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Matt McManus on Marx and Liberal Socialism
Some thoughts on the Marx chapter of my friend Matt McManus's new book "The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism."
Nov 17
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In lieu of a real essay this week, here are some answers to subscriber questions on topics ranging from analytical Marxism to Black Sabbath to why…
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Jordan Peterson and Richard Dawkins Should Both Read Quine
The idea of a dragon isn't a dragon.
Nov 3
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Politico Listed Six Thinkers Who Shaped J.D. Vance's Worldview. I Know Two of Them.
Aug 5
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Politico Listed Six Thinkers Who Shaped J.D. Vance's Worldview. I Know Two of Them.
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Consistent Time-Travel Movies: A Quasi-Philosophical Love Letter (UNLOCKED)
Apr 30, 2023
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David Harvey's Critique of Analytical Marxism
Jul 28
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Did Rawls Kill Analytical Marxism?
Sep 1
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Why I Don't Buy the A-Theory of Time
Jul 16, 2023
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Why I'm Still a Marxist: A Response to Tibor Rutar
Aug 20, 2023
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Five Questions for Punctum Books
A radical publisher canceled an entire book because it contained an essay on Marxism by yours truly. They said they couldn't "associate themselves" with…
Oct 27
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Hume and Aristotle on Women
Or, "How to think about great philosophers spouting embarrassing bullshit."
Oct 20
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Why I'm Still An Atheist (Though Philip Goff's Version of Christianity Sounds Lovely)
Some thoughts on philosopher Philip Goff's embrace of a "heretical" form of Christian theism.
Oct 13
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Good Movies and Awesome Movies
Some Quasi-Humean reflections
Sep 29
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Are Souls Randomly Assigned to Bodies? (UNLOCKED)
Perhaps not, but it's unclear why Jeremy Kauffman thinks this excuses his inability to engage in the most basic forms of moral reasoning.
Sep 23
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Are Souls Randomly Assigned to Bodies? (UNLOCKED)
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Wait, Which One of Us is the Libertarian?
Reflections on my debate with Walter Block
Sep 15
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Did Rawls Kill Analytical Marxism?
Joseph Heath says so in his essay, "John Rawls and the death of Western Marxism." But the core of his argument makes very little sense.
Sep 1
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