Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Aristotle vs. Institutional Neutrality by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Michele T. I like the quote. I was skeptical at first that Aristotle said it, but apparently it’s attributed to him by Diogenes Laertius in Lives of Philosophers, V.18. Or so we’re told on the Aristotle page of Oxford Reference….
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(Policy of Truth) Who Kidnapped Najam Sethi? And Who Didn’t?
Originally published at the History News Network, March 15, 2004. The letters section of The New York Review of Books for February 12, 2004 contains a heated exchange between Bernard-Henry Levy, author of Who Killed Daniel Pearl? (2003) and William Dalrymple, who reviewed Levy’s book in the December 4 issue of the NYRB (“Murder in Karachi”). As it happens, I have…
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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Fireside Friday, August 14, 2026 (On Financing Pre-Modern Navies)
Hey folks, fireside this week as I get ready for the start of a new semester! For this week, I wanted to talk briefly about the wrinkles that financing navies poses with regards to our worldbuilding primer on pre-modern armies. “what about navies?” has been a frequent question in comments and from patrons. Now a…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Present and past
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! The Lockhorns, 8/14/26 What with Leroy being a Millennial, you’d think he’d be on board with a work-from-home…
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(QC RSS v2) Surprise Unmasking
It was Zlata all along!!!
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(xkcd.com) Accretionary Arc
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Life after and/or before death
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! Gearhead Gertie, 8/13/26 The Golden Rule — that you should treat others as you would like to be…
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(Pixie Trix Comix) Pixie Trix Comix – Apologize better next time
New comic!Today’s News: Patreon Paid Members perks:Read Pixie Trix Comix one week ahead!Read Bad Bad Besties, our NEW SERIES!And relive Ma3 in color! Only on Patreon!You can now read Exorsisters on Pixie Trix Comix! Check the nav bar!Subscribe to the S…
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(QC RSS v2) First Impression, Second Try
ANOTHER NEW ONE
Got any book recommendations?