Murine Metaphysics

Murine Metaphysics

Higher life forms are generally regarded as possessing qualities and characteristics that transcend the particular genetic material of which they are composed. A person whose genetic make-up is modified by radiation does not cease to be him or herself. Likewise, the same mouse would exist absent the injection of the oncogene into the fertilized egg […]

Copyright and Mahayana Buddhist Sutras

Copyright and Mahayana Buddhist Sutras

I thought to write on this topic after reading the following, from the Wikipedia page on the Diamond Sutra: It is also the first known creative work with an explicit public domain dedication, as its colophon at the end states that it was created “for universal free distribution” Looking into the matter, this is somewhat misleading. “It” refers not to the […]