Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

But how do you write an analysis of Othello and never mention race? First step: become Leonard Peikoff. Then… LikeLike

Why the jump from Episode 7 to 9? Where’s 8? LikeLike

Jason Brennan, prefacing a blog post on looting: Before I get going, I’d like to remind you that I was writing about police violence and systematic injustice against blacks (and others) in the criminal justice system years ago, before it was cool and on your mind. So when you see me talking about protestors’ excesses,…

In reply to Roderick T. Long. There’s some interesting material in Peikoff’s plays book. It’s not all as bad as the Shakespeare chapter. But how do you write an analysis of Othello and never mention race? I prefer my own analysis o…

In reply to Roderick T. Long. My two chief associations with the Blue Danube Waltz are: a) with 2001:A Space Odyssey, which I saw in a Cinerama theatre during its original run when I was like five — and later on we got the soundtrack album &#8212…

In reply to Roderick T. Long. I just listened to the “Blue Danube Waltz.” I hadn’t heard it in years. I liked it. I have no idea why I said I didn’t. Enjoyable video, too. Renoir’s “Moulin de la Galette” is o…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. I heard the “unplugged” version of “Layla” before I ever heard the original, so that’s the paradigmatic version for me: LikeLike

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Sometimes they work for me and sometimes they don’t. I think this proves that a fundamental flaw in the Law of Identity. LikeLike