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My JLS Atlas Shrugged Article, Finally!

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché November 12, 2009 @ 11:20 am Aristotelian Liberalism

The “final” issue of the Journal of Libertarian Studies is finally available online, although it looks like there will be one more final issue for all the other accepted but unpublished articles. This is the Atlas Shrugged Symposium issue, the last issue edited by Roderick Long, and I’m proud to say it includes an article [...]

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Oughtism and Its Cure

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché May 29, 2009 @ 2:06 pm Aristotelian Liberalism

I decided to rename my blog “Is-Ought GAP: The Cure for Oughtism,” simultaneously turning separate eristic jokes by Stephan Kinsella and another libertarian on their heads.1 The following are some excerpts from two sections of one chapter of Veatch’s For an Ontology of Morals: A Critique of Contemporary Ethical Theory. Veatch calls the mentality he [...]

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My dissertation is completed, approved and now online

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché January 21, 2009 @ 2:01 pm (Austrian) Economics

Well, I finally finished my dissertation and now it’s available online for anyone to read. I actually defended it on December 2nd. My committee approved it under the condition that I make some revisions, which is not an unusual occurrence. They mainly wanted me to flesh out and clarify some things in chapters five and [...]

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The New Apple iMissile

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché September 18, 2008 @ 12:17 am Business

In recent news, Apple has joined the military-industrial complex. Get ready to say hello to the new iMissile. No offense, fanboys and girls. It’s my first LOLcat. Like it? (I added just the Apple logo and the text, someone else had already put the cat in.)

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Recipe: Spiced Basmati Rice with Peanuts

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché September 11, 2008 @ 7:21 pm Featured Posts

Ingredients 1 cup uncooked basmati rice 2 tbsp vegetable oil or ghee (clarified butter) or combination 2 14oz cans tomatoes (I prefer one can diced, the other petite cut/diced) 1/2 medium onion, diced 5 medium cloves garlic, diced 1 jalapeno, diced 1/2 cup Planter’s cocktail peanuts 2 tsp cumin seed 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 [...]

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George Carlin: If you vote, you have no right to complain

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché August 27, 2008 @ 11:45 am Featured Posts
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A Brief Note on Robbins, Rand, and Atheism

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché August 14, 2008 @ 11:58 pm Ayn Rand

From Gary North’s obituary for John Robbins: Robbins first came to the attention of libertarians because of his self-published book, Answer to Ayn Rand (1974). He did not object to her defense of the free market. He objected to her epistemology, which rested on atheism. I can see why he would think that, since for [...]

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Dr. Bob Carter on Climate Change

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché May 28, 2008 @ 9:59 pm Featured Posts
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Immanent Politics, Participatory Democracy, and the Pursuit of Eudaimonia

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché May 20, 2008 @ 3:04 pm Aristotelian Liberalism

This is the paper I presented at ASC, chapter 5 of my dissertation.After much too much procrastination the rough draft is finallyfinished and it’s uploaded to my website. I’m sure it’s in need ofrevision so constructive comments, suggestions and criticisms arewelcome.

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“The most stupid fool is better off than those who think they are wise when they are not.”

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché January 31, 2008 @ 11:55 pm (Austrian) Economics

I added a new quote to the Great Quotes on the left sidebar. I hope it is not too pretentious of me, as it is one of my own, albeit but a modification of a great Rothbard quote on ignorance of economics. Here they are for comparison: “It is no crime to be ignorant of [...]

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