Category: Philosophy
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Notes on Eristics, or Disputation
I consider myself to be good at arguing. I don’t mean good at shouting over people or good at debate, I mean pretty specifically that I am good at arguing: when we’re not trying to prove a point, when we’re just scuffling, and I’m trying to get a win by the use of language. When…
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Aphorism 2 – The Clean Man
Many people have used concepts that Nietzsche introduced (or, at least, that they were introduced to by Nietzsche) and achieved great things with them. Foucault as I’ve mentioned, Deleuze, Derrida, Weber, Jung, Bataille, Heidegger, and so on. Do I reject concepts like ressentiment and master/slave moralities not because they are untrue but because they are…
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Aphorism 1 – Ressentiment
If Nietzsche gets to misapply the word aphorism then I’m going to do it, too. I’ve heard about the bird of prey, let’s say a hawk, and the lamb. I have questions. Let’s say that the hawk has eaten too much so it’s slow, or that the lamb that he’s following is very fast, and…
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The Theory of the General Crisis
In a relatively short space here, I am going to describe the basic formation, function, and structure of the state. My goal is to help clarify the actual nature of the state so that we, regardless of our individual statuses, can respond to the state based upon our true position.
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Against Nietzsche
I must be direct: if you have any respect for Friedrich Nietzsche, you’ve fucked up. There are three options. The best is that you’re the victim of a con. The next best is that you’re at least a bit stupid. The worst is that you’re consciously a monster. There aren’t other options. I don’t base…
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Against Atheism
What I want to respond to is the idea that faith is intrinsically bound to scripture, and I make this distinction because those without faith frequently see faith as shallow and self-deluded. This comes from an incorrect understanding of faith.
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Against Dyson’s Feynman
One thing that I think Dyson gets quite wrong is his assertion that only Christianity is very interested in theology. To state this about the other Abrahamic religions is farcical, though I grant that Islamic and Jewish treatises on the nature of God may not have been available to him at the time he wrote…