Nationhood or Nihilism: Identity as Philosophical Combat

Apr 3, 2023 by

By Carlos Perona Calvete, European Conservative. When defending nationhood, or the distinctiveness of cultures and identities, we sometimes find ourselves hindered by an excessively utilitarian approach. Defenders of ‘the nation’ refer to...

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Human nature

Mar 7, 2023 by

by Fergus Butler-Gallie, The Critic: We must understand our vices as well as our virtues. […]  Human nature has become the domain of living, laughing and loving; our sole purpose is the pursuit of pleasure and the minimisation of...

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How woke is Nietzsche?

Aug 25, 2022 by

by Giles Fraser, UnHerd: “There are no facts,” said Nietzsche, “only interpretations.” Some think the philosopher, who died on this day in 1900, went mad through syphilis; others that he had brain cancer. But whatever the cause of his...

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For Hume the bell tolls

Aug 10, 2022 by

by Bethel McGrew, Artillery Row: I recently concluded a week of vacation in Edinburgh—not, as someone guessed from my name, on family business, but on a research pilgrimage to the church of Old St. Paul’s. (Readers can learn more here and...

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Nietzsche vs. Dylan: Fight for the 21st-Century Soul

Jul 12, 2022 by

By Thaddeus Williams, TGC […] let’s meet the masters of those convinced they have none. If I believe my heart is basically good—a reliable guide to the good life—then I’m unwittingly paying service to the likes of Pelagius,...

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Is it good advice to “be yourself”? Why looking inward is not necessarily the answer

Jul 6, 2022 by

by Brian Rosner, ABC Religion & Ethics: Consider the following statements. From Marvel’s Thor: “I need to figure out exactly who I am”. From Dylan Alcott, the 2022 Australian of the Year: “Be yourself and watch your world change. The...

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