Philosophy

Alexander Dugin is right-wing and religious—and a disciple of Heidegger‘s.Michael Foucault is left-wing and atheist—and a disciple of Heidegger‘s. Here is Dugin on the philosopher who accomplished “the most all-encompassing, paradoxical, profound, and penetrating study of Being. I am talking about Martin Heidegger.” (Source: The Fourth Political Theory, 2009)) And here is Foucault: “Heidegger has

2017-18: Believe women about rape! Me Too! — Unless it’s Jewish or Christian women in Israel or Nigeria.2019-2020: Be anti-racist! BLM! — Unless it’s racism against Asians and whiteys.2020-2021: My Body My Choice. — But take the jab or we will destroy you.2022: No hate speech! — Unless you’re upset about US foreign policy then

I’ll be doing an “Ask Me Anything about Philosophy” at X’s Spaces, today at 5:30 Central. Bring your best hard questions.

Compact rhetoric in the image, yet let me quibble: Any worked-out version of socialism involves at least 10 intentions about political goals and methods. Maybe one of those can be described as good. Yet one good intention out of ten does not a good person make, especially if it requires ignoring the other nine bad

Also: As of 2019, twenty Canadians had won Nobel Prizes.

In 2023, Ayn Rand Center Europe invited me and Craig Biddle to Serbia to debate whether Objectivism is an open or closed philosophy. I argued for open and Mr. Biddle argued for closed. A recording of the debate follows. Also following the video frame (or in this PDF) is a transcription of my remarks for

This series letters written while in exile — on the sometimes-shocking English way of doing religion, politics, science, morals, and philosophy — were hugely influential upon a French audience still in the grip of l’ancien regime. Related: The full Philosophers, Explained series, including classics from Kant, Nietzsche, Rand, Camus, Aristotle, Plato, and other important thinkers.