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Serial Killers as “Criminals”
Here was an interesting question posted at Philosophy Forums: If Alcoholism has been proven to be a mental and physical, diagnosable addiction, and society can come to terms with this and forgive those whom have been diagnosed for wrongdoings brought … Continue reading
Posted in Emotions, Ethics, Free Will
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Exercising the Will
In order to get strong, you must exercise. Here are some examples: If you want to be physically strong, you must do some sort of athletics such as lifting weights, running, etc. If you want to be mentally strong, you … Continue reading
Posted in Paper Topic, Will
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Book Review: The Rebel by Albert Camus, Part IV and V: Art and the Meridian
Since Part IV was really short, I decided to do Parts IV and V together on this blog. Part IV: Rebellion and Art “Art is the activity that exalts and denies simultaneously” (p. 253). What does this mean? The artist … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Camus, Ethics, Existentialism, History, Values
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Book Review: The Rebel by Albert Camus, Part III: Historical Rebellion
Part III: Historical Rebellion At this point, Camus wants to give a more detailed analysis of rebels in history. At the same time, he also wants to show what the difference is between rebellions and revolutions. I would suggest that … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Camus, Ethics, Existentialism, History, Marx, Values
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Book Review: The Rebel by Albert Camus, Part II: Metaphysical Rebellion
Part II: Metaphysical Rebellion What is metaphysical rebellion? Just like the slave rebels against the slave because the slave is rebelling against the constraints of the situation, the metaphysical rebel is doing the same thing. He’s rebelling against the creation, … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Rebel by Albert Camus, Part I: The Rebel
This really isn’t a book review per se, but since this is a challenging book, this review is more for myself. It’s a restatement of Camus’ arguments and my own two cents. So this will be a combination of a … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Camus, Ethics, Existentialism, History, Values
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Marx’s Critique of the Liberal Notion of Freedom
I just finished Peter Singer’s Book on Marx. I thought it was well-written and Singer does an excellent job of explaining Marx’s position and his overall philosophy. In the end, Singer gives an evaluation of Marx and explains Marx’s critique … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Economics, Marx, Paper Topic, Peter Singer
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Book Review: Cultivating Humanity by Martha C. Nussbaum
Throughout the midst of the culture wars, Martha Nussbaum gives a definitive account of reforming our liberal education from a classical point of view. She boldly, yet cautiously defends the liberal education that is desperately needed in higher education. What … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Culture, Education, Respect, Stoicism, Teaching
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What War with Iran Means
by Pat Buchanan. (Thanks to Prof. Hand for providing this link.) What an impressive article! The comments at the end are enlightening as well. Basically, Buchanan states that a war with Iran would be completely disastrous and it would just … Continue reading
Posted in Government, War
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Book Review: This Land is Their Land by Barbara Ehrenreich
I just read This Land is Your Their Land by Barbara Ehrenreich. I was somewhat looking forward to it because I read another book of her’s, Nickel and Dimed. I liked that book so I expected to like this one … Continue reading
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