Daily Archives: August 21, 2013

Nagel on Mind and Cosmos

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Max West

In the NYT, philosopher Thomas Nagel (one of my favorites) distills the argument in his controversial book Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False against scientism (that is, against the reductive materialism that … Continue reading →

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Foo Fighters – White Limo (2011)

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Max West
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D.C. — Subsidized Weed For The ‘Poor’

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Max West

The Great Liberal Utopia keeps gettin’ better: An unprecedented D.C. government program will require medical marijuana dispensaries to put aside 2 percent of their profits in order to subsidize pot purchases for poor patients. Under the proposed rule, which was … Continue reading →

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