A problem of induction — humor
“I intend to live forever. So far, so good.” More from Steven Wright.
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Philosophy
John Stuart Mill on eccentrics
One reason why the wokist/p.c.-conformists are dangerous. Mill in 1859: The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigour, and moral courage which it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric, marks the chief danger of the time. Source: Chapter 3 of On Liberty
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Derrida, according to Searle and Foucault
John Searle reports this conversation with Michel Foucault about deconstructionist Jacques Derrida: ‘You can hardly misread him, because he’s so obscure. Every time you say, “He says so and so,” he always says, “You misunderstood me.” But if you try to figure out the correct interpretation, then that’s not so easy. I once said this
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Informal fallacies — pomo and wokist versions
I’m starting a list of now-common fallacies. Not all of their labels are original to me. Argumentum ad Sneerium (definition): The fallacious tactic of substituting derision or disdain for responsive argument. Argumentum ex Rectum: The practice of arguing by pulling ‘facts’ out of one’s ass and shoving them insincerely into a debate. Alternative definition: Making shit
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Nietzsche predicted the social-media haters
“Because there is no time for thinking and no rest in thinking, we no longer weigh divergent views; we’re content to hate them.” (Human All-Too-Human, (1878), section 282) Certainly an apt diagnosis of some sub-cultures on social media. A different translation is available at this Project Gutenberg edition of HATH.
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Socialism from failure to failure to now
I made this chart 22 years ago, when I was writing Explaining Postmodernism. Happy to see it making the rounds again. (Thanks to Victor M.)
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Mary Astell (1666–1731) commentaries and book collection
For those interested in early modern philosophy: Report on Astell’s collection at Magdalene College, Cambridge.
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Professor Steven Sanders’ review of *Explaining Postmodernism*
Steven Sanders, Ph.D., is professor of philosophy at Bridgewater State University, Massachusetts. “Hicks writes about modern European philosophy and the Anglo-American tradition with sophistication and an eye for the thought-revealing anecdote.” Reason Papers 28 (Spring 2006): 111-124.Stephen R. C. Hicks’s Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to FoucaultA DiscussionSteven M. SandersBridgewater State College I.
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