Tag Archives: Karl Popper

The Spirit of Marcuse

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Yesterday, in the comments to this post, I linked to a progressive’s call for censoring “intolerant” speech, something I’ve been hearing increasingly over the past year or so. Although the post quotes Karl Popper, it reminded me of … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: “The degeneration of philosophical schools in its turn is the consequence of the mistaken belief that one can philosophize without having been compelled to philosophize by problems outside philosophy….Genuine philosophical problems are always rooted outside philosophy and … Continue reading →

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