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Twitter Tuesday: what is knowledge?
The replies to Professor McKenna’s timeless query (see below) are worth perusing!
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The crime of aggression paradox
Everyone agrees that it would be wrong to punish ordinary soldiers for the crime of aggression launched by their leaders. The question is why, and it is not easy to answer. David Luban, a law professor at Georgetown, explores this … Continue reading
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Friday funnies: trolley problem from the passengers’ perspective
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In Defense of Thersites
That is the new title of my revised paper (formerly titled “Homer’s Hellenic Humanism“); it’s posted in full below the fold:
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Wikipedia Wednesday: Meiji Restoration
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiji_Restoration The Meiji era (“enlightened rule”) was officially declared by Japan’s 122nd emperor, Meiji, on this day (23 October) in 1868. It was during Meiji’s reign, which lasted until 30 July 1912, that Japan was transformed from a poor and secluded feudal … Continue reading
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Twitter Tuesday: Homer and A.I. Workshop
I just signed up to attend this virtual workshop on “Homer and Artificial Intelligence”!
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Citing Jorge Luis Borges
That is the title of this intriguing paper by Wes Henricksen, a law professor at Barry University in my neck of the woods: Orlando, Florida. His paper (see also here), which was just published in the British Journal of American … Continue reading
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prior probability 