As philosophers, I believe we are charged above all with the need to not accept facts at face value, but to dig deeper to find the truth.
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Category: Philosophy
Philosophy in the real world.
Love (and Hate) in The Time Of Coronavirus, Covid-19
As a philosopher, I am keenly interested in events that cast a light on human nature. The Covid-19 pandemic is one giant spotlight. The pandemic is bringing out the good and bad in humanity. One of the long debates in […]
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The Crucial Differences Between Capitalism And Free Enterprise
Capitalism is an economic system that has both passionate defenders and fierce critics. But both sides in the debates over capitalism’s beneficial and harmful affects tend to conflate capitalism with free enterprise. Much of the defense of capitalism takes the […]
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“If it happened once, it can happen again.”
“If it happened once, it can happen again.” – Primo Levi Not all wisdom is feel-good candy. Harsh truths can be the most important truths. The quote in the graphic above expresses one of the most important facts of our […]
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Understand that Nazis were not Monsters
Philosopher Stanley Cavell is correct: we must understand that Nazis were not monsters. Ridiculous you say? Yes and no. We must first understand what evil is. Hear me out. “To understand Nazism, whatever that will mean, will be to understand […]
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Terence McKenna on Ideology
Terence McKenna on Ideology “I think ideology is toxic, all ideology. It’s not that there are good ones and bad ones. All ideology is toxic, because ideology is a kind of insult to the gift of human free thinking.” – […]
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Guy Fawkes: A Terrorist, Not A Hero
Guy Fawkes: Terrorist This is the face of a terrorist. Old New I chuckle when I see clowns with their comic book masks because they don’t understand who Guy Fawkes was or why he did what he did. Anyone knowing […]
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Relatively Speaking, Bertrand Russell Was Wrong
I feel bad for Bertrand Russell, not because Russell was wrong; anyone can be wrong. By all accounts, he was a decent person; a bit stodgy, but he was British so he probably couldn’t help that. He co-authored one of […]
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Perspective Shifts – Yes, But Which Kind?
Perspective Shifts “Perspective shifts will unlock more than smartness will.” – Dr. Astro Teller There is wisdom in this quote, but like all wisdom, it has to go deeper than a slogan or it isn’t really wisdom at all. Dr. […]
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“Straight Pride?” Ummm… What?
A news article today mentioned that there was some sort of march and rally called “Straight Pride” in Boston. It wasn’t published in The Onion, so it must be true, though some would still say it must be a joke. […]
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