Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In reply to sean samis. As I’m sure you’re aware, the libertarian community was deeply divided (more or less along the lines of the rest of the country) on proper responses to the pandemic. So I don’t see how libertarianism per se ca…

In reply to sean samis. “Physics has the first one covered” Physics depends on metaphysical, epistemological, and normative assumptions that cannot themselves be addressed within the framework of physics. LikeLike

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In the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Aristotle’s Poetics, Joe Sachs writes (italics mine): Because the suffering of the tragic figure displays the boundaries of what is human, every tragedy carries the sense of universality. Oedipus or Antigone or Lear or Othello is somehow every one of us, only more so. But the mere…

The most recent issue of Reason Papers is out (Summer 2021), now fully under the editorship of Shawn Klein (Philosophy, Arizona State University). The journal has transitioned to a new format of only publishing symposia and book reviews, eliminating the free-standing Articles and Discussion Notes that were once a staple. This issue features a symposium…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Thank you, Irfan. I’m going to gradually check out each one of these, and see how I like them. LikeLike

[…] to forbid people to do what they believe best reduces it. (See a related recent great post by John Hasnas.) It also seems like a poor strategy from politicians who claim to protect freedom that they forbid […]

Bruce Springsteen is the first live act returning to Broadway. He is now featured at a few dozen shows running at the St. James Theater. What sort of freedom should Springsteen fans have to associate with other Springsteen fans? Let us suppose Lee loves Springsteen’s music. Lee owns a restaurant in Jersey City called the…

About 3 billion people in the world do not have access to modern energy sources for cooking and heating their homes. They are suffering from indoor air pollution as a consequence and millions die every year.