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E-Classes (& Other Changes) Coming
Many changes coming.. Site fixes You've seen the new theme by now. Many more people were reading on "devices" and the old format was not well suited. Plus, the typography…
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An Afternoon At The Whitney With Modern ‘Art’– Guest Post by the Blonde Bombshell
A friend of mine, an aficionado and collector of modern art, brought me to the Whitney Museum in the Meatpacking District. I had been to the iconic flowerpot structure of…
Posted inPhilosophy
Machines Can’t Learn (Universals): The Abacus As Brain Part II
Read Our Intellects Are Not Computers: The Abacus As Brain Part I first. Machines can learn, all right. But they can't learn like us. Machines cannot apprehend universals, ideas of…
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Ross Douthat’s Preferential Option for Climate Catastrophe
Stream: Ross Douthat's Preferential Option for Climate Catastrophe. This article is in answer to Ross Douthat's, a.k.a. Lt Keefer's, column "Neither Hot Nor Cold on Climate" in which he impugned…
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Poll For Christians: When Is Last Time You Heard About Hell In Sermon/Homily?
About my pewsitting youth, I do not recall much. When young, I was too busy snapping the hat holders on the pew backs. While a teen, my acts of rebellion…
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London Murders Open Thread: Updates
Except to note that our Summa Contra Gentiles series is preempted this week, I'll stay out of this. I'd hate to be accused of being mean to throat cutters. What…
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Diversity Is Our Weakness: University Edition Part CDXVII
Here then is the sad but common tale of Alex Southwell, a nom de plume, professor at "Hudson University" (Columbia?). The De-Professionalization of the Academy, from Quillette magazine. Excerpts only.…
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Monsieur le Président Trump: Adieu à Paris!
Stream: Monsieur le Président Trump: Adieu à Paris! So long, fair well, auf weidersehen, goodbye. A typical reaction, this from guy named Matt Stoller, a Fellow at the Open Markets…