Category: Essays
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Listserv: On the Nature of Free Will and Volition
The debate between free will and determinism is one of the most ancient in philosophy and has led to many misconceptions about what the various positions are. For this reason, before I go into explaining just what free will is, I have to cover what it is not. The major positions on the nature…
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Listserv: The Virtues of our Time: Collectivism, Nihilism and Pragmatism
August 11, 2002 The Virtues of our Time: Collectivism, Nihilism and Pragmatism By David Veksler American politicians today generally act on the dominant philosophy of the day, which can be described by three main values: collectivism, nihilism, and pragmatism. These values directly contradict those held by the founders of the United States: individualism, moral…