Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(Policy of Truth) Does Heterodox Academy Practice Institutional Neutrality?
The doctrine of institutional neutrality asserts that an institution ought not to make public pronouncements on matters of public controversy. It’s promoted most vigorously in our milieu by organizations like Heterodox Academy, and by the 150 or so universities that have signed on to Heterodox Academy’s campaign. This gives rise to an oddly neglected question:…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Great Moments in Pedagogy by Irfan Khawaja
Yet another great moment in pedagogy! LikeLike
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Some cyber-gripes
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! Crock, 9/1/25 Even if you hate Crock with a passion, you don’t read it every day for 20+…
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(Our World in Data) Bans on highly toxic pesticides could be an effective way to save lives from suicide
Pesticide poisoning is a common method of suicide in many low- to middle-income countries. Banning highly toxic pesticides and substituting them with less fatal ones can save lives.
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(Policy of Truth) Goya’s “Lucha Con Palos” (1820-23)
Francisco Goya, “Fight with Cudgels,” (1820-23) It’s not the most famous, but it is, I think, the best of Goya’s malevolent paintings. The genius of the painting is its sheer strangeness: at first sight, it seems commonplace, but on second glance, something about it seems off, and that second glance provokes questions. The two fighters…
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(QC RSS) Motives
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(xkcd.com) Pull
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Great Moments in Pedagogy by Roderick T. Long
He wants to win the tragedy contest in the Festival of Dionysus.Glad I could help. LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) Great Moments in Pedagogy
Professor, can I ask you a question? What does Sophocles want? –Exasperated student to my friend Charles Persky, Professor of English at Hunter College, City University of New York (1970-2017)
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Egyptomania
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! Mary Worth, 8/31/25 Yes, Olive, you “saw” that she was struggling in the water, with your “eyes,” as…
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