Showing posts with label kindness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kindness. Show all posts
Friday, December 19, 2025

What did Aristotle have to say about mortality?

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  I had not thought much about what Aristotle had to say about mortality before reading the chapter on mortality in Edith Hall’s book, Arist...
Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Should Libertarians be Attempting to Influence Culture? A Discussion with Winton Bates and Chris Matthew Sciabarra (I)

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  I have asked Chris Matthew Sciabarra to present his views on the question posed above because he has possibly thought more deeply than any...
Thursday, August 22, 2024

Is it possible for humans to flourish if they don't live good lives?

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  I asked myself whether it is possible for humans to flourish if they don't live good lives after reading an article by Markus Knee and...
Monday, December 18, 2023

Why am I thinking about selfishness during the season of goodwill?

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  The reason I am thinking about selfishness has to do with Ayn Rand. It has little to do with her attitude toward Christmas, but I was plea...
Sunday, January 22, 2023

How did the gold fever of the 1850s affect Australian Aborigines?

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  I began thinking about this question while reading Michael O’Rourke’s recently published book, Passages to the Northwest, The Europe they ...
Sunday, January 8, 2023

Does the "Politics of Being" support progress?

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  “Politics of Being” is title of a recently published book by Thomas Legrand. The subtitle is “Wisdom and science for a new development pa...
Thursday, July 21, 2022

Who was Erasmus and why should we care?

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 After I stumbled across that quote a few days ago, it struck me that Erasmus might have something relevant to say to people living today. ...
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