For some enlightenment philosophers (namely, Hume, Locke, and Smith) conformity to ‘Reason” included prioritizing the discovery and observance of widely shared implicit behavioral rules. The justification for giving such rules primacy over those which could be derived from alternative sources – e.g. the creative intellect2 – though not often stated (conceivably owing to its then-axiomatic status3) […]
Hello folks, Above is a piece which I recently completed. It is one of Chopin’s legendary Etudes. Enjoy!
I started the Robinson curriculum roughly five years ago, at the age of 11 years old. Transitioning to it from the Ron Paul curriculum was certainly turbulent. This was mostly because the content of Robinson curriculum (1.) was to be entirely self-taught, something that I had initially suspected would be more than I could manage. […]
My mother discovered the Ron Paul Curriculum 1 at a time when Common Core standards were becoming more widely adopted in the States. She was concerned that such curricula were contributing to the “dumbing-down” of American children. Ron Paul’s curriculum was not only devoid of Common Core, but overtly against it (as indicated by a conspicuously positioned anti-Common-Core […]
The following is the first post in a series titled Homeschooling Memoirs, throughout which I intend to relate some of my experiences with homeschooling. Since I have been homeschooling for a number of years now, and given that the approach has recently become more common in our country, I consider myself obligated to share with […]
The latest addition to my library is Murray N. Rothbard’s The Progressive Era. Since I only received it yesterday, I’ve not yet completed an entire chapter, which means I have little to say regarding its content. However, If you are looking for another typical historical account of the progressive era — bursting with uncapped admiration […]
The Incompatibility of Totalitarianism And Religion Religion claims to provide a point of reference by which the individual can anchor his attitude towards external circumstances. Belief in such a point of reference supplies him with the confidence necessary to execute judgement and make decisions in the world. This appears to explain, at least partly, why […]
The following pages constitute an excerpt taken from Dr. Jordan Peterson’s latest book Beyond Order. It primarily focuses on the problem of ideology and the obstacle it forms in the development of one’s potential.
Here is an interesting video that I found. I’m not sure what to make of it as a whole, however, some of the points made caught my attention as they were rather unsettling. It’s clear that the individual being interviewed, Yuri Bezmenov (a KGB defector), had come to abhor what he repeatedly labels “Marxist-Leninist” ideology. […]
Are freedom and organization compatible principles? In other words, can competitive capitalism and centralized planning prosper simultaneously? These questions present, in a nutshell, the overarching theme of the third chapter of The Road to Serdom (1) titled “individualism and collectivism.” Hayek begins by informing the reader that there are many socialists who are all but […]
