Christmas Gift-Book Ideas
If you've put off buying a Christmas gift for your book-loving friend or family-member, never fear! There's still time to buy something before Christmas, including some good reads published earlier…
Thinking Philosophically (Part 3): The Importance of Definitions
Part 1 (the intellectual code of conduct) Part 2 (the basics of logic) Adhering to a philosophical mindset and applying the basic principles of logic can help tremendously in making…
It depends on what you mean by “said”…
Related to a previous post, the following review of Jordanetics illustrates perhaps the primary problem with Peterson: It is a strange experience to look back in time and see something I…
Thinking Philosophically (Part 2): The Basics of Logic
In part 1, I covered the essential mindset for thinking and arguing philosophically -- and hopefully, by extension, more effectively and productively. But although charity, fallibility, and truth-seeking are necessary,…
Christmas Prices
The paperback prices for both In Defense of Hatred and Letter to Anwei are down from $11.99 to $8.99 for the holidays. If you're looking for interesting books for friends…
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Thinking Philosophically (Part 1): The Intellectual Code of Conduct
Productive debate is a skill which can be learned and practiced. In a philosophy class I took a while back, we were presented with a "code of intellectual conduct," but…
Jordanetics: A Review
In criticizing an irritating Peterson fan a while back, I made the following claim: In this case, the problem is in trusting an argument which you cannot understand, without realizing…
What is a Philosopher?
Or rather, what is philosopher not? The question is one that has been bothering me recently. In the realm of science, a scientist is one who applies the scientific method (usually in…
Why I Am A Propertarian
Libertarianism seems to be collapsing. Even those of us who still feel a kind of emotional affinity with the philosophy (I'm sure I'm not alone) have come to admit that…
If You Don’t Like Men…
After a number of positive music reviews, I think it's time to do a negative one. The song in question, which has serenaded me over the radio a few times…