Well, it's been a while since anything was posted here, and perhaps that should change. I'm thinking I'll commit to a minimum of one update per week.
But what shall those updates be on? Well, a lot is new since last we met: Dave and I have both graduated and moved on to the world of postgraduate study - I'm doing a Master of Letters in Continental Philosophy at Dundee whilst Dave has abandoned philosophy to study law at Queens (Boo! Hiss!). My research these days is very much centred around philosophy of performance, with an in-progress essay on ritual and a few fascinating theories which may or may not find their way into my dissertation involving the narrative nature of self-identity and the general phenomenological experience of man. Or maybe I'll do something about Brecht, there's a lot still left unsaid there I feel.
As regards the undergrad dissertation that I gave occasional rantings on, the ambitiously titled Can Roleplaying Games Provide a Source of Understanding Towards Questions of Being? was received well, and although there were definite criticisms that will need addressing should I decide to do anything with it in the future (perhaps the basic argument could be reworked for publication) I have to admit to being somewhat proud of the work.
To that end, my one-or-more-weekly posts shall discuss topics of identity, performance, role-play, and perhaps a little madness. Should be fun.
