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A Brief Note on Robbins, Rand, and Atheism

August 14, 2008 @ 11:58 pm

From Gary North’s obituary for John Robbins: Robbins first came to the attention of libertarians because of his self-published book, Answer to Ayn Rand (1974). He did not object to her defense of the free market. He objected to her epistemology, which rested on atheism. I can see why he would think that, since for [...]

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Dr. Bob Carter on Climate Change

May 28, 2008 @ 9:59 pm
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Immanent Politics, Participatory Democracy, and the Pursuit of Eudaimonia

May 20, 2008 @ 3:04 pm

This is the paper I presented at ASC, chapter 5 of my dissertation.After much too much procrastination the rough draft is finallyfinished and it’s uploaded to my website. I’m sure it’s in need ofrevision so constructive comments, suggestions and criticisms arewelcome.

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"The most stupid fool is better off than those who think they are wise when they are not."

January 31, 2008 @ 11:55 pm

I added a new quote to my Favorite Quotes page. I hope it is not too pretentious of me, as it is one of my own, albeit but a modification of a great Rothbard quote on ignorance of economics. Here they are for comparison: “It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, [...]

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Comments on Roderick Long's "Inside and Outside Spooner's Natural Law Jurisprudence"

January 29, 2008 @ 1:43 pm

During December 27-30, 2007 I attended the annual eastern division meeting of the American Philosophical Society. There I offered comments on Roderick’s paper, “Inside and Outside Spooner’s Natural Law Jurisprudence,” presented as part of the Molinari Society Symposium. I have been remiss in procrastinating on typing up and posting my comments. So now, fully a [...]

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American vs. British SF

December 19, 2007 @ 9:06 pm

[Update: A revised and expanded version of this post has been published at The Libertarian Standard.] Are there any major differences between American and British SF? If so, what are they and what is the reason for them? In the latest issue of Locus Magazine (Dec 2007), reviewer Graham Sleight says a couple of interesting [...]

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Brief Observation on War and the State

November 13, 2007 @ 10:56 am

I was just watching Crimson Tide on tv and there was a mention of the famous dictum by the Prussian general, military historian, and theorist Carl von Clausewitz: “War is the continuation of politics by other means.” There is a profound truth in that dictum. It identifies shared characteristics of statist politics and war: anti-social [...]

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Eudaimonia, Virtue, and the Right to Liberty

October 31, 2007 @ 1:09 pm

Well, I’ve finally completed the first draft of my first dissertation chapter, chapter two (chapter one being the introduction which I will write later). This is the central chapter of the dissertation. I’m hoping to get it published as a separate journal article as well. The working title is “Eudaimonia, Virtue, and the Right to [...]

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