Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Life Imitates Art by philsphizer
Hi Irfan, I really liked your post on the film ‘John Q’. Would you have any interest in authoring a 1-3k word post for the American Philosophical Association’s new philosophy of film blog? I;’m teh blog series editor. If so, pl…
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(Policy of Truth) Life Imitates Art
The 2002 film “John Q” begins with a scene in which a reckless driver dies, clearly at fault, in a horrific car wreck. Her organs, including her heart, are “harvested” or “recovered,” depending on your preferred choice of medical terminology. That organ recovery drives the plot of the rest of the film, which involves–somewhat heavy-handedly–the…
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( Comments for ProSocial Libertarians ) Comment on Libertarians: Limited Government – or Abortion Bans? by JdL
With all the fulminating on abortion since the Dobbs ruling, it is doubly refreshing to read a column such as this. The author provides a perspective the exact like of which I have not seen, and presents it very well. Thanks!
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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Collections: Logistics, How Did They Do It, Part III: On the Move
This is the third part of a three part (I, II, III) look at some of the practical concerns of managing pre-industrial logistics. In our last post, we outlined what ‘foraging’ actually entailed – how armies got supplies both from friendly populations but also from neutral or hostile populations. In particular, we focused on the…
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(Jesse Walker, Author at Reason.com) The Ballad of Rachel Maddow, Eddie Chiles, and J.R. ‘Bob’ Dobbs
Friday A/V Club: One cable host’s capacity for unearned smugness
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(Summer Wind Apartment Homes) Now Open: Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Auburn
Tacos. Burritos. Nachos. Margaritas. Are you craving delicious Mexican food with a hint of Baja? Luckily, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Auburn is now open and dishing out just that and then some! Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Auburn celebrated their official grand opening a month ago on July 12th. Maybe a few of you were…
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(QC RSS) Dude Needs A Haircut
Some creep
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( Comments for ProSocial Libertarians ) Comment on Libertarians: Limited Government – or Abortion Bans? by FrankInFL
https://dispatchesfromheck.blogspot.com/2021/01/on-abortion.html
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(Our World in Data) We just published our Air Pollution Data Explorer
Explore historical and recent emissions of air pollutants across the world.
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(Pixie Trix Comix) Pixie Trix Comix – You believe me right
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