Greasing of the poles ’18
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Reading Walker Percy’s Novels
Coming soon existentialismjessica hooted wilsonphilosophical literaturePhilosophy of LanguageWalker Percy
EPISTEME: Volume 15 – Issue 1
Latest issue now available. EPISTEMEEpistemologyPhilosophysocial epistemology
It’s NOT punk
Damn it man, you say as much — so why mention it? Anyway, at least the “reporter” rightly commemorates this timeless album. Television, along with the Talking Heads, are the only North American talents that could consistently approximate the “philosophical musicality” (for want of a better phrase) of what Bowie was up to at the time…
Philo of Alexandria: an intellectual biography
Here’s a recently published book on Philo that I’m looking forward to reading. ChristianityhellenismJudaismlogosMaren Niehoffmetaphysicsphilo of alexandriaPlatoTimaeus
Spontaneous Urban Planning at the Intersection of Markets, Democracy and Science
The fourth C+T Conference will be held in Vancouver, May 23-26, 2019. Here’s the call for papers. classical liberalismcosmos & taxisJane Jacobsspontaneous ordersurban planning
Walker Percy Wednesday 171
IT IS A MATTER for astonishment, when one comes to think of it, how little use linguistics and other sciences of language are to psychiatrists. When one considers that the psychiatrist spends most of his time listening and talking to patients, one might suppose that there would be such a thing as a basic science of listening-and-talking, as indispensable to…
Space Capitalism: How Humans will Colonize Planets, Moons, and Asteroids
Given today’s news concerning Elon Musk and his company SpaceX it’s an opportune time to announce that this, the first volume of this new series, will be published shortly. To keep apprised of publishing developments sign up to the series’ Facebook page. classical liberalismElon MuskPeter Lothian nelsonspace capitalismspacexwalter block
In Praise of Moderation
The very excellent Elizabeth Corey’s First Things review of Aurelian Craiutu’s the Faces of Moderation: The Art of Balance in an Age of Extremes. Aurelian CraiutuElizabeth CoreyLiberalismMichael OakeshottmoderationPolitical philosophy
Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why it Matters
The very excellent Jesse Norman has alerted me to his forthcoming book which will be the subject of a COSMOS + TAXIS symposium appearing sometime next year. Adam Smithclassical liberalismJesse Normanphilosophy of social sciencepolitical economyPolitical philosophy
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