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brinkley.blog
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| | | | | A recent large book by Olivier Boulnois, Généalogie de la liberté [Genealogy of Freedom] (2021), provides great detail on the emergence of the notion of free will (liberum arbitrium in Latin). I have previously mentioned his Être et représentation (1999), which gives fascinating documentation of the role of Duns Scotus in the formation of modern... | |
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| | | | | [The title above was conceived as an initial answer to the question posed below about the main ways Hegel extends Aristotle, but the article then wanders away from Hegelian genealogy in further pursuit of that question.] Hegel was at the same time deeply Aristotelian, deeply Kantian, and highly original. Across numerous posts, I have been... | |
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| | | | | Aristotle should not be lumped together with the later trend that treats ultra-abstract (or singular) terms like "being" or "existence" as having deep philosophical significance. He famously wrote that "being is said in many ways". Though he did twice mention a possible "science" of being qua being, in both of the books of the Metaphysics... | |
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www.palladiummag.com
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| | | [AI summary] This article explores the complex and evolving role of Confucianism in contemporary China and its historical parallels with Japan's pre-WWII Confucian nationalism. It highlights the tensions between liberal and authoritarian interpretations of Confucianism, the influence of Japanese Confucianism on Chinese intellectuals, and the challenges faced by liberal Confucians in the face of rising authoritarianism. The piece also touches on the potential for Confucianism to be reformed to align with modern democratic values and the importance of a progressive reconstruction of Confucianism to counter authoritarian trends. | ||
