Objectivist philosophy is a set of propositions identifying facts of reality. To the extent those identifications are new to philosophy, they are discoveries. They are very much not inventions or creations. For example: That human concept-formation involves measurement omission. Ayn Rand did not “invent” that. Another example: That integrity is a virtue. Rand did not […]
Lecture Eight: What are the lessons of 20th-century philosophy? Has the Enlightenment been a success or a failure? Do we need to build on the Modern world’s successes — or return to a better, Pre-modern intellectual and cultural world — or, rejecting both, accept a disquieting Postmodern future? Themes: History as “philosophy teaching by example.”
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In an earlier post on the Nazis’ efforts to collectivize sex and family life, I quoted from Dr. Franz Hamburger’s address to the German Medical Profession. As further evidence that National Socialists and Communist socialists are two variations on a common theme, here are some excerpts from Alexandra Kollontai’s Theses on Communist Morality in the
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His brief review of Explaining Postmodernism, at Amazon: 5.0 out of 5 stars. I wanted to understand this in order to be able to intelligently refute itBy Duane Hershberger on December 12, 2017 I came to this book as a result of an interview Dr. Jordan Peterson conducted with Dr. Hicks. I was already trying
“National-Socialism and Medicine” is Hamburger‘s address to the German medical profession. The University of Vienna professor outlines the philosophical basis for the Nazis’ collectivizing medicine, sex, and family life. Three passages caught my attention. 1. The importance of religion to National Socialist medicine: “we scientists and doctors simply and soberly affirm the principle of strength
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Un-edited transcription of this previously released podcast. Audio links: iTunes. Stitcher. YouTube. Transcription: The Initial Debate It’s a faux pas in some intellectual circles — mostly conservative ones — to say that there was a Dark Ages in European history. But the mainstream view, by contrast, has been that the Middle Ages were a dark
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Lecture Four: Have women and minorities made progress — or is that an illusion? Catharine MacKinnon argues that “Protecting pornography means protecting sexual abuse as speech” in order to maintain the subordination of women. Derrick Bell says “Racial equality is, in fact, not a realistic goal” and so blacks need a new strategy. Themes: Feminism’s
Impressive: “After becoming CEE and chairperson of Alcoa in 1987, Paul O’Neill said, ‘I went to Alcoa with a burning fire … to demonstrate that it is possible for a truly great organization to be values based without any reservations.’ One ethical value that O’Neill championed was workplace safety. When it came to human dignity,
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