Two essays on the organic theory of society and its uses

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Two related essays worth reading at the Library of Social Science site. Both take up the biologically-collectivist Organic Theory of Society and its recent applications to politics and public policy. Gerald V. O’Brien, Ph.D., “Social Justice Implications of the Organism Metaphor.” Abstract: “The denigration of marginalized groups is frequently supported through the widespread employment of […]

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Conservadores contra o capitalismo de livre mercado

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Depois de bater em alguns ícones “da esquerda” (aqui, aqui, e aqui, por exemplo), é hora de castigar alguns “da direita”. O vocabulário político norte-americano tende a dividir as pessoas entre liberais¹ (na esquerda) e conservadores (na direita). Todas essas definições são generalizantes, e a grande questão é como classificar libertários, democratas, socialistas, teocratas e

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Good Monopoly, Bad Monopoly: When are Monopolies Actually a Problem? [new The Good Life column]

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The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “Let me give you some examples of monopolies and ask: Which are good and which are bad? “1. Megan and Ramon begin dating and become enraptured of each other. Soon they are monopolizing each other’s time and decide to form a lifetime, exclusive relationship. “2. A town

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Announcement: Polish translation of Explaining Postmodernism in the works

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I’m happy to announce that there will be a Polish translation of Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault. The translator, Kasia Nowak, is now working on the manuscript, and publication will likely be toward the end of 2015 or early 2016. Nowak also did the Polish translation of my Nietzsche and the

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O desastre ambiental do Love Canal — quatro décadas depois

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Em primeiro lugar, algumas boas notícias sobre o desastre ambiental do Love Canal (Canal do Amor em tradução livre), ocorrido na década de 1970, em Nova York: o resultado de estudos de longa duração não mostrou aumento das taxas de câncer ou defeitos de nascença entre os residentes dos arredores. Essa é uma boa notícia,

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Who Is Really Serious About Monopolies? [new The Good Life column]

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The opening of my latest column at EveryJoe: “Raise the topic of monopolies, and the ensuing discussion will quickly highlight ideological blind-spots. “A colleague with whom I’ve taught courses in business and capitalism sent to me, enthusiastically, this article by Paul Krugman, a Nobel-Prize-winning economist. Krugman attacks Amazon and calls for it to be cut down a

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Onde estão os economistas de livre mercado que causaram a crise financeira?

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Um meme comum sobre a crise financeira culpa o capitalismo descontrolado e responsabiliza a ascensão do fundamentalismo de livre mercado entre os economistas como responsável pelo aumento da ganância. De acordo com o esse argumento, os economistas acadêmicos são, em grande parte, liberais. Eles convenceram os políticos a desregulamentarem setores importantes da economia norte-americana, de

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