But what standard is being used to guide the criticism? And what's the purpose of criticizing in the first place if not to point to an alternative? Pe...
@"Wayfarer"Well there's defintiely something to be said for your reasoned belief that Donald Trump represents an existential threat to the very surviv...
It's an interesting debate for sure. I'm inclined to agree with you regarding the superiority of our Western values to those of the Chinese. I think t...
And neither of us knows whether these were lone wolves by the way. That's obviously the official story, but one of the consequences of habitual lying ...
Not sure what the salutary warning refers to, so maybe you can extrapolate a bit. As I see it, without the belief in something better (even if it simp...
There have been assassinations in this country of political leaders and political or cultural dissidents who represented a legitimate threat to the st...
I am American and I do think it's a lie. Despite paying lip service to human values we will gladly do business in places like China, Saudi Arabia, etc...
But the fact is he's merely responding to the world which both 'establishment' Republicans and Democrats alike helped bring about. They both betrayed ...
I would also add that I'm not against the public educational system inculcating a certain set of religiously-neutral but socially (and individually) b...
I agree with those distinctions. I feel like many of these issues--at least ones related to personal moral standards and behavior--should be battled o...
Economic Left/Right: -8.75 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.0 And here I thought I was a social conservative. I do make a fundamental distinction ...
I think that's a good assessment. I picked up my copy of Being and Time today and flipped through the section concerning the 'handiness' of equipment,...
I think the quote you brought up is a good example of the type of hyperbole Heidegger was unfortunately prone to use for dramatic effect. There are ma...
I don't think Heidegger is overrated at all. The radical new understanding of human existence he articulates in B&T makes it one of the most insightfu...
I think there are many factors involved here. First, though, I want to make it clear for anyone who hasn't read my previous posts in this thread that ...
All of what you wrote resonates a great deal with me. I'm assuming of course that I understood it, but I would say that this seems very close to my ow...
I would also quickly add, Agustino, that I think your 'conservative' ethics is ripe for the type of highly functional sociopaths who can successfully ...
Well, I believe that I'm a conflicted being with conflicting impulses. Plato's tripartite division of the soul makes more than a bit of sense to me an...
What leads to happiness and well-being? A life of moderation and the implementation of other virtues? To my naive view, it seems like the satisfaction...
You may very well be correct, but in what sense does the notion of piety have any legitimate meaning in a materialistic universe devoid of intrinsic p...
This seems a little one-sided. It may indeed be an accurate depiction of the general trend among members of the US Republican Party leadership, with t...
Interesting, I see genuine religion as being largely (if not wholly) at odds with nature. Especially 'nature' as conceived of, and glorified by, someo...
You're definitely an exception to the general rule. I'll grant you that, and also point out that I appreciate your honesty on this topic. There's defi...
Good points. I think my own ego has been stirred into action recently and I'm honestly not liking the negative emotions associated with perceived affr...
Interesting topic. I have little background in traditional disputes regarding the nature of God, but I think Heidegger does an admirable job of highli...
Why must the desire to take laws seriously be grounded in underlying (racial?) identity? Every nation, and not just those with a white majority, shoul...
I can only counter the academic and intellectual approach to racial matters with my own experience. My experience isn't the whole story, obviously, bu...
As I understand him (an important qualification), Nietzsche does seem to contradict himself on the topic of truth. The man who claimed there are no fa...
And I must say that as much as I can't stand Donald Trump, the reaction of the Left to his presidential victory has been a real eye opener for me. The...
I've also been drifting towards more conservative positions over the past couple years, at least on social issues. I still don't identify at all with ...
I'll grant all that you wrote, but would then counter the implicit assumption that other, non-Western peoples don't engage in the same sort of aggress...
Yeah I would second that if it involves the belief that there's some positive advantage that one gets by virtue of being 'white'. Sure, I can acknowle...
I remember a class discussion back in college involving Edward Said's Orientalism that I found interesting. Predictably, it pertained to Western colon...
Well, while I don't agree with this hypothetical building of a wall at all, I would also assume the US could pursue policies which would hurt the Mexi...
I imagine they won't. That was part of Trump's plan as laid out in the link above, which Hanover apparently missed since he said he didn't see anythin...
End Illegal Immigration Act "Fully-funds the construction of a wall on our southern border with the full understanding that the country of Mexico will...
Yeah that standard Republican economic agenda has been to push for unregulated global free markets, the continued dismantling of labor unions, the eli...
This is so untrue on so many levels. I'm surprisd you would think that a Republican sweep would solve it if not exacerbate it. You may be right, but I...
Indeed. It may not be realistic to expect a return to the days when one could find a solid and stable job without an advanced degree or marketable ski...
And I would also ask: do you really think Trump needs more money? Was that his sole or even primary motivation for running for president? To enrich hi...
There's obviously a major disconnect between his life and the group he claims to represent. No argument there, but would that be the first time that's...
I see the one positive development of the Trump campaign being his ability to make the 'white working-class' a more self-conscious group than before, ...
Realism and Idealism are both predicated upon a tacit acceptance of an inner/outer split. This starting point leads to myriad 'problems', the likes of...
But how could anyone ever step beyond their own experience in any meaningful way? That seems like a crazy demand to establish the 'objective' existenc...
Greetings dukkha, I don't think I understand your issue here. Of course others exist objectively whether they are part of my 'being-with' or not. The ...
Thank you for the kind words. I would, yet again, separate the pragmatic from the more ethereal benefits of integrity. In regards to the former, I thi...
I've come to think it's a mistake to assume that lying is always more beneficial than being honest. While it often leads to immediate short-term benef...
In my experience I've found it difficult to achieve consensus amongst even just a few people on mundane topics, like coming up with a core set of valu...
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