Live webinar today on “Socialism: Impractical *and* Immoral”
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Me and mini-Marx
I passed through Trier, Germany, mostly to see the Porta Nigra. But Trier is also the birthplace of one K. Marx, and this year is the 200th anniversary of his birth. The city is full of celebratory signage and knick-knacks, but for me one item captured the event best. I give you me and mini
Lecture at Jagiellonian University in Kraków
I will be giving a lecture at Jagiellonian University. 1364 was Jagiellonian’s founding year, making it one of the ancient universities of Europe. Nicholas Copernicus was a student there, back when the university was less than two centuries old. My lecture is on postmodern philosophy and its challenge to liberal education, drawing upon themes from
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Books that influenced me most, 1973-1982
That decade spans my high school and undergraduate education. I list the following twelve books because they provoked strong intellectual or aesthetic engagement and, in some cases, long-term agreement. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small Alistair MacLean, The Guns of Navarone Ludwig von Mises, Socialism Friedrich Nietzsche, Genealogy of Morals L.M.
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Announcement: Visiting Professorship in Poland
I’m happy to announce that this summer I will be visiting professor at the University of Kasimir the Great. I’ll be teaching philosophy and philosophy of education, as well as giving some public talks on philosophical topics. Thanks very much especially to Professor Piotr Kostyło for enabling my visit. At right is an image of
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Nietzsche on Masters and Slaves — SRU talk upcoming
I’m giving two talks in Rhode Island this week at Salve Regina University. Thanks to philosophy professor Khalil Habib for the invitation. One talk, “Nietzsche on Masters and Slaves,” is for SRU students only and will focus on the First Essay of Nietzsche’s Genealogy of Morals. Here’s
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SRU talk coming up: “Postmodernism and the Verdict of History”
I’m giving two talks in Rhode Island this week at Salve Regina University. Thanks to philosophy professor Khalil Habib for the invitation. One talk takes up leading postmodernist claims that “the Enlightenment Project has failed” (Rorty), that we are living amid its “dim ruins” (Gray), and that consequently our civilization’s “deepest strata” are shifting earthquake-like
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Talk at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign coming up
On January 28, I’ll be giving a one-hour talk on “Postmodernism and the Verdict of History,” followed by a question period. Here’s a link with more information. Thanks to Max Oblasky for the invitation and organizing the event.
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