Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Times of Plenty

    We distinguish subjective notions of plenty: In traditional times‘ confined subsistence economy, and in the ever growing goods consumption and waste disposal of modern society. It’s the consumer’s perspective that dominates economy nowadays. It even relates to the animal kingdom (Bowerbirds). I have been able to witness all the relevant evolutionary stages —beginning in pre-war…

  • Gorilla breaking news

    Breaking news from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Virunga National Park and World Heritage Site is highly treasured as the most important refuge of the mountain gorilla. Over 3.000 tourists a year visit the southern sector of Virunga National Park to admire the gorillas as well as the lava lake of the Nyiragongo Volcano.…

  • Die Platanen von Kazaviti

      Im Aufbau – Bilder und Text   Nicht einmal die altehrwürdigen Platanen  am Portal zur Schlucht von Kazaviti vermögen wir gegen Vandalismus zu beschützen – vor Einwohnern des Dorfes die sich „Naturschützer“ nennen. Angeblich war dieser Baum tot – Brennholz. So wäre es ein Naturwunder, dass er wieder lebendig geworden ist und neu austreibt…Die…

  • Seals and fishermen united in one boat

    Seals and coastal fishermen face identical threats, more than just the rapid depletion of fish resources by exploitive trawlers…

  • Papuan Dogs – Footnotes and Research Papers

    Footnotes (F…) F1: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 2006: Ref.: New Guinea Singing Dog“ Quote: „Once thought to inhabit the entire island of New Guinea, today wild populations are thought to be extinct, with captive specimens numbering 100 – 200.“ F2: New Guinea Singing Dog Society web site 2006 – Research. F3: dto. – Home, three…