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Will Self has seen the future, and it's not pretty: increasing virtualization zooming us toward mass neuroticism in a ghastly synergy of fetishism and frigidity

22. July 2020 Philosophy News News

Will Self has seen the future, and it's not pretty: increasing virtualization zooming us toward mass neuroticism in a ghastly synergy of fetishism and [More]

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Martin Luther

22. July 2020 Philosophy News News

[New Entry by Robert Stern on July 22, 2020.] Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) is the central figure of the Protestant Reformation. Whilst he is primarily seen as a theologian, the philosophical interest and impact of his ideas is also significant, so that he arguably deserves to be ranked as highly within philosophy as other theologians in the Christian tradition, such as Augustine or Aquinas. Nonetheless, in Luther's case this may seem more problematic, as his attitude to philosophy and indeed reason can be hostile and dismissive. On closer inspection, [More]

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Inheritance & Monopoly: The Fairness Argument

22. July 2020 Philosophy News News

In the United States, we laud the notions of fair competition and equality of opportunity. In fact, these notions are constantly used to justify many things about our political and economic systems. But we also have massive tax protection for inheritance. Roughly put, a person could inherit about $11 million without paying taxes. This presents [More]

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Will Self has seen the future and it's not pretty: increasing virtualization zooming us towards mass neuroticism in a ghastly mass synergy of fetishism and frigidity

22. July 2020 Philosophy News News

Will Self has seen the future and it's not pretty: increasing virtualization zooming us towards mass neuroticism in a ghastly mass synergy of fetishism and [More]

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The Churchills were famously terrible employers — Winston wandering around naked didn’t help. Many a cook and kitchen maid had left in tears; one reputedly went mad

22. July 2020 Philosophy News News

The Churchills were famously terrible employers — Winston wandering around naked didn’t help. Many a cook and kitchen maid had left in tears; one reputedly went [More]

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Mathematical Structuralism, Essay 3

21. July 2020 Philosophy News News

The third essay in The Pre-history of Mathematical Structuralism is by José Ferreirós and Erich H. Reck, on ‘Dedekind’s Mathematical Structuralism: From Galois Theory to Numbers, Sets, and Functions’. The title promises something rather more exciting than we get. Why? Let’s … Continue reading → The post Mathematical Structuralism, Essay 3 appeared first on Logic [More]

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Michael Walzer has leftist friends who regard consumerism as a capitalist vice and shopping as an activity to be avoided. But he is a shopping man

21. July 2020 Philosophy News News

Michael Walzer has leftist friends who regard consumerism as a capitalist vice and shopping as an activity to be avoided. But he is a shopping [More]

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What if your government has decided to kill you? An interpretation by Antonio Turiel

20. July 2020 Philosophy News News

In the 1976 movie, "Logan's Run," the law is that everyone must die when they turn 30. And everyone accepts that law. "Necroeconomics" is a concept used by some economists to describe the results [More]

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Conservative Arguments for Inheritance Reform

20. July 2020 Philosophy News News

While Republicans are generally staunch defenders of inheritance, a consistent and principled conservative would want to reform the legal aspects of inheritance—perhaps even radically. While this might seem an absurd claim, bear with me as I advance the arguments. These arguments are based on professed conservative principles regarding what I will broadly call welfare—support provided [More]

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What’s the difference among a gadget, a thingamabob, a doohickey, and a gimmick? The last one promises more and perhaps delivers less

20. July 2020 Philosophy News News

What’s the difference among a gadget, a thingamabob, a doohickey, and a gimmick? The last one promises more and perhaps delivers [More]

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