Philosophy – Page 64 – William M. Briggs

Summary Against Modern Thought: No Body Can Create

See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. We've finally…

Culture Philosophy

Direct Democracy Is Not To Be Desired

That people's first reaction to questioning democracy is anger ought to tell you a lot. This fellow @Voxday was on Twitter advocating direct over representative democracy. I made the point…

Culture Philosophy

Is Truth And Evidence In Medicine Fascist? Update: Yes.

See what you think of this peer-reviewed paper by Dave Holmes in the International Journal of Evidence Based Healthcare called "Deconstructing the evidence-based discourse in health sciences: truth, power and…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Creation Is Not A Succession

See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. . Chapter…

Culture Philosophy

Physician Oaths, Then & Now

It is well worth examining the changes over time in the oaths physicians swear to, especially as we have entered an era when the term "doctor" is being applied to…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Creation Is Not Change From Something To Something

See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. Creation-from-nothing is…

Culture Philosophy

Scalia Dissents: Some Favorites

With the passing of that great man I thought it appropriate in remembrance to quote from one or two of Scalia's dissents. Readers may have their own favorites. The reader…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: God Brought Things Into Being Out Of Nothing II

See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. This week…

Ultrarightist on Book Update: Launch DateOctober 29, 2026
Briggs, Thanks for the reply and the information. That is unfortunate. Hardbacks aren't made like they used to be, and…
McChuck on Class 99: Entropy Part IOctober 29, 2026
Entropy is described as a numerical rating of chaos. This is more confusing than not, and a poor descriptor, even…
Briggs on Book Update: Launch DateOctober 28, 2026
Ultrarightist, Apparently not: They use case laminate (also called adhesive case binding or image-wrap) construction: The page block is glued…
Cary Cotterman on Book Update: Launch DateOctober 28, 2026
Most book stores have a rack where employees put new books they've read, accompanied by short, usually hand-written reviews. It's…
Brian (bulaoren) on Book Update: Launch DateOctober 28, 2026
Hi Doc' May your new volume be a great success! Meanwhile, I'm hoping someone will write a book called; "The…