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Tag Archive: "aesthetics"

Why Tattoos Bug Me (and perhaps you)

  POSTED: August 6, 2016
  AUTHOR: Jim Spiegel
  TOPIC(S): Cultural Observations • Ethics
 TAG(S): aesthetics • art • tattoos

For as long as I can remember, I have been annoyed by tattoos. Well, mainly the kind that are prominently displayed, especially on people’s torsos. And for as long as I’ve been bothered by them, I’ve wondered why they bug … Continued

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Why is Flatulence Funny?

  POSTED: September 26, 2013
  AUTHOR: Jim Spiegel
  TOPIC(S): Philosophy
 TAG(S): aesthetics • comedy • farts • flatulence • humor • Think

It has been one of my career goals to publish a scholarly piece with a Cambridge journal.  Now that dream has been realized, as the journal Think has recently published my article “Why Flatulence is Funny.” Actually, in this article … Continued

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