Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(Policy of Truth) “False Alternatives in the Politics of Knowledge”
Just a quick announcement for anyone inclined to attend the APA Eastern Division meeting this year. The Molinari Society is organizing a session, care of Roderick Long, on “False Alternatives in the Politics of Knowledge.” The session is G3A, on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 4-5:50 pm (room TBA) with presentations by Cory Massimino (Center for…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Postcards from Abu Dis (2): Pedagogy Under Occupation by “False Alternatives in the Politics of Knowledge” | Policy of Truth
[…] and False Neutrality: Pedagogy Under Occupation,” a now unrecognizable version of this post from nine years […] LikeLike
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) High-falutin’ Sunday
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! Hi and Lois, 10/20/24 It’s a bold choice to have Hi and Lois make direct eye contact with…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Niccolò’s Smile by Roderick T. Long
In reply to Irfan Khawaja. LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Niccolò’s Smile by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Roderick T. Long. I was about to tell her that Machiavelli was one of the “unacknowledged legislators of the world,” but didn’t. I ended up telling her he was an “Italian writer,” and leaving it at that. She sa…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Niccolò’s Smile by Roderick T. Long
In reply to Roderick T. Long. You should have recited this: I am MachiavelAnd weigh not men, and therefore not men’s words.Admir’d I am of those that hate me most:Though some speak openly against my books,Yet will they read me, and thereby …
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Niccolò’s Smile by Roderick T. Long
From the name MacHiavelli, I’m guessing it’s a Scottish fellow. LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) Niccolò’s Smile
My barber is a twenty-something Jersey girl from “down the shore.” A conversation: Her: So you doin’ anything fun this weekend? Me: Well, I’m finishing up a presentation I’m giving this week. Her (pause): Oh. (pause). Tha…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Mild Saturday enjoyment
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! Shoe, 10/19/24 To be sure, the human heart is a mystery, and nobody can say why anyone does…
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(Cat and Girl) Against Exploration
This is a syndicated post, originally published by Dorothy at Cat and Girl.
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