Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(Policy of Truth) “False Alternatives in the Politics of Knowledge”
Just a reminder to anyone attending the APA Eastern in New York this January: the Molinari Society is hosting a session on “False Alternatives in the Politics of Knowledge,” Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, 4-5:50 pm, room TBA. Cory Massimino and I will be giving papers, with Roderick Long moderating and commenting. Cory’s paper is “Between…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on UHC, Denials, and Wrongful Death Revisited by stephenmlindsay
In reply to Irfan Khawaja. To fill out your last sentence, the fringe position is in not appreciating a distinction between vigilante killing as domestic justice (not defense) despite the existence of a functioning legal system (even if imperfect) vers…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on UHC, Denials, and Wrongful Death Revisited by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to stephenmlindsay. Our original question was whether killing someone extra-legally is a fringe view. My point in bringing up Locke was that it isn’t. Locke is just one prominent example of that, as are the others I mentioned. Consider s…
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(Pixie Trix Comix) Pixie Trix Comix – A lot of pressure
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on A Christmas Sermon by Irfan Khawaja
Chris Hedges and Munther Isaac: https://scheerpost.com/2024/12/20/the-chris-hedges-report-the-meaning-of-christmas-w-rev-munther-isaac/amp/ LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on A Christmas Sermon by Irfan Khawaja
“Christ Is Still in the Rubble”: LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on A Christmas Sermon by Irfan Khawaja
More sermonizing on the same subject, from someone more qualified to sermonize than me: https://mondoweiss.net/2023/12/christmas-then-and-now/ LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on A Christmas Sermon by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Roderick T. Long. It wouldn’t surprise me to see the US Army incorporate that into the next edition of their manual on counter-insurgency operations. It’s about as succint a description of Israel’s Gaza Operation as anything else I’ve encou…
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(Policy of Truth) How Still We See Thee Lie
I was at a Christmas Eve service last night where the Confession and Lament Sequence said: “Forgive us for following the logics of Empire and the violence of Herod. Lord have mercy.” It’s an admirable sentiment, but I had to wonder: if mercy is to be sought, is this the proper addressee? Is mercy in…
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(Jesse Walker, Author at Reason.com) A San Francisco Coder Built a Musical Surveillance System
With a name inspired by a controversial police surveillance technology, ShotSpotter scans the streets for ambient tunes.
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