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The Legitimate State’s Right to Control Immigration
A quick note before beginning: I wrote this as a member of an extant state, in the real world. I didn’t waste my time drawing up a libertarian argument for the way things should be, and especially not under ideal … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Aliens and Citizens, anarchism, DREAM Act, DREAMers, flood of immigrants, freedom of association, freedom of movement, Immigration, Immigration and freedom of association, immigration crisis, Joseph Carens, libertarians on immigration, luck egalitarian, Mexican border, Mexicans, Mexico, open borders, relation equality, statism, Texas immigration crisis, Texas immigration flood
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Thoughts on Impermanence: Schopenhauer
I believe it is time for my return to serious philosophical enquiry. One can only be permitted to dwell in grief for so long. The content of my mind will be the final monument to a love so cherished, and … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy
Tagged Arthur Schopenhauer, impermanence, pessimism, philosophy, Schopenhauer
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A quote on free will, and God’s abandonment…
“Living life under the pretense of free will is a heart breaking, and mistaken way to cope in vain with the persistent betrayals of our cold, distant, and silent God” –K.W. Richardson
Posted in Musings and Prose, Philosophy, Religion, Writing
Tagged abandonment, free-will, God, K.W. Richardson
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Happiness v. Virtue: A Quote by Henry Sidgwick
It’s been a week since my last post, and I apologize. In fact, my last post wasn’t that great. It was a drunk and delirious tirade that didn’t deserve to stay up, so I shit canned it. Needless to say … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Personal Life, Philosophy, Writing
Tagged aesthetics, Been Gone A Long Time, ethics, Facedownphilosophy, happiness, Henry Sidgwick, morality, philosophy, Schopenhauer, Sidgwick, The Methods of Ethics, virtue, writing
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White Privilege: A Brief Inspection
My Dear Readers, The following is a brief inspection of the theory of white privilege. I was forced by a terrible professor of mine to write a piece on white privilege as a way of making amends for offending her … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Writing
Tagged crux of the matter, error of my ways, intellectual honesty, intellectual integrity, kendall clark, oppression, Peggy McIntosh, philosophy, political correctness, political incorrectness, politically correct, politically incorrect, politics, Racism, racist, reason, road to damascus, saul on the road to damascus, WEB DuBois, whiskey, White Privilege, white supremacy, writing
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The Problem With the World
“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.” ― Charles Bukowski
Posted in Philosophy, Writing
Tagged Bukowski, certainty, Charles Bukowski, doubt, philosophy
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On Hope: Wisdom From My Beloved Professor
So I received some correspondence from a professor of mine who is vastly more enlightened than I am, and has powerful insight into very esoteric fields of study in philosophy and religion. The woman is a true master of minds, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Life, Philosophy, Questions, Writing
Tagged Grief, hope, hopelessness, philosophy, suffering
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