Does it matter if you do good stuff for all the wrong reasons? This is hardly a new question. Nor is it unexamined. Thinkers have likely wasted millions of hours considering it. Lots of answers. Aristotle said that it is the “intention” that matters, not what you do but why you do it. And then … Continue reading Aristotle vs. Kant
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Something Else to Worry About
Have you ever heard of the “Dark Enlightenment” movement? I hadn’t until I heard Van Jones mention it on CNN. There is a good article about it at https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/curtis-yarvin-trump. I’m no conspiracy theorist, but this shit is scary. The fundamental premise of this movement is that American democracy is a failed experiment and must be replaced … Continue reading Something Else to Worry About
Occam Is Right Again
How is it possible that Kamala Harris might very well lose to a dictatorial moron? I think that Occam, the father of “Occam’s Razor” – that the simplest answer is the best one -would say, “she’s a black woman.” And my baby-boomer generation has something to do with that. Our generation has met very few of the … Continue reading Occam Is Right Again
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