Category: Academic Philosophy
December 14, 2015
How did poetry reveal the limits of philosophy?
Despite its linguistic precision, despite its profound role in educating and motivating the imagination, poetry was the great blind spot of the twentieth-century philosophers.
November 9, 2015
Should we take Plato seriously? (Or, Should we be Attracted to our Professors?)
In Plato’s time, men taught boys with the hope that they would become sexual partners. Advanced education was intertwined with courtship.
January 12, 2015
Could Facebook handle Karl Marx? (Some thoughts on doing politics on social media.)
People will claim that they post on Facebook to educate their audience, but awareness is not an end in itself.
December 15, 2014
Does academic research have to be relevant? (Some thoughts on Hayek and the Virgin Mary.)
Words change meanings and things that seem straightforward aren’t
January 12, 2014
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