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Sophistry and VICC

What is sophistry? This term has evolved much over the years. According to the Collins Dictionary:n Interestingly, in ancient Greece, indeed, pre-Socrates, a Sophist was a teacher using philosophical methods to teach virtue. They were extremely persuasive in argument.  As…

Obedience Under Arrest
Obedience Under Arrest

There’s a torso at the front of the queue. Towards the back of the line, patiently waiting their turn, are several uniformed staff-members. Some of them are cracking their knuckles. They mean business. Well one doesn’t, but he’s a first…

Emergency Musical Interlude
EMI 016 Torture Me

The Emergency Musical Interlude ground to a halt late last year due to the lack of high quality medically related music videos in production on the web. I feel your disappointment. But fear no more, take a deep breath sit back…

Socrates and Sophistry: Croup

Socrates’ manner of philosophy was one of hypotheses. He is thought to be one of the forefathers of this type of thinking.  He employed a method of negative hypothesis elimination, whereby a series of questions could be asked, and in…

Socrates and Sophistry

Socrates, the Classical Greek Philosopher (469 BCE – 399 BCE), was the forefather of questioning dogma. Through the writings of Plato, we understand that Socrates believed in dissecting and deconstructing firmly held beliefs and convictions. He famously invited any members…

Sophistry and Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

Are we dealing with myth or medicine, dogma or doggy doo, science or sophistry? Question: What causes T wave inversion on the ECG in the setting of some subarachnoid haemorrhages? Current explanation Because the sympathetic storm induced causes subendocardial myocardial…