Just when the coast seems clear, theory appears!
Theory is everywhere
Echo yes, but all noise and no signal.
Is political theory nothing more than poetry?
The poetry of A D Hope is worth reading.
A reader raised this question, though in a rather different tone.
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Blogs I read.
Blogs I read.
Blogs I read.
Who is the best Poirot?
He is a social scientist of the human condition.
Who is the best Poirot? This question came up on Facebook, and I naturally took to the keyboard to answer. See below for further enlightenment. Facebook had a great many expressions of opinion on this question, and I am glad to see that. However, that is all they were. Blurted opinions. Below I start an argument with some criteria.
From “Das Deustchlandspiel” to “The German Gambit”
I have been looking for this documentary for several years. Once again Fox was right: it is out there.
Persistence pays off again.
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Couple of things
I am desperately seeking Deutschlandspiel .
I am desperately seeking Deutschlandspiel .
Let’s talk canon!
Tarah asks, “I was wondering what qualified a political theorist as being one that is sufficiently noteworthy for you to write about?”
The canon of political theory.
I thought it was time to take stock.
One of my ambitions as a political theorist is to publish on each theorist in the canon of political theory.
Mystery solved.
The top three hundred sounds good to me, but not to the VC.
I got this unbidden email a few days ago. At first I thought it had something to with this blog, though I found that unlikely.
Euthyphro, piety, logic, and Socrates
A philosophic game.
Have fun with this game.
I am told that Don Baker has put the Euthrypro Dialog1 on line a:
http://donbarker.com/dialog1/