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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on “Persecution and the Art of Acting” by mlyoung57
And wow national exposure! LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on “Persecution and the Art of Acting” by mlyoung57
Insomnia Quarterly? I couldn’t resist… LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on “Persecution and the Art of Acting” by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Irfan Khawaja. For whatever it’s worth, here’s something I wrote a few years ago about Scruton, shortly after his passing. Roger Scruton (1944-2020), RIP LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on “Persecution and the Art of Acting” by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Stephen Lindsay. Thanks for your comment. I actually am heavily influenced by Scruton, though he’s written so much that I haven’t read his work on this particular topic. I browsed both The Soul of the World and The Face of God f…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on “Persecution and the Art of Acting” by Stephen Lindsay
Intriguing article. Your fictionalism reminds me of TS Elliott and Roger Scruton who became Anglican based on an intellectual yearning to preserve Western culture, rather than out of any real belief. Scruton’s The Soul of the World is tragic in its yea…
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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Collections: How to Roman Republic 101, Part IIIb: Imperium
This is the second section of the third part of our planned five part series (I, II, IIIa) on the structure of the Roman Republic during the third and second centuries, the ‘Middle’ Republic. Last week we discussed the overall structure of the ‘career path’ for a Roman politician and the first few offices along…
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(Shelton Mill Townhomes) Coming Up: Auburn Oktoberfest 2023
Lift your beer stein—Oktoberfest is back! Auburn Oktoberfest 2023 will have more craft beer, German delights and fun events than ever before! Keep reading for all the details we know about this upcoming celebration. About Auburn Oktoberfest 2023 Auburn Oktoberfest 2023, East Alabama’s favorite craft beer festival, is back with two days of authentic German…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Fuller on Aspirations and Duties by mlyoung57
In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Irfan: I think I got your [1] wrong in my earlier comment. Your point is not that one might have a duty to aspire to achieve this or that. Rather it is that we meet certain duties precisely by aspiring to meet them. I agree. …
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(QC RSS) Robot Girl Squad
What a bunch of poseurs
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(Cat and Girl) That’s How It Ends Now
This is a syndicated post, originally published by Dorothy at Cat and Girl.
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