Category: Aristotle (Against)
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Objectivism: The “Worst and Most Dangerous” Philosophy In America
Today I address a narrow segment of readers who have special need for the message of Epicurus – those readers who have come into contact with the philosophy of Ayn...
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An Aristotelian Indictment Against Epicurus
Since at least the time of Cicero, Epicurus and his philosophy have been vigorously attacked by Platonists, Stoics, Peripatetics, Skeptics, and all varieties in between. The attack continues to this...
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Epicurus: Against Skepticism
Time to launch a new category for the blog: Against Skepticism. This is a topic that is second in importance perhaps only to Against Platonism. The two are closely related,...
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Epicurean Assistance for Well-Meaning Fans of Ayn Rand
An Epicurean friend has asked me about a subject that comes up repeatedly. He has a friend who is familiar with the work of Ayn Rand, and the friend is...
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On the Pedantry of Aristotle (and Stoicism and Platonism too!)
I confess that “pedantry” is a word I rarely if ever use, and hardly know the meaning. Here is wikipedia: “A pedant is a person who is excessively concerned with formalism and precision, or...
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Against Aristotle / In Support Of The Romulans
The tongue-in-cheek title to this post is a reference to my current reading: Two Studies In The Greek Atomists by David Furley. The thesis of Furley’s two studies is this:...