Eudoxos & Tapeinōtos: A Fable
A fable by Bryan O’Nolan: “You have lived in a land of wonder. I have had every error, every fault, written indelibly upon my name.”
Tagged: Philosophy
Obsolete Philosophy Kickoff: Marx vs Nietzsche
I present to you Obsolete Philosophy. To kick us off, comparing Marx’s Utopia with Nietzsche’s… whatever it is that Nietzsche saw coming.
A Reverie On Failure Part 5: The Dawn of Disappointment
I hereby confess to you, dear reader, that when I consider you, I am pitiless. In what manner do you deal out in judgment to me?
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Revolutionary?
A morally justifiable act isn’t always a morally preferable. That’s an important distinction frequently overlooked in thought exercises.
Murder Gandhi Takes the Trolley
The truth of humanity is that none of us, not even Gandhi, are capable of valuing all human life the same.
The Eleventh Decade of Noam Chomsky
“Is Chomsky a tankie? The answer is unambiguously no. There is a more interesting question however: “What is Chomsky’s role in 2020?”
Old Men in Poorly-Fitting Pants
It’s too horrible to say any of this so baldly, so we find nice ways to phrase it. But that does us no good, recoiling into a cozy bed of euphemisms.
Libertarians – Join or Die
You could be Mad Online Forever and fail to effect any change whatsoever. But don’t call me a bad libertarian for choosing to live in the real world
Unforgiven: Gillian Flynn’s “Gone Girl”
Gone Girl, unlike many other wildly popular books that are terrible but got turned into movies anyway, is actually a good book.
Multiculturalism: Can We Talk?
Multiculturalism can be a good thing. Multiculturalism can be a bad thing. These statements are not mutually exclusive, though most people assume they are. At least in the United States, attitudes toward multiculturalism exist...
New Terms for Old Libertarians in the New Year
Over at Marginal Revolution, Tyler Cowen starts off the new year by proffering two new terms involving classical liberalism and libertarianism
Starcraft’s American Frontier in the Cosmos
A popular computer game asks a troubling question: Is space our salvation – or a cruel mirage?
Briefly, on the STEM vs Humanities debate
It’s one thing to be critical of some of the excesses. It’s quite another to suggest that there’s something inherently wrong with people who work within STEM disciplines.
Flying High, and Low
“I can’t find the time” is what we say when we want to curtsy at endeavors that are merely day-dreams, and not actually things we have any real passion or desire to pursue
Joe Biden’s ’68 Throwback Special
Joe Biden talked about these formative events to a generation. The problem is that was not only a generation ago, but nearly two generations ago.
