The Philosopher's Stone

There have  been a number of interesting comments lately pointing me in different directions.   Let me begin with Robin McDugald’s questio...

One of the various anonymi   [ anonymata?] asks that I say a few words about alienation and point to some readings.   The locus classicus ...

Draft Week by Week Course Outline Sept. 4:             Intro to seminar.   No assigned reading    Sept. 11:           Marx, Commun...

As I have several times mentioned, come fall I shall be flying up to New York each Tuesday to teach a course at Columbia University.   Jer...

In the past few days, the comments section of this blog has taken a turn with which I am very unhappy, and I have only myself to blame.   ...

Well, one day under the weather is a reasonable price to pay for 97% protection against shingles.   Now, as to that clip from Noam Chomsky...

On Thursday I had my second Shingles vaccine shot, and as anticipated, it had a bad effect on me.  I spent most of yesterday laid up, but wi...