July 23, 2011
Words alone cannot express the horror at the cold blooded murders in Norway. So many were quick to point the fingers as news was coming out before waiting for information. Now, it seems, we know that it was a deranged and evil Norwegian, not immigrants, not Muslims, not Arabs, etc. As we mourn the victims [...]
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July 19, 2011
In the course of reading to understand better the differences and the dispute between Voltaire and Rousseau, I read a truly wonderful book, The Philosophers’ Quarrel: Rousseau, Hume, and the Limits of Human Understanding. I cannot recommend this book too highly to those who are interested in intellectual history, not merely as the history of [...]
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