This fits better with my priors about human nature. It’s not what The Lord of the Flies said. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/09/the-real-lord-of-the-flies-what-happened-when-six-boys-were-shipwrecked-for-15-months
Real boys shipwrecked on a desert island: What happened? Read More »
The month of May’s three-session series for my subscribers at thinkspot. Subscriptions are $5 per month.
The Best Arguments about God — Read More »
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.
Nietzsche: “Confessional” podcast with Michael Moran Read More »
“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
J.S. Mill on Covid-19 lockdowns Read More »
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
“History Theory: What is History? No seriously, what is it?” Read More »
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
Making Covid-19 country comparisons: Denmark/Sweden and Belarus/Ukraine Read More »
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.
Sweden’s Covid-19 response: Trust one’s citizens Read More »