Through attempting a comprehensive portrait of existence through time, Heidegger displays a bigger cosmic backdrop against which the shreds of individual despair can be read. My brain had begun to endure its familiar siege: panic and dislocation, and a sense that my thought processes were being engulfed by a toxic and unnameable tide that obliterated…
I chanced upon this old review of Essays for David Wiggins: Identity, Truth and Value and was pleased to find that others are aware what a treasure this man is, not only in terms of his philosophical writings, but as a person. Speaking of the former, one of my favorite reads of all time is his Sameness and…
Who started this damn story in the first place??? The redoubtable Ricky Riccardi looks deeper. His conclusion: apocryphal! Louis Armstrongmarijuanarichard nixonRicky Riccardi
“Oh, my God!” Ignatius stared at what he saw. Once in high school someone had shown him a pornographic photograph, and he had collapsed against a water cooler, injuring his ear. This photograph was far superior. A nude woman was sitting on the edge of a desk next to a globe of the world. The…
Terry Nardin reviews the “Companion.” Pleased to see Terry take on John Kekes’ shrill hatched-job. Nor is one surprised to learn that the chapter provoked an angry response from a reviewer of the Companion, who reproaches Grant for writing and the editors for publishing it. The implication is that there is no place for a biographical chapter…
A personal obit in Forbes. (I met Leonard in Portsmouth, NH) Leonard LiggioLiberty
Nassim Nicholas Taleb has freely made available a collection of his lectures. asymmetric exposuresDecision makingfat tailsfragilityNassim Nicholas Talebprobabilitysilent risk
Russ Roberts’ latest getting some high-profile press, and endorsed by some top-notch names including the redoubtable Nassim Taleb. Here is an extended interview with Reason. On this general approach to Smith see this forthcoming collection. Adam Smith, didn’t think the pursuit of wealth was a very good idea, thought it was corrosive, thought it was bad…
A new co-authored paper by the very versatile Tom Froese. The model is in agreement with the traditional assumption that collective action is faced by serious problems without centralized hierarchical control, but it also clearly shows that spontaneous cooperation is feasible without it. At least in principle, there is no necessity to assume the existence…
“I no longer pretend to understand the world.” She is shaking her head yet still smiling her sweet menacing smile. “The world I knew has come crashing down around my ears. The things we hold dear are reviled and spat upon.” She nods toward Prytania Street. “It’s an interesting age you will live in—though I…
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