Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(Our World in Data) Explore changing patterns in fertility worldwide
Data on fertility rates, ages of mothers and fathers at childbirth, twin births, reproductive technologies, contraception, and more.
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(QC RSS) Oh Wonderful
Anh is back! Hooray!!!!!
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(xkcd.com) Giants
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Let Them Eat Each Other by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Roderick T. Long. No, it’s not capitalized. LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Let Them Eat Each Other by Roderick T. Long
In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Is the fourth letter of the former administrator’s first name R? LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Let Them Eat Each Other by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Roderick T. Long. a) I actually knew that, but thought I could get away with the claim on the grounds that the attribution now has the status of a fable where historicity no longer matters. I probably should have attributed the saying to Ya…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Let Them Eat Each Other by Roderick T. Long
a) Marie Antoinette never said “Let them eat cake,” so you are not paraphrasing her. The anecdote first appears in Rousseau’s Confessions, attributed to an unnamed “great princess.” At the time he wrote, Marie Antoinette…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Academic Hiring and Genocide by Let Them Eat One Another | Policy of Truth
[…] couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post here called “Academic Hiring and Genocide,” in which I argued that genocidaires should, at the very least, be excluded from academic […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) Let Them Eat Each Other
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post here called “Academic Hiring and Genocide,” in which I argued that genocidaires should, at the very least, be excluded from academic life, but ideally should be excluded from gainful employment itself. Whatever anyone thought of the argument, readers might have wondered about its practical relevance. “So…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Complicity, Neutrality, Atrocity (1/5) by Complicity, Neutrality, Atrocity (2/5) | Policy of Truth
[…] ← Complicity, Neutrality, Atrocity (1/5) […] LikeLike
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