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Summary: Korsgaard’s Sources of Normativity

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché December 29, 2009 @ 1:17 pm Nonfiction Reviews

In an undergrad philosophy class on problems in ethical theory, taught by libertarian James Stacey Taylor (who introduced me to the IHS), we were required to write 300-words-or-less summaries of each chapter of the philosophy books we were reading. It’s not easy summarizing 10-30 pages of academic philosophy into 300 words or less, and such [...]

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Liberty, Virtue, and the Autobot Way

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché December 8, 2009 @ 6:02 pm (Austrian) Economics

That was to be the subtitle for my chapter in Open Court‘s recent addition to their Popular Culture and Philosophy series, Transformers and Philosophy: More Than Meets the Mind. Alas, no subtitles made it into the book. I have received official permission to provide a pdf copy of my chapter, “Freedom Is the Right of [...]

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Aristotle’s Prime Mover

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché December 4, 2009 @ 9:05 am Philosophy

This is from a page of notes I put together in grad school for a presentation on Aristotle’s Prime Mover. Sources: De Anima III.5, Metaphysics XII (especially 7 & 9), Physics VIII (especially 8-10). PDF version. Characteristics of the Prime Mover (Divine Nous) First principle First mover (logically, not temporally); itself unmoved and unmovable/unalterable Substance [...]

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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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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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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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Resist the Call: Exercise Temperance and Retain your Humanity

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché February 23, 2008 @ 10:24 am Blogging

DUTY CALLSResist the temptation. Try to exercise some moderation. Otherwise, the obsession will likely turn you into an ass online and off.

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Ron Paul and the Remnant

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché February 15, 2008 @ 10:38 pm Libertarianism

In a recent address, Ron Paul mentions the Remnant. Skip to 12:06. “You do not know and will never know who the Remnant are, or where they are, or how many of them there are, or what they are doing or will do. Two things you know, and no more: first, that they exist; second, [...]

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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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