Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Jesus Christ, I was being sarcastic about waivers of liability! Leave it to my ex-bosses to turn gallows humor into a policy prescription. https://www.nj.com/education/2020/05/nj-colleges-want-immunity-if-covid-19-hits-students-faculty-this-fall.html L…

Well, I guess this is one way to solve the problem: https://www.nj.com/education/2020/05/nj-colleges-want-immunity-if-covid-19-hits-students-faculty-this-fall.html Really great to see my old university president first in line to abdicate moral responsi…

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I suspect that Brennan and you have such radically different views of reality that Brennan simply is at a loss for words. For many like him, in the phrase “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness” the word “liberty” is the only …

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In reply to sean samis. “I don’t have the ability” means “I lack the inclination and/or time.” And the latter half of the sentence is a veiled reference to yours truly. Because I read and frequently comment on his posts, h…

In reply to Roderick T. Long. I don’t watch science fiction much, so I’m not familiar with any of this. I’m guessing this is a show about adjuncting? And the lady works for the AAUP? Those poor people. If they’d had tenure, none…