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We'll be finishing Ch. 4 of Nozick's "Anarchy, State, and Utopia"
Mar 9
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Unlocking "The Liar Paradox and the Philosophy of Logic"/Preview for Next Week's Essay
No new essay again, sorry! But there's a half-written essay for next week I can preview + I'm unlocking "The Liar Paradox and the Philosophy of Logic…
Mar 8
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Friday Pick: Sam Badger Channels Bretanos Stefanos
Neocon Never Trumpers like Bret Stephens have a confusing combination of views, vividly illustrated by a historical analogy courtesy of philosophy…
Mar 7
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If You Want to Critique Analytic Philosophy, It Helps to Know Something About It
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Fuentes is a Symptom
Nov 30, 2025
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Philosophers Probably Shouldn't Respond to Right-Wing Authoritarianism by Limiting the Sphere of Acceptable Inquiry
Feb 16, 2025
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Ben Shapiro Tries to Refute Marx Without Reading Him
Sep 7, 2025
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In Defense of the Fowkes Translation of Marx's Capital
Nov 2, 2025
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Remembering Michael Brooks
Jul 20, 2025
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Nozick Ch. 4 Pt. 1 Recording for Substack Philosophy Class
Retribution! Deterrence! Whether "protection agencies" would be like mafia families. And a little about the legitimacy of thought experiments.
Mar 6
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Nozick Ch. 3 Pt. 4 Recording for the Substack Philosophy Class
Morally superior space aliens! Self-determination! The meaning of life!
Feb 27
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Unlocking "Missing the Point on Universalism"
No new essay this week, sorry! But I'm unlocking an old one that had receded behind the paywall, since some readers might want to compare what I said to…
Feb 22
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Friday Pick: "Life is Hard to Get Used To, Prisoners Remind Me" by Matthew Whalan
"People can get used to anything," right? Matt Whalan reminds us that it's extremely hard to get used to any kind of human life at all, never mind the…
Feb 20
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Nozick Ch. 3 Pt. 3 Recording for the Substack Philosophy Class
"Constraints and Animals" and "The Experience Machine"
Feb 18
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Ben Burgis
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Losing Lucy
No philosophy or politics this week, sorry.
Feb 15
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Friday Pick: "How to Organize a Real General Strike in the US" by Eric Blanc
An actual general strike would be the most effective possible response to Trump's authoritarianism. Unfortunately, we have a lot of work to do before…
Feb 7
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