Category Archives: Philosophy

The two philosophers I think about the most these days are Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Hobbes argues for the absolute regime and Locke for the liberal state. Overall, my worldview is more aligned with Hobbes. In the state of … Continue reading →

Philosopher Charles Taylor wrote in his 2007 book The Secular Age: A modern is feeling depressed, melancholy. He is told: it’s just your body chemistry, you’re hungry, or there is a hormone malfunctioning, or whatever. Straightaway, he feels relieved. He … Continue reading →

These are my rules for life and these are my principles for decoding reality: * We live in a post-modern world. There’s no one narrative that adequately explains reality. * Personalities are usually less powerful than situations. The news media … Continue reading →

Here are excerpts from a preprint of a 2023 philosophy paper: * Here’s a sample of some extremely implausible and unfounded beliefs that are endorsed by many apparently sane and rational people even in the age of modern science: the … Continue reading →

Here are some highlights from this 2021 book: * Tocqueville claimed that when he visited the US in the mid-nineteenth century most people did not genuinely believe in God or in Christian dogmas. However, as most people also believed that … Continue reading →