Haidt’s Hayek Lecture at Duke
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CFP: Governance and the Authority of the State
Michael OakeshottMichael Oakeshott AssociationPolitical philosophy
Dangerous idiots: how the liberal media elite failed working-class Americans
Journalism/opinion at its best and surprisingly not in an organ one would expect — at least lately. Sarah Smarsh’s incisive article (sans the standard academic virtue-signaling) illustrates why the electoral choices on offer are symptomatic of a long-standing boil that needs to be lanced — however messy it may become for a while. Using class spectacles, it is clear…
Michael Oakeshott’s Political Philosophy of International Relations
Just published and available here and here. civil associationDavide Orsi.international relationsMichael OakeshottPolitical philosophy
‘Confederacy of Dunces’ author’s papers online
Very good news. I thoroughly enjoyed poking around the archives in person. There is also some Tooleana in the Percy holdings across the road at Loyola for those in the area. a confederacy of duncesJohn Kennedy Toolephilosophical literature
True Dat BoJack
Even the NYT and Slate get BoJack as do AV Club, Vulture and TIFF. Let’s hope the writing doesn’t go soft, PC or didactic (sadly it did go PC and didactic in a big way thereby cheapening the artistry). Peter Singer might well have approved except for the fact that the animals with higher cognitive ability (i.e. the fully anthropomorphized) treat the lower ones (such as…
Walker Percy Wednesday 105
“Yes.” What I’m thinking is that Louisiana fishermen would not dream of speaking of such things, of my own people, of a way of life. If there is such a thing as a Southern way of life, part of it has to do with not speaking of it. “Tom, I’m what you call a jack-of-all-trades,…
The Show Must Go On
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Undoing Insularity: A Small Study of Gender Sociology’s Big Problem
Ah yes, a priesthood that is not at all interested in science and the pursuit of TRUTH. While it’s just tiresome to hear parents gushing about their novitiate children building an “academic” career (i.e. reheated cultural Marxism, activism dressed as inquiry, deploying the usual buzz words of identity and power), what is most disconcerting are their philosophical enablers, not just…
When Napoleon met Goethe
Shannon Selin’s blog postings here and here. Alternate historyGoetheHistoryNapoleonnapoleon in americashannon selin
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