Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(Radical Classical Liberals) Why Do Horrid People Have Rights? (Part II)
In Part I, I showed that justifying liberty rights on the grounds that we need them to pursue eudaimonia fails to show why people who are incapable of pursuing eudaimonia have liberty rights. Here I will ask if a less ambitious justification can include the excluded people. According to Loren Lomasky, most of us are…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Cancel With Them by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to mlyoung57. Yeah, I disagree 100% with your take on Chris. I think she’s contemptible. And the column gives more than enough information for that judgment. First, what is her big “fear” of exposure? There is no evidence wh…
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(Pixie Trix Comix) Pixie Trix Comix – Guy stuff
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(QC RSS) Crunch Time
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Cancel With Them by mlyoung57
Yeah, Greg gets cancelled. Just read the Stephens article. Not as detailed/useful as I’d hoped. I wouldn’t cancel her, I don’t think she should be, and her fear is both justified and something she should not have to endure. Embarrassm…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Cancel With Them by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to mlyoung57. At this level of abstraction (the one of your last comment), we basically agree. The difference is one of emphasis and application. I agree that not just the woke Left, but the Left, is overly fixated on race and ethnicity, and i…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Carol Manigault, RIP by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to mlyoung57. The picture was professionally done by the University, one of the better accomplishments of its PR division. Oddly enough, the fabulous shot taken of me is no longer available on the Felician website. LikeLiked by 1 person
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Dominance and Submission by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to mlyoung57. The second sentence, especially the part after the dash, explains the first. LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Dominance and Submission by mlyoung57
I didn’t feel dominated. I did feel morally disgusted and saddened by the spectacle — and had the desire to remove the cause of it from the scene. LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Carol Manigault, RIP by mlyoung57
I’m sorry for your loss, Irfan. I liked her even though I mostly knew here through her comments at your events at Felician. What a nice photo of her! LikeLiked by 1 person
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