Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. I was thinking of this possibility: several (escalating) citations, none responded to until court appearance (including credible threats for not appearing) is required– at which point, on good advice but not necessarily…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. The best reply to this I can think of is another historical reference. Both the US government, and a number of Saudi and Iranian citizens working for Muslim theocracy, sent arms, money and fighters to Afghanistan in the 1980s…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Actually, I suppose the film I proposed should be a prequel, and should properly be called, “There Once Were Weeds.” LikeLike

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Or rather, any of you except Sean. But Sean doesn’t believe that moral propositions are truth-apt. What did I do to deserve this predicament? LikeLike

In reply to mlyoung57. In general, it is permissible (whether advisable or not) for judges to berate and levy legal sanction against those who willfully ignore the law, legal orders, etc. So that would be the relevant fact-pattern. I actually don&#821…

In reply to Michael Brazier. Since we had this exchange, I went back and re-read Liddell-Hart’s Strategy for the first time in a very long time. I first encountered the book when I served as a discussion leader for a class on strategy taught by A…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. In general, it is permissible (whether advisable or not) for judges to berate and levy legal sanction against those who willfully ignore the law, legal orders, etc. So that would be the relevant fact-pattern. One likely probl…

In reply to Michael Brazier. Responding to Michael Brazier: I agree with your assessment of the CPUSA (and its supporters), but it doesn’t follow that HUAC and McCarthy were justified in the methods they used. As I’ve said previously, I don…

In reply to mlyoung57. I had the reverse thought, actually. I think the reviewer’s criticisms are spurious. I agree with Mellema (against Gardner) that “morally blameless complicity” is an oxymoron, and regard Chiara and Goodin’…

In reply to Michael Brazier. Responding to Michael Brazier: You say that “the Left” has reduced “whole cities to chaos and ruin at will.” Can you name a “whole” city fitting that description? The Blitz didn’t w…