A discussion question, after a series of linked-to posts on Immanuel Kant: On women — e.g., “woman betrays her secrets even though she is unable to keep those of others (owing to her love of gossip). Man is fond of domestic peace and submits easily to its governance so as to be unmolested in his […]
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At the The Representational Art Conference in Ventura, California, I’ll be participating in a panel discussion on The Aesthetics of 21st Century Representational Art – (Odd Nerdrum’s Kitsch and Roger Scruton’s Beauty): Moderator: Peter Trippi, Editor, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine. Panelists: Julio Reyes, Stephen Hicks, Alan Lawson, Jan-Ove Tuv. Earlier in the conference, I’ll also
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And they will no doubt ignite another round of debate about Martin Heidegger’s anti-Semitism and Nazism. History professor Robert Zaretsky summarizes the evolution of the debate to date. My thoughts here.
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On March 5, I’ll be speaking at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks on “Postmodernism and Its Discontents.”
Upcoming California talk on “Postmodernism and Its Discontents” Read More »
In this extended interview, philosopher Nicholas Capaldi responds to a series of questions about his life and work. Capaldi is Legendre-Soulé Distinguished Chair in Business Ethics at Loyola University, New Orleans and co-author of The Two Narratives of Political Economy. Why did you become a philosopher? [0:17] Where did you get your education? [3:41] What
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Przemysław Zientkowski (Nicholas Copernicus University) and I have a co-authored article (in English) now out in the Polish journal, Ruch Filozoficzny (and available here). The full title of the article is “Friedrich Nietzsche’s Politics of Genius and Its Challenge for Liberal-Democratic Europe.” Dr. Zientkowski recently (2013) published a book on the critique of human rights
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In Book 10 of The Republic, Plato remarks that there is an “ancient quarrel between philosophy and poetry” — with poets and philosophers battling for intellectual and moral superiority. It seems that some contemporary Russians have turned Plato’s inter-disciplinary war into a pair of intra-disciplinary battles. Datum 1 — poetry: “Russian ‘kills friend in argument
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The Polish translation of Nietzsche and the Nazis will be published in March of 2014. The publisher is Foundation Fuhrmann. Many thanks to Przemysław Zientkowski of Nicholas Copernicus University for arranging this translation and publication. I’ll post again about availability when the book is out officially.
Polish translation of Nietzsche and the Nazis — update Read More »