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Category Archives: Philosophy
Carl Schmitt vs. Open Borders
Counter-Currents is a great site for plumbing the depths to which the underrated political philosopher Carl Schmitt is so relevant today. In many ways, Schmitt anticipated social identity theory, the body of theory that also underpins Kevin MacDonald’s theories of … Continue reading
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What Unites Conservatives
“I think that, in the end, there is something that unites all conservatives, which is that they are pursuing something they love. My view is that the Left is united by hatred, but we are united by love: love of … Continue reading
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George Nash: American Conservatism and the ‘Problem’ of Populism
George Nash, the notable historian of conservatism, has a worthy piece in The New Criterion (“Populism, I: American Conservatism and the Problem of Populism”) that serves as an overview of conservatism since the mid-20th century, and what historical forces are … Continue reading
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The New Yorker: Martha Nussbaum
In The New Yorker, Rachel Aviv (ahem) has a large profile on the incredibly prodigous, but hopelessly liberal, moral philosopher Martha Nussbaum. I’ve read some of her literary criticism and once, about 20 yrs ago, attended an informal lecture of … Continue reading
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2016: The Science of Consciousness
In Scientific American, John Horgan has a somewhat meandering report comparing the expert opinions at the original 1994 “The Science of Consciousness” conference, held annually at the University of Arizona, vs. the recent 2016 conference. Bottom Line: the “integrated information … Continue reading
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Lack of ‘Diversity’ in Philosophy
Peter Levine (ahem) bemoans the lack of diversity in philosophy: Philosophy is a remarkably un-diverse discipline. Compared with other scholars who read, interpret and assign texts, philosophers in the United States typically choose a much higher percentage of their sources … Continue reading
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The Empty Brain
Robert Epstein has a nice essay in Aeon critical of the reductive materialism that dominates current consciousness research (“The Empty Brain”). First and foremost, Epstein rightly critiques the dominant contemporary metaphor of the brain as being like a computer: The … Continue reading
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George Hawley: Right Wing Critics of Conservatism
I look forward to soon reading Prof. George Hawley’s new book, Right Wing Critics of Conservatism, the thesis of which is crucial today. From the book’s description on Amazon: The American conservative movement as we know it faces an existential … Continue reading
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The Novel as a Tool for Survival
Arthur Krystal’s essay “The Novel as a Tool for Survival” is one of the finest pieces of writing I’ve ever come across on the existential power of literature. Krystal limns meat onto the most ineffable dynamics of literature. (I’m also currently … Continue reading
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Cuban Illegals in Ecuador ask for Direct Airlift to U.S.
Drudge linked to this story from the Miami Herald: Roxana Acanda, a Cuban who has lived in Ecuador since 2013, is about to start the long trek from Quito to the United States. Although she does not know exactly when … Continue reading
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