Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In reply to Roderick T. Long. I guess “morality ends where a gun begins,” but it re-starts where a nuclear weapon is detonated. I remember being puzzled how Objectivists could claim that force “negated and paralyzed the mind,” a…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Perhaps “Peikoffization” is the term you’re looking for. Hearing Bill O’Reilly as the (comparative) voice of reason is surreal. LikeLiked by 1 person

In reply to Roderick T. Long. Of course, “nuke” as a verb also colloquially means, “put it in the microwave for a few minutes.” But I don’t want to give anyone any ideas. LikeLiked by 1 person

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Well, “nuke” means what you want, but you evidently were seeking something less colloquial; and it could reasonably be hypothesised that “nuke” (as a verb) is short for “nuclearize.” Wiktio…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Well, it took half a dozen attempts to induce WordPress to make the change I wanted, but it finally acceded to my wishes. Thank you, O Magnanimous Platform! One worry I had about the post was that my list of right-wing uses o…

I haven’t read Chomsky and Herman, no. I’ve read bits of Chomsky here and there, but not in the systematic way his work deserves. I had this great Plan of reading systematically through Edward Said’s work, and only then moving to Chomsky. But I got so …

Have you read Chomsky and Herman’s Manufacturing Consent, particularly their discussion of media treatment of “worthy” versus “unworthy” victims? A smaller point: the word “nuclearize” is ambiguous. To me the…

In reply to Roderick T. Long. Well, that isn’t quite how I interpreted your statement, but it certainly eases what was an all-consuming sense of betrayal. LikeLike