Matt Dinan of Holy Cross comments: I think that the biggest difference between Hegel and Kojeve (or at least Kojeve’s Hegel) is that Hegel’s philosophy of absolute spirit doesn’t make a whole lot of sense without Christianity, whereas Kojeve thinks that Christianity can be . . . . Continue Reading »
Peter recently said to his Big Think readers “It really is true that you don’t know much about how the Constitution works even today if you haven’t read them.” By “them” he meant The Federalist Papers . But of course, not all of them. Some Great Books must be read . . . . Continue Reading »
So one of the most annoying features (one to which I contributed) of the Strauss-Kojeve panels was this constant comment: I’m not going to address the difficult question of to what extent and in what ways Kojeve agrees and disagrees with the actual Hegel. Although Strauss himself was big on . . . . Continue Reading »
On The Square Thoughts. . . . . Continue Reading »
First off, here are my BIG THOUGHTS on that way of dividing American opinion. It goes without saying that it’s not the only way, and all such bloggy divisions are analytic schemes to clarify the real issues. Senator Lee, as Pete explains, is trying to situate the Republicans as the more . . . . Continue Reading »
First off (notice than I using that instead of SO now and again), let me call attention to the very favorable attention our Carl, our Jean, and our Jim have received from PowerLine’s Scott Johnson . Our Jim has always claimed to be a FEDERALIST 49 constitutionalist, which means he believes . . . . Continue Reading »
I’ve been gratified by the encouraging response given my initial American Liberty posts, in which I outline my theory of the five American conceptions of liberty. It looks like I will have a chance to present my ideas to a wider intellectual audience soon, but remember that you read about it . . . . Continue Reading »
First off, Tom West and our Jean continue to add highly instructive and original comments to the “Carl Responds to Tom” thread below. Please join in. And here’s a fascinating, personal, and anonymous comment on the tough UNION issue: I was raised in a union family. I appreciate . . . . Continue Reading »
First off, I want to call your attention to the very substantial and fascinating contributions by the legendary TOM WEST in the thread to Carl’s post below. There’s a lot to learn about PROPERTY RIGHTS from Tom, and we’re honored to have an especially clear and incisive view of . . . . Continue Reading »
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