August 27, 2013
There is no Second Law
The other night I was watching Burn Notice, my favorite spy show. Our long suffering protagonist Michael Westen had just found out that after he spent 7 long seasons trying…
Month: August 2013
August 26, 2013
Michael Huemer Responds to Critics, Part 1
Many thanks to Kevin Vallier (here), Chris Morris (here and here), Bas van der Vossen (here and here), and Massimo Renzo (here) for their very thoughtful and interesting posts. I…
August 26, 2013
We’re Back Here Again? Why Ron Paul’s Friends Matter
A little over 18 months ago, I made something of a splash, not to mention pissing lots of people off and generating lots of traffic here at BHL, by writing…
August 24, 2013
Philosophy Departments Have Bad Business Ethics, Redux
A follow-up on this previous post. Marcus Arvan at University of Tampa has an interesting post here about “selling the discipline” of philosophy to get more majors. Among his major selling…
August 23, 2013
On Legitimacy
I’ve been meaning to post on state legitimacy for a while now. Our symposium on Michael Huemer’s fine book seems like as good a reason to do this as any….
August 21, 2013
Michael Huemer’s Defense of Anarchy
I said I’d hoped to have some thoughts about Part II of The Problem of Political Authority and I do have some reactions. I have a soft spot for anarchism,…