Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Notes on Lolita (1) by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Roderick T. Long. I haven’t read it. LikeLiked by 1 person
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Notes on Lolita (1) by Roderick T. Long
Have you read André Gide’s The Immoralist? And if so, what do you think of it? LikeLiked by 1 person
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(Policy of Truth) Notes on Lolita (1)
I’ve been re-reading Nabokov’s Lolita in preparation for a “class” I’m “teaching” on it–more precisely, a seminar I’m leading on it –this October, so you’re periodically going to see some posts here on Lolita amidst the usual cheerful fare on war, ethnic cleansing, and mass deportation. It’s tempting to think that as a “book on…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Who Kidnapped Najam Sethi? And Who Didn’t? by Whose Whatabouting? Which Controversy? | Policy of Truth
[…] Hegseth’s, i.e., Patrick Deneen? Why Arday but not William O’Reilly? Why Arday but not Bernard-Henry Levi? Why Arday but not Alan Dershowitz? Why Arday but not Joe Biden, Stephen Ambrose, or Doris Kearns […] LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Black Plagiarism Matters by Whose Whatabouting? Which Controversy? | Policy of Truth
[…] question that I regard as worth asking is why this happens, and happens so often. Why Arday but not Martin Stone? Why Arday but not Pete Hegseth? Why the focus on Arday’s mentors, but not Hegseth’s, […] LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on “Whataboutism” by Whose Whatabouting? Which Controversy? | Policy of Truth
[…] discuss the Jason Arday case, I get accused of “whataboutism.” As I’ve argued at some length, I find this an unimpressive criticism, but there’s a simpler and more obvious way of putting […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) Whose Whatabouting? Which Controversy?
More on the Jason Arday ControversyWhenever I discuss the Jason Arday case, I get accused of “whataboutism.” As I’ve argued at some length, I find this an unimpressive criticism, but there’s a simpler and more obvious way of putting things than I previously did. The fact is that there is no way to avoid whataboutism…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Roundabouts by Circling Back to Roundabouts | Policy of Truth
[…] grateful for the many off-line responses to my roundabouts post, particularly those from decision-makers at Princeton Municipal Council. I thought I’d […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) Circling Back to Roundabouts
I’m grateful for the many off-line responses to my roundabouts post, particularly those from decision-makers at Princeton Municipal Council. I thought I’d re-visit the issue to respond to some of what was said. One set of comments suggested that I over-complicated a simple issue: roundabouts are safer than right-angle intersections, so that’s that. But it’s…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) You must remember this. Or not, see if I care
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Judge Parker, 8/22/26 Hey, remember how Neddy was freaking out because April, or maybe a fake April, was…
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