Category Archives: Philosophy

Patience, Altruism, and Idealism

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

Professor Robin Hanson, a blogger at Overcoming Bias, authored an intriguing post titled ‘Impatient Idealism‘ in which he points out that in terms of altruistic investment younger members of society tend to expect the greatest returns on their venture  in … Continue reading →

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Is Constructivism Useful for Analysis?

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

What should be stressed up front is that constructivists do not limit the degree of knowledge in having a part in forming identity. Rather, they assume in how we reason and self-identify ourselves is culturally determined or “constructed” by the … Continue reading →

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The Political Philosophy of Augustine

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

By Jack Kerwick  Augustine (354 A.D.—430 A.D.), a one-time bishop of Hippo, is undoubtedly the most distinguished clergyman to which the Roman Catholic Church—or any church, for that matter—can lay claim.  He was also one of the most prolific and … Continue reading →

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Machiavelli Explains the Failure of the Arab Spring

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

And he explains it from a classical realism position. …they, being on the one hand accustomed to obey and on the other hand not having the old prince, cannot agree in making one from amongst themselves, and they do not … Continue reading →

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The Psychology Of Political Philosophy

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Amusing, true, and gritty. I pulled the below excerpts from the blog, People Before Prophets. From Jonathan Kay’s book, Among The Truthers; In America, on the other hand, life’s losers have no one to blame but themselves. And so the conceit … Continue reading →

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The Psychology Of Political Philosophy

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Reblogged from People Before Prophets: From Jonathan Kay’s book, Among The Truthers; In every society preceding the American Revolution (and in many non-western societies, still), a man’s life was largely governed by factors beyond his control – by birth order, … Continue reading →

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What Is Truth?

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

When feelings and facts come together in perfect harmony.

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Religion and Intellectualism Are Not Mutually Exclusive

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

By Joseph An Most people that I’ve come across don’t mind that I’m religious, but they do insist that I don’t be too religious. In fact, most of them think that it’s interesting (read: humorous) that a college student in … Continue reading →

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Obama, Jesus, and Tax Increases.

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Erick Erickson over at Red State, feels that the President invoking Jesus to defend the need for a tax increase on the wealthy was in his own words, a “perversion.” Personally, I really don’t care because at this point in … Continue reading →

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What is Conservatism?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Since we are groin deep in the GOP primary season–17 or 18 debates deep–it isn’t surprising that many people are rallying around their favorite candidate. You have the Romney crowd, the anti-Romney crowd, and the folks leftover who hover from … Continue reading →

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Transhumanists Have Lost Their Flipping Minds

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

Categorized as “ethical technology,” contributor Alex McGilvery penned an essay titled “Religion and Transhumanism” over at the Institute for Emerging Ethics and Technologies where he discussed the conflicts and compatibilities between religion and transhumanism; and if taken seriously, how tranhumanism … Continue reading →

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Newt Gingrich: @$$-h0le or misunderstood ENTJ’er?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

Yup…I said it. Newt Gingrich is an @$$-h0le and probably is to the core of his soul. He is also, pugnacious, condescending, arrogant, self-aggrandizing, and a narcissistic egoist, among other things. But in my mind, while every adjective describing him … Continue reading →

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Plato and His Republic

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Assumption in Athenian society was the spike that Socrates struck at most. Socrates expressed passionately during his time that knowledge brought about virtue and excellence to the human condition. Individuals acted wrongly or unjustly out of ignorance. Socrates, like many … Continue reading →

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