Education, Philosophy, Rationality
Advances in medieval economic theory had greater real-world consequences than many know. Among economists, Joseph Schumpeter’s economic history mostly starts economic theory with the Salamancans. Tyler Cowen in The Marginal Revolution states that the advances of the Salamanca school remained … Continue reading →
Carissimi Diego et Rasheed, Your stated difference between younger and older classical liberals in Spain I found very interesting: the older generation references the Salamancan school and the younger generation references crypto. Perhaps this difference is deeper though than merely … Continue reading →
[Notes from my Little Letter Republic] Whenever I feel plucked out of time, or stumble into a trough of aimlessness, or when philosophical questions addle the mind, I shake myself out of such lethargy by taking to one of the … Continue reading →
Wrath-Kindled Gentlemen In 1975 Michel Foucault told a left-wing activist “Chile’s tragedy is not the result of the Chilean people’s failure, but the result of the serious mistakes in the monstrous responsibility of you, Marxists.” Two years earlier on July … Continue reading →
[This letter is part of the Little Letter Republic, a project whose purpose is to build intellectual community out of St. Louis] Dear Laura, There’s a cool video I found on Twitter a few years ago which showed a 1994 … Continue reading →
[This letter is part of the Little Letter Republic, a project whose purpose is to build community intellectual community.] Dear Gavin, I enjoyed your rumination on the difference between traditionalists and rationalists. As you know, these terms are so fuzzy, … Continue reading →
[This letter is part of the Little Letter Republic, a project whose purpose is to build community intellectual community.] Dear Henrik, You likely are wondering about the education of Gottfried Leibniz. But let’s start with a 17th century pedagogical theory called … Continue reading →
[This letter is part of the Little Letter Republic, a project whose purpose is to build community in St. Louis] Dear Nick, I am beside myself with thoughts on the matter of urbanity and the good life. But I am shaken … Continue reading →
My cousin Sylvester has a few critiques of Kevin Vallier’s All the Kingdoms of the World. Now Sylvester is an unrepentant traditionalist reactionary. His side of the family has been resisting freedom of association since 1792. Thus, he has a … Continue reading →
My dear friend John Mulhall asks “Are you sympathetic to Tyler Cowen’s optimism about AI and technology in general?” I am a first principles kind of person, so let’s start with finding a common starting point for how to think … Continue reading →