Category Archives: Philosophy

The Consolation of Philosophy (2-17-21)

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Luke Ford

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Consolation_of_Philosophy https://twitter.com/Godward16/status/1362130986474102795 The philosopher Isaiah Berlin on the source of Stoicism's popularity: pic.twitter.com/eMTKAwgocp — Rob Henderson (@robkhenderson) February 15, 2021

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Natural Rights

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Luke Ford

I emailed a philosopher: What do you make of the idea that people are born with natural rights? Some people believe that we are born with rights bestowed on us by God but “rights” receive virtually no attention in classical … Continue reading →

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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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