Aristotle's Anchorite

An informal discussion of this book, and what good it serves

Testing streaming outdoors

I originally recorded this in 2014. I am only now uploading it to Rumble, because Rumble didn't exist in 2014. What if HAL is not the character you think he is? Everyone wants him to be the evil one. Is he? Let's explore this question.

Lila Rose of Live Action provides a basic syllogism defending an absolutist pro-life position. I offer a critique of this syllogism, hoping to strengthen the argument.

What happens when you fail to teach philosophy correctly? You get 350 years of confusion and devastation.

We live in a constant state of tension between The One and The Many. What happens when the balance between the two gets out of whack? This is my crack at answering that question.

Jordan Peterson gives us another sentimental nod to what he considers "Justice". Let's pick it apart.

Peterson does his best to try to bring it all together in a triumphant end. Too bad he doesn't stick the landing :/

The problem with tradition, is deciding which one to defend.

Better arguments than usual, but still vague, sentimental, and ends on a vainglorious note.

Peterson tells us how fantastic individualism is, but then says it's not good enough. Okay, fine. But what he offers as an alternative is again just a list of sentimentalities.

Sure, responsibility is great. But what does Jordan mean?

An argument from consequence, in defense of Merit.

The Sovereign Individual becomes the Sovereign Citizen

The one question Peterson really struggles with

The third leg of the liberty-autonomy-agency stool

The core of the problem is how these two principles are conceptualized, and set against concepts like community, responsibility, and tradition.

Wherein I complain that Peterson doesn't go far enough.

The source for my insistence that there is a problem with individual sovereignty

Zero Energy Vic, and his atheistic origin

I am beginning a multi-part response to Jordan Peterson's statement of political doctrine. He calls it "conservative". But, really, it's just Lockean Liberalism.

Wherein I take issue with his unqualified defense of individual sovereignty. It's bollocks, us the Brits might put it.

George Orwell rallies the spirit of the English at a time of extreme crisis.

I dissect a discussion about science and faith between Bishop Barron and the Weinsteins.

Peter Boghossian's "Kendipalooza" finally gets to the heart of the matter.