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The Sociology of Philosophies: A Global Theory of Intellectual Change (1998)

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Luke Ford

Here are some excerpts from this book sociologist Randall Collins: * The long-term tendency of an active intellectual community is to raise the level of abstraction and reflexivity. * Individuals who participate in IRs [interaction rituals] are filled with emotional … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Jewish Philosophy: Beyond Particularism and Universalism

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Luke Ford

In my experience, Jewish philosophy and Jewish theology play no role in the lives of 99.9% of Jews (equivalent to the role of jurisprudence in the lives of Americans). It is rare that I recall real Jews (as opposed to … Continue reading →

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What Is Post-Modernism?

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Luke Ford

Comments at Andrew Gelman: * “Postmodernism” in the humanities and humanistic social sciences arose out of the failure of the mid-century modernist idea that you could treat human beings and their behavior like classical-physics particles–categorizing them, modeling them, and predicting … Continue reading →

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That Noble Dream: The ‘Objectivity Question’ and the American Historical Profession

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Luke Ford

Here are some excerpts from this 1988 book: “Historical objectivity” is not a single idea, but rather a sprawling collection of assumptions, attitudes, aspirations, and antipathies. At best it is what the philosopher W. B. Gallie has called an “essentially … Continue reading →

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Cancel Culture From Thomas More To Godward Podcast (2-17-21)

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Luke Ford

https://fredrikdeboer.com/2021/02/15/scott-alexander-is-not-in-the-gizmodo-media-slack/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Strauss Persecution and the Art of Writing , https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JY89ECY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1 Cancel Culture From Thomas More To Godward Podcast, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=137087 Luke’s journey to Judaism: https://www.lukeford.net/luke_ford/bio/l1.html

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