponges, for example, are devoid of brain and have lived for millions of years successfully. Some scientists now accept as true that they once had a brain but discarded it. Apparently, there are not the only animals without the organ controlling thought, memory, feelings, e...