Dr Johnson team celebrate season of darts success

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2025/01/05/dr-johnson-team-celebrate-season-of-darts-success/

“…fluctuating between ‘Beggary and Extravagance’…” #drjohnson&mrsavage

Although we're now into October, I'm still not only playing catch-up with reviews, I'm also continuing to feel the effects of my read of "Night Walking" back in July. The book had a significant effect on me, perhaps more than I realised, and gave me a long list of works and authors to explore. One title which went on the wishlist was…

https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2023/10/04/fluctuating-between-beggary-and-extravagance-drjohnsonmrsavage/

Lucy Letby: Calls grow for full public inquiry into hospital’s handling of serial killer nurse | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/lucy-letby-murder-nurse-public-inquiry-b2395923.html

#Letby
#PublicInquiry
#NHS
#CountessOfChesterHospital
#Barclay
#StatutoryPowers
#DutyOfCandour
#Reputation
#Neonatal
#CarolineJohnson
#DrJohnson
#PatientSafetyInvestigator
#Kirkup
#MaternityUnits
#Gilby
#WhistleBlower
#Brearey
#Chambers
#DeptForHealthAndSocialCare
#HealthDept

"I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against alarge stone, till he rebounded from it, ‘I refute it THUS.’" - #DrJohnson's attempted refutation of #Berkeley as recorded by Boswell.

The reason this doesn't work as an argument is outlined in this post, with bonus #JonathanSwift and #EdmundBurke
https://www.irishphilosophy.com/2016/03/12/berkeleys-immaterialism/
#IrishPhilosophy