Monthly Archives: March 2009
If Humans Have Free Will, Then Subatomic Particles Do Too
So say a couple of Mathematicians from Princeton, John Conway and Simon Kochen. Conway will present the theorem supporting this view during a six week lecture series. The two define free will as the lack of necessary and sufficient conditions … Continue reading
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Gary Hart on Liberalism
In this Sunday’sTimes book section Hart reviews both Alan Wolfe’s new book and Purdy’s Tolerable Anarchy. He uses the review as an opportunity to wax stupidly on his own understanding of liberalism. For instance: The closest Wolfe comes to a … Continue reading
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Moral Philosophy as Rationalization
Tyler Cowen links to a very insightful article on the theology of the young John Rawls. It seems Rawls’s disciples are looking under the couches, beds, and rugs for anything written by the hierophant of social democracy. I am reminded … Continue reading
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Anti-Immigration: The Argument From Labor Quality
Some who oppose immigration appeal to immutable poor labor quality as a reason against easing U.S. immigration policy. For instance, in the comments to an earlier post on immigration, The Utilitarian writes: North African immigrants in the E.U. exploit the … Continue reading
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As Jon Stewart is to Jim Cramer…
…so Leno should have been to Obama. Alas! My favorite Leno interview:
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Cowen Vs. Singer
The brain drain from philosophy couldn’t be demonstrated better than on this BloggingHeads: Tyler is clearly the more competent philosopher, the more playful, the more far ranging…and yet, he’s an economist. Singer comes across as dull as a public monument … Continue reading
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How To Use Wallicizors
Jason Kottke presents a how to guide for learning how to forge a David Foster Wallace sentence. It’s a primer written by James Tanner. From soup to nuts! You can do it, too! My favorite gobbit: Adjectival phrases: lots of … Continue reading
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Transhumanism at the Margins
A Finnish computer programmer has had his finger replaced with a USB drive.
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Obama=Ozymandias
Call me cynical and predisposed to conspiracy, but I find the current outrage expressed by Obama and his administration over AIG a bit…Machiavellean. First, on Sunday, his technocrat underlings express frustration on the talk show circuit. We have Larry Summers … Continue reading
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Sign of the Times
Mass-hole health care–without decreasing the cost of care or increasing its subsidy–will not be sustainable in 5 to 10 years. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is killing its print edition.
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