Caution, critical thinking required. From Dictionary of Philosophy: Mill’s methods: Inductive methods formulated by John Stuart Mill for the discovery of causal relations between phenomena.
Tag: philosophy
When, Deep Down, You Know You’re Wrong
It seems almost nothing gets statists as stirred up these days as declining to participate in their religious rituals. Isn’t that just the silliest thing?!
J. S. Mill’s Methods II
Determining the critical difference is the key. From Dictionary of Philosophy: Mill’s methods: Inductive methods formulated by John Stuart Mill for the discovery of causal relations between phenomena.
J. S. Mill’s Methods I
Determining cause and effect is not a simple feat. From Dictionary of Philosophy: Mill’s methods: Inductive methods formulated by John Stuart Mill for the discovery of causal relations between phenomena.
How Game of Thrones Made Me Appreciate Family Values
Graphic violence. Excessive sexuality. Drunken brawling. Betrayal. Deception. Incest. Most people know Game of Thrones for these unsavory plot elements. You wouldn’t think a show like this would teach you to appreciate family values. But for me, Game of Thrones has probably done more to make me appreciate my teetotalling, conservative upbringing than anything produced by the purveyors of “family friendly” entertainment.
Does Philosophy Apply?
It seems to me that one who would be subservient has abandoned wisdom. One does not need to be the wisest of the wise to love knowledge more than being mastered.
Schooling Was for the Industrial Era, Unschooling Is for the Future
The trouble is that we have left the Industrial Era for the Imagination Age, but our mass education system remains fully entrenched in factory-style schooling. By many accounts, mass schooling has become even more restrictive than it was a century ago, consuming more of childhood and adolescence than at any time in our history.
Trust In the Power of Your Asking
Take a chance on the power of your asking. Give your relationships an opportunity to work on the basis of sincerity and sympathy. You’ll have a lot more fun that way. Don’t pull out a fire extinguisher if all you need to do is ask someone to blow out a candle.
I Am a Voluntaryist
I am a voluntaryist, anarchist, libertarian, agorist, and capitalist. These are legitimate, effective ways of accomplishing worthy goals without resorting to authoritarian control.
No Such Thing As Free School
It should come as no surprise that, when the government teaches, it happens to teach that government is a positive good, and that without government, there’d be no roads, and we’d all be at the mercy of war lords and other horrible creatures. So shut up, submit, pay your taxes and follow the rules.