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The Grandest Narrative (I. The Rise)
Almost no one (besides the intellectualized children of modernity, that is) has believed that the world just happened. But the idea that we could understand, using our minds, how it came about, started (so far as we can determine) with … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Worldview, Philosophy, Political Economy, Political Philosophy, Religion, Uncategorized
Tagged apologetics, Aquinas, Christendom, Christianity, Creation, God, humans as problem solvers, intelligibility of the universe, narrative, Philosophy, Religion, rise of the West, technology, Western civilization, worldviews
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Modernity
Many philosophers and other authors use the term modernity for the state of civilization to which the later Enlightenment and the industrial revolution gave rise. The Enlightenment was fundamentally about the rise and presumed applicability of reason and empirical methods … Continue reading
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Tagged absurdism, Albert Camus, alienation, Auguste Comte, Beat Generation, Christianity, Dadaism, disco and philosophy, Friedrich Nietzsche, history, liberal democracy, Modernity, myth of progress, nihilism, Philosophy, politics, popular music, punk rock and philosophy, science, scientific philosophy, Sigmund Freud, technology, William James
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We Are Moving….
Lost Generation Philosopher is moving to Medium in January, 2021. Details to come. Continue reading
(S)Election 2020: Was It Stolen? (“Fact-Check” Follies, Dominion, and More)
Was Election 2020 stolen for Biden-Harris? Before you say No, here is some evidence for you to consider even if mainstream media and the courts (so far) deny that it exists. Continue reading
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Tagged antifa, Antifa anti-American, Big Tech censorship, Black Lives Matter, Conspiracy Theories, Dominion Voting Systems, Election 2020, Eric Mataxas, Facebook fact-checkers, globalism and Antifa, Joe Oltmann, Sidney Powell lawsuits, Stolen Election, Stop the Steal
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Basic Conservative Principles, Part 2
[Continued from Part 1.] Reviewing quickly: these were the nine basic conservative principles we settled on a week ago. (1) Supervening over — standing above — the world we live in, with all its events and trials, is an enduring … Continue reading
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Materialism (Vers. 2.0, Part 4)
Materialism (Vers. 2.0, Part 4) continues the discussion begun in Parts 1 – 3, asking whether any secular moral theories are sufficient to thwart modern tendencies toward relativism, nihilism, and abuses of money and power. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Worldview, Culture, Libertarianism, Philosophy, Political Economy, Uncategorized, Where is Civilization Going?
Tagged Ayn Rand, Bentham, capitalism, categorical imperative, Christianity, Comte, deontology, industrial civilization, Kant, Law of Three Stages, libertarianism, materialism, Mill, philosophy of history, political economy, Rawls, social justice, utilitarianism, veil of ignorance
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Taking a Short Break from LGP
Lost Generation Philosopher has been on a short break but will return in due course. Continue reading
Announcement: I Have Joined Patreon / Patreon.com
I’m back after another vacation, lol. Actually, I have been working very hard on completing a novel in six months (begun in early November with its projected completion date in early May). To help with the costs of publication and … Continue reading
What Should Philosophy Do? (Part 2)
Last week, we outlined four answers to this question, provided examples of each, and following a brief discussion of Comte’s Law of Three Stages and the rise of materialism as a philosophical dogma, brought our discussion to a tentative conclusion: … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Uncategorized, Where Is Philosophy Going?
Tagged atheism, Auguste Comte, authoritarianism, Chinese room, Christianity, Derrida, Ethics, gender feminism, God, Hume's fork, John Horgan, John Searle, Law of Three Stages, libertarian, materialism, Milgram Experiment, Philosophy, solitary confinement
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Two Cultures, Two Americas — Post-Election 2016 Edition (Philosophical Reflections on an Empire In Decline)
The hostility of this election & the volatile mood of the country are indicative of two cultures, two Americas … unequal, unyoked, on collision course, & probably indicative of a nation in unavoidable decline. Continue reading
Posted in Election 2016 and Aftermath, Uncategorized
Tagged "alt-right", bitter clingers, Brandon Smith, Brian Eno, Christianity, conservatism, culture war, deplorables, Donald Trump, economic nationalism, economics, Electoral College, free trade, globalism, globalization, God, Greece, Hillary Clinton, Marine Le Pen, Michael Moore, nationalism, Philosophy, political correctness, progressive, protectionism, racism, secession, sexism, Syriza Party, U.S. Empire, Yanis Varoufakis
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