Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In reply to Roderick T. Long. Self-legislation is an amazing thing. LikeLike

In reply to Robert Villa. I vividly remember when I first heard about Carol’s diagnosis, which was April of 2000. I was there for her first (very traumatic) surgery, which was very soon after the diagnosis–April or May, I suppose. I wasn&#8…

In reply to Roderick T. Long. What do you think of Bréhier? I have all seven volumes but have only read the first two. LikeLike

In reply to Roderick T. Long. I never knew of that about Copleston. Thanks. In the 1970’s, a buddy at Loyola in Chicago told me of a debate he had attended between Copleston and Ayer. His verdict was that Ayer won the debate, but Copleston won ac…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. So I was diagnosed with ependymoma may/June 2000. Of course initially finding out about this went to the internet. I really don’t remember the exact timeframe had seen Carol’s info. But it was real close to aro…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. But what if someone doesn’t want to continue reading? How are you authorised to issue such commands? LikeLike

In reply to Roderick T. Long. I readily grant, of course, that Russell’s history is charmingly written. For entertainment value he takes the palm. But for actual history of philosophy, Copleston is much better, and is usually (not always!!) mor…

In reply to David Potts. I’m not a fan of Russell’s History. With a handful of exceptions, every chapter is like “Well, here’s a quaint and amusing old theory that’s completely obsolete now, given that my friends and I ha…

In reply to David Potts. David, So agree that, “…Cancel culture is a phenomenon of all ideologies; and it can be taken too far. There has been bad behavior on the Left and the Right, and victims likewise. You can be a lefty, embrace identity poli…