Category Archives: Bad Philosophy

Essay on Libertarianism

A surprisingly insightful and intelligent response to the pseudo-philosophy known as Libertarianism, the essay, “Libertarianism: The Hottest Thing in Irrationality” appears in the student newspaper of Kennesaw State University. Quite surprising to see real intellectual content considering most content in … Continue reading

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Atheists at Work

Atheism, Conversion, and Class is an interesting article, but look at the angry user comments. The atheists are once again falling over each other trying to make the most snide and condescending comment about people different from them. Amazing how … Continue reading

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Defending Nietzsche Contra Žižek

Slavoj Žižek claimed: “Is it not too simple to relieve Nietzsche of responsibility by claiming that the Nazis distorted his thought? Of course they did, but so did Stalinism distort Marx, so was every theory changed (betrayed) in its practico-political … Continue reading

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Does anyone do any original philosophy anymore?

I am often invited to attend various lectures and presentations on philosophy—e-mail is a wonderful medium for spreading such news. Today I was invited to a talk entitled: “”An Inconsistency in B**** and H****’s Account of the Status of W****’s … Continue reading

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Why Ayn Rand was a Novelist, not a Philosopher

A good essay: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?saved&&suggest&note_id=98716553174

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