Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Actually, yes, I think there’s a Kant redux aspect to this. (Which is a little weird, since I’m not a fan of Kant’s “critical” philosophy, but what the hell…) But of course, there are two h…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Cool. I never heard of the Public Philosophy Network. It doesn’t look like they’ve been around for very long. LikeLike

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. His argument is kind of a mixed bag, the mix being between “we are compelled by our constitution to accept certain beliefs” and “all reasoning depends on certain beliefs,” the latter being something re…

I just advertised this post and your other one on the Facebook page of the Public Philosophy Network. So be prepared for an inundation of five or six additional readers, three of them zombies. https://www.facebook.com/groups/115279765166732/about https…

This isn’t really directly on topic, in the sense of querying some particular claim you make in this post, but I’m curious if you think of the position you defend here as Kantian. The thought you describe in the paragraph that begins, &#822…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. My WiFi went out in the middle of writing the preceding comment, so I’m beginning to think that maybe reliable WiFi is also foundational. LikeLike

I’ve never read Reid, so this was a perfect introduction, one that puts him on my ever-expanding “to read” list, so thank you (I think).. I’m ambivalent about your criticisms of Reid on “common sense.” I’ve ita…

In reply to Daily Llama. I wish I could cut this short, but you’ve gotten so much wrong in so short a space that it’s hard to unravel every mistake with brevity. First of all, it’s not clear that viruses are “separate living thi…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. I’ll cut this short. You’re blaming a person for the actions of a SEPARATE living creature. COVID is the rights violator and a living acting rights violator. It’s a STOWEAWAY. It has illegally entered our bodies without warra…