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The Social Theory of Practices: Tradition, Tacit Knowledge and Presuppositions

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this 2013 book: * The logical positivists had no objections to even the most extreme forms of sociological reductionism, if it was applied to morals. For them, the fact – value distinction was a fire-wall … Continue reading →

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Hitler and Abductive Logic: The Strategy of a Tyrant By Ben Novak

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Luke Ford

Here are some excerpts from this 2014 book: * The question that initiated this study was a simple question that mystified Adolf Hitler’s contemporaries and has subsequently baffled historians and biographers: Why was Hitler successful in his rise to power? … Continue reading →

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‘Martin Heideger and the Space of the Political’

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Luke Ford
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Left-Wing Jewish Philosopher Jason Stanley Responds To His Critics

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Luke Ford

Rod Dreher blogs: They don’t make Yale philosophy professors like they used to, I reckon. Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. He also deigned to offer his professional Ivy League philosopher’s opinion on reports … Continue reading →

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No True Scotsman

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Luke Ford

I grew up hearing that “no true Christian…” and I got tired of that type of thinking. One thing I liked about Dennis Prager’s worldview was that he never used this logic. As soon as I hear someone taking the … Continue reading →

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