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Response by Shawn Klein

Will Thomas’s review essay captures much of the essence of this very difficult Derrida piece. I especially appreciated his comments on decon

Feb 28, 2011
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Shawn E. Klein
4 Mins
Does Foucault Have an Argument?

I was quite impressed with David L. Potts’s review of Foucault, as I was impressed with the criticisms he raised against my own discussion..

Feb 28, 2011
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Bryan Register
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Deconstructing Derrida: Review of "Structure, Sign and Discourse in the Human Sciences"

The first impulse a reader is likely to have upon starting to read chapter 10 is to close the book in dismay and disgust. The sentences appe

Feb 28, 2011
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Michal Fram Cohen
9 Mins
Artificiality in Heidegger

In his outstanding review essay , Roger Donway makes several references to things’ identities being “artificial.” By this he seems to mean

Feb 27, 2011
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David L. Potts
5 Mins
Response by Jamie Mellway

This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 1999 online "CyberSeminar" entitled " The Continental Origins of Postmodernism ."

Feb 27, 2011
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Jamie Mellway
2 Mins
Foucault's Sexuality

As I understand it, Foucault is one of the widely recognized creators of Postmodernism. He was influenced by Hegel and Nietzsche, and he

Feb 27, 2011
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William Dale
10 Mins
Knowledge and Power in Foucault

To properly interpret [Michel] Foucault’s statements in The History of Sexuality: An Introduction ("HSI," Vintage Books, 1990; first publish

Feb 27, 2011
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David L. Potts
10 mins
Heidegger's Attempt to Redeem Metaphysics

This commentary is part of The Atlas Society's 1999 online "CyberSeminar" entitled " The Continental Origins of Postmodernism ."

Feb 26, 2011
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10 Mins
Getting a Grip on Nothing

I want to lay out what I understand to be the basic structure of the argument, along the way dealing with some misunderstandings to which

Feb 21, 2011
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Bryan Register
9 Mins
Heidegger's Concept of Dasein

Bryan suggested that we might find his reading of “What Is Metaphysics?” too Sartrean; I confess I did find it so. I was particularly

Feb 21, 2011
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6 mins
America's Pioneer Spirit: Government vs. New Frontiers

In his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, written in tandem with the script for the epic movie of the same name, Arthur....

Feb 10, 2011
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Edward Hudgins
9 Mins
Labor Unions

An ideal Objectivist society would be one where there would be maximum individual freedom, and minimum governmental functions, primary among

Jan 26, 2011
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Malini Kochhar
2 Mins
Logical Positivism vs. Objectivism

Contrary to logical positivism, the cognitive meaning of a statement is not equal to its means of verification. Instead, the meaning of a...

Jan 26, 2011
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Richard Shedenhelm
3 Mins
Laissez-Faire Capitalism

Ayn Rand maintained the necessity of a government that kept its “hands off” the private lives of its citizens, while at the same time......

Jan 26, 2011
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Malini Kochhar
2 Mins
Logic and a Paradox

Your argument is correct. But I will elaborate a little to make clear the Objectivist view.....

Jan 26, 2011
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2 Mins
Libertarian Package Deals

April 2008 -- Editor’s note: I’m pleased to yield my usual editorial space this month to Gene Holloway, director of operations and

Jan 26, 2011
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Eugene C. Holloway
7 Mins
Immortality and Value

Objectivists would try to employ any technology that reliably allowed them to live longer, fuller lives. It is wonderful and life-affirming

Jan 26, 2011
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2 Mins
Humanism vs. Objectivism

Humanism is the doctrine that there is only the real world, that reason is our means of knowledge, and that human well-being in this life is

Jan 26, 2011
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Production of Bads Not Goods

In a society that is basically Objectivist in its beliefs and laws, the only actions that would be illegal would be those that impose harm o

Jan 26, 2011
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4 Mins
Inductive Reasoning in Philosophy

Induction is the process of reaching general conclusions from particular facts. It is contrasted in logic with deduction, which is the proce

Jan 26, 2011
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2 Mins

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