tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post9060457928132174223..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: TAKING A DEEP BREATHRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-3822171643112107372011-02-16T13:15:08.276-05:002011-02-16T13:15:08.276-05:00Professor,
Were any of the imperialist extrapolati...Professor,<br />Were any of the imperialist extrapolations from Marxist economics of interest you? Suggest as the work on imperialism done by Lenin, Luxembourg, Bukharain, etc. I'm referring strictly to these individuals economic text over capitalist exploitation in foreign countries; not their individual careers as revolutionaries.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250295324149056708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-53317685787618972352011-02-15T22:12:11.139-05:002011-02-15T22:12:11.139-05:00Maybe you could start with Kant's moral philos...Maybe you could start with Kant's moral philosophy from Groundwork For A Metaphysic of Morals?Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353954192152571397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-19596233617522331362011-02-14T16:58:55.307-05:002011-02-14T16:58:55.307-05:00I read Kant when I was 16 several years ago and st...I read Kant when I was 16 several years ago and started studying philosophy afterwards. Go for it.<br /><br />Also I read a footnote in a Bennett book? recently where he mentions your book on Kant. It was either Bennett or Strawson, and whichever one refers to your book as painstaking, so I'm definitely interested in reading.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827143331292638002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-63738909555117984362011-02-14T16:35:09.486-05:002011-02-14T16:35:09.486-05:00Professor Wolff --
I too was surprised by the mai...Professor Wolff --<br /><br />I too was surprised by the mainstream media commenting on the US support of authoritarian regimes. The most interesting shift in perspective is the mainstream media characterization of Mubarak. Prior to the popular uprisings, Mubarak was portrayed as a pillar of stability in a volatile and hostile region – as well as an important US ally. Viewed as a dignitary and respected foreign head of state, Mubarak was a frequent guest on the Charlie Rose program offering his “expert analysis” of events in the Middle East. Now, on that very same program, Charlie’s roundtable guests have been regularly pummeling the Egyptian despot with abandon. On ABC news, one correspondent referred to members of Mubarak’s cabinet as his “cronies”. The irony? (Can we call it irony?) Prior to the popular uprisings in Egypt, not one negative word had been uttered by the mainstream US media about Mubarak or his regime (or the US backing of it). Sad, but par for the course, I am afraid.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826600172627425879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-42416429879093954472011-02-14T02:52:42.632-05:002011-02-14T02:52:42.632-05:00Anyone driven away by Kant is only punishing thems...Anyone driven away by Kant is only punishing themselves. A series on Kant would be great.Eggs Maledicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16702143644807880214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-64432011539550014652011-02-13T18:53:07.342-05:002011-02-13T18:53:07.342-05:00I'm waiting for the Kant shoe to fall. But sin...I'm waiting for the Kant shoe to fall. But since I'm exhausted, I wouldn't blame you a bit for taking at least one deep breath before you do it. LOL.GTChristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14390368105725901371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-67242690637600593562011-02-13T13:19:15.714-05:002011-02-13T13:19:15.714-05:00Hume is another option ;)Hume is another option ;)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250295324149056708noreply@blogger.com