The Best Arguments about God —
The month of May’s three-session series for my subscribers at thinkspot. Subscriptions are $5 per month.
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Philosophy
Nietzsche: “Confessional” podcast with Michael Moran
Our 42-minute conversation, with audience questions along the way, about the significance of Friedrich Nietzsche’s work. Recorded April 2020. Related: Nietzsche and the Nazis. “How Nietzsche Predicted the Postmodernists.” My other posts and publications on Friedrich Nietzsche.
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J.S. Mill on Covid-19 lockdowns
“Many a person remains in the same town, street, or house from January to December, without a wish or thought tending towards removal, who, if confined to that same place by the mandate of authority, would find the imprisonment absolutely intolerable.” Source: John Stuart Mill, Collected Works of John Stuart Mill: Principles of Political Economy
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“History Theory: What is History? No seriously, what is it?”
A very good video lecture by TIK introducing the philosophy of history: * How did history develop as a discipline? * What are historical facts? What does truth mean for historians? * Can history be objective? * Is history more an art or a science? * What explains the contemporary attacks on history by postmodern
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Making Covid-19 country comparisons: Denmark/Sweden and Belarus/Ukraine
How would we determine if a government lock-down works better than informed citizens making their own judgments? The world’s 200+ countries and territories are pursuing a wide range of policies, and a great challenge in evaluating the results will be in making apples-to-apples comparisons that isolate important variables. Comparing, say, India to New Zealand or
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Sweden’s Covid-19 response: Trust one’s citizens
An experiment worth trying: The Swedes are listening to scientists more than to politicians and are exercising independent judgment and self-responsibility rather than emotionalist herd-following. Source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120805778/coronavirus-to-swedes-its-the-rest-of-the-world-engaging-in-a-reckless-experiment/. Via John Kannarr and Douglas Rasmussen.
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Bootleggers and Baptists — or Snowflakes? [Open College]
My podcast series, produced by Possibly Correct out of Toronto. Are campus activists really gentle snowflakes who melt in the heat of controversy and alternative ideas? Or are they being used as part of a calculated power strategy? A generation ago, the slogan was Speak truth to power! Now it’s often Fuck truth and grab
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