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Category Archives: Philosophy
Roger Scruton – At Home in Scrutopia
Here’s a wonderful, recent documentary on philosopher Roger Scruton, at his idyllic farm in rural England. At age 72, Scruton reflects on the sacred nature of his land and its inhabitants, and the fragility of its ecosystem, also discussing man’s … Continue reading
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Martin & Fritz
After the publication of Heidegger’s Black Notebooks, which I previously wrote about, there has been a clamoring for the Heidegger family to release his familial correspondence. In “Heidegger and Anti-Semitism Yet Again: The Correspondence Between the Philosopher and His Brother … Continue reading
Posted in Existentialism, Jewish
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The Libertarian Bubble
Some 20+ years ago, I was a Marxist. Then, some 15+ years ago, I became a libertarian. In terms of domestic political issues (e.g., welfare), it’s empirical weight was like a light-switch, and as a political philosophy it’s theoretical consistency … Continue reading
Posted in Alt-Right, Political Theory
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Lifeboat Ethics
From Derb, I learned of this decades-old article by Garrett Hardin, “Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor” (Psychology Today, September 1974), which provides a useful thought experiment surrounding the problem of pathological altruism: So here we sit, say … Continue reading
Posted in Death of the West, Ethics
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Falsifiability Cartoon
Here is a swell little 90 second video distilling Karl Popper’s seminal notion of falsifiability.
Posted in Philosophy, Science
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Strauss & Identitarianism
Charles Lyons has a brief piece on “Strauss and Identitarianism”: Leo Strauss is an important 20th century thinker on the American Right, particularly the neoconservative movement. He had a very strong Jewish identity, and viewed his philosophy as a means … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish, Political Theory, White Identity
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Michel Houellebecq: The Root, Youth
From the 2010 Paris Review interview with Michel Houellebecq: “I am persuaded that feminism is not at the root of political correctness. The actual source is much nastier and dares not speak its name, which is simply hatred for old … Continue reading
Posted in Existentialism, Literature, Stoicism
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The Ideology of Unrestricted Immigration
In Modern Age, Chilton Williamson Jr. has an excellent piece on “The Ideology of Unrestricted Immigration”. This piece is well worth it and contains lots of historical details. Williamson’s general thesis: Whether the United States should allow any immigration at … Continue reading
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Stefan Molyneux: 500,000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OM1UZGVIxs
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Electoral College
With a rising chorus on the Left for an end to the Electoral College, an adjunct to the basic principles behind the concept that the Founding Fathers considered is the following basic chain of logic: Think of sparse settlers in … Continue reading
Posted in Political Theory, Politics
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