Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(Policy of Truth) Hiatus
I’m going to be taking an indefinitely long break from blogging. The blog, of course, will be active insofar as other members of PoT post or comment, but I personally will be sitting things out for a bit. Apologies to the many people to whom I owe comments; I simply haven’t been able to keep…
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(Policy of Truth) John M. Cooper, RIP
I note with sadness the passing of John M. Cooper, the Henry Putnam University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, and one of the pre-eminent scholars of ancient philosophy of the last several decades. He was my undergraduate mentor and thesis advisor, on Aristotle, at Princeton decades ago. I remember settling on the idea of…
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(Jesse Walker, Author at Reason.com) How Stalin Toyed With Mikhail Bulgakov
The author of The Master and Margarita faced a bewildering mixture of rewards and censorship.
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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Collections: This. Isn’t. Sparta. Retrospective
This week I want to do something we haven’t really done before and look back at one of the older series, This. Isn’t. Sparta. (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, Gloss., Retrospective), as I write this now reaching its three-year-anniversary, which seems a good time to make that sort of a retrospective. In particular…
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(Shelton Mill Townhomes) Now Open: Hey Day Market in Auburn
New schedules, new students, new experiences and new dining options? That’s an all-round yes! Keep your energy up during these busy back-to-school days with a fresh meal from the now-open Hey Day Market in Auburn. Hey Day Market Food Hall and Gathering Place The Hey Day Market, part of the state-of-the-art Tony & Libba Rane…
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(QC RSS) Ring My Bell
straight to voicemail
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(Pixie Trix Comix) Pixie Trix Comix – Mutual friend
New comic!Today’s News: Missed out on The Art of Ménage à 3 Kickstarter campaign?Get it via InDemand at Indiegogo: https://igg.me/at/artofma3/x/27564548#/Want printed books or swag? Check out our store! https://pixietrixcomixs…
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(QC RSS) Everyone Loves A Good Cult
Could be!
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(The GiveWell Blog) Changes to our top charity criteria, and a new giving option
Since 2007, GiveWell has maintained a list of top charities. The organizations and programs on that list have changed over time, but the goal has remained the same: to help donors decide where to give. In service of that goal, we’ve spent roughly the last year working on a plan to add to and update…
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