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A debate over definitions

Thursday, February 21, 2008

The dreadful debate over definitions.  It seems that when you get right down to it, these are the discussions that people abhor the most, far more than those concerning politics or religion.  Whereas with religion or politics, the difference can usually be distilled into a subjective evaluative judgment, the argument lacks a certain joie de [...]

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Platonism for the masses

Monday, February 4, 2008

After starting college, I slowly became disconnected with the Christian faith that had been an influential part of my life in high school. It wasn’t due to the fact that I fell into the collegiate life of hedonism and simply abandoned all things good and holy. My loss of faith was a gradual [...]

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Subversive language and the role of philosophy

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

“I am writing a book.” This is not as creative, interesting, or impressive as it actually sounds, so in my day-to-day interactions I like to just leave it at that. “I am writing a book.” If pressed for details, I’ll reveal that it’s a Korean history book. The rights to this [...]

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