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Monday, June 06, 2011

Other Philosophy Stuff Archive

These posts are a bit dated (for various reasons).

Are You Irrational or an Asshole?

Pirsig, Ad Hominems, and the Three Rhetorical Archetypes

Philosophy, Metaphilosophy, Metaphysics

Free Will and Determinism: The Contours of Moral Responsibility

Just Bitching

How Not to Start a Philosophical Conversation

A Theory of Rhetorical Overindulgence

The Difference: Conversion and Articulation
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