Monthly Archives: September 2024

The Myth Of Morality

Richard Joyce writes in this 2007 book: * We have evolved to categorize aspects of the world using moral concepts. Natural selection has provided us with a tendency to invest the world with values that it does not contain, demands … Continue reading

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Optimally Irrational: The Good Reasons We Behave The Way We Do

Lionel Page wrote in this 2022 book: * Humans are equipped with the most complex language among all animals on earth. It allows us to communicate our knowledge and ideas to others. But human communication does not take the form … Continue reading

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When Reason Goes On Holiday: Philosophers in Politics

Neven Sesardic wrote in this 2016 book: ^ Many contemporary philosophers have disgraced themselves by defending totalitarian political systems and advocating political ideas they should have easily recognized as distasteful and inhumane. To give just three well – known examples, … Continue reading

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Bibi Netanyahu can guarantee a Trump presidency by waging aggressive war (9-27-24)

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David Samuels, Sebastian Gorka Allege Tucker Is A Fed

Colby Hall writes for Mediaite: Gorka argued the former Fox News host is holding Trump and the Republican Party hostage to anti-Semitism. He cited a lengthy column from David Samuels in Tablet Magazine, titled “Op Nation: Why Tucker Carlson became … Continue reading

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