As you may have noticed, I’ve added a section to my blog that shows what I was blogging about a year ago. Of course the big thing I was facing back in January 2005 was my upcoming Philosophy of Mind course at Tufts. Since I finished that course in May, I haven’t written much on the subject. But here are my thoughts, just for the record:
- I had a blast. I enjoyed it tremendously. I’m going to do more. Eventually.
- It was more time-consuming than I expected. There’s no way I can regularly double up academic and professional work.
- It helped with my work. It’s good to think in different, and challenging, ways.
- And with all of that, it still can’t replace the enjoyment and satisfaction that I get from my day job. I’m not one of those who feels, “Oh, if only I could retire from my work so that I could devote myself to my real interests.” So realistically I’m not going to take more formal courses until I find that I have to slow down a bit.
- And finally, I’m still on all of the philosophy-related email lists, and I’m staying in touch. And reading – of course!