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The Paradox of Progress: Mencken on Democracy

The Paradox of Progress: Mencken on Democracy

The Paradox of Progress: Mencken on Democracy

Paul D. Wilke

Nov 6, 2024

The Insufferable Saint Simone Weil

The Insufferable Saint Simone Weil

The Insufferable Saint Simone Weil

Paul D. Wilke

Jun 19, 2024

Jacques Ellul's Technique in the Digital Age

Jacques Ellul's Technique in the Digital Age

Jacques Ellul's Technique in the Digital Age

Paul D. Wilke

Nov 22, 2023

José Ortega y Gasset's "The Revolt of the Masses" a Century Later

José Ortega y Gasset's "The Revolt of the Masses" a Century Later

José Ortega y Gasset's "The Revolt of the Masses" a Century Later

Paul D. Wilke

Nov 3, 2023

Debord's The Society of the Spectacle in the Digital Age

Debord's The Society of the Spectacle in the Digital Age

Debord's The Society of the Spectacle in the Digital Age

Paul D. Wilke

Sep 22, 2023

William James and the Limits of Atheism

William James and the Limits of Atheism

William James and the Limits of Atheism

Paul D. Wilke

Apr 13, 2023

Thomas Paine’s Totally Reasonable Deism for an Unreasonable World

Thomas Paine’s Totally Reasonable Deism for an Unreasonable World

Thomas Paine’s Totally Reasonable Deism for an Unreasonable World

Paul D. Wilke

Aug 25, 2022

When Wittgenstein Became an Elementary School Teacher

When Wittgenstein Became an Elementary School Teacher

When Wittgenstein Became an Elementary School Teacher

Paul D. Wilke

Aug 7, 2022

Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate: The Soviet Novel That Terrified the KGB

Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate: The Soviet Novel That Terrified the KGB

Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate: The Soviet Novel That Terrified the KGB

Paul D. Wilke

Feb 19, 2022

Where are all the Aliens? Four Unsettling Explanations to Fermi's Paradox

Where are all the Aliens? Four Unsettling Explanations to Fermi's Paradox

Where are all the Aliens? Four Unsettling Explanations to Fermi's Paradox

Paul D. Wilke

Dec 9, 2021

Tolstoy's Faith and His Tortured Search for Meaning

Tolstoy's Faith and His Tortured Search for Meaning

Tolstoy's Faith and His Tortured Search for Meaning

Paul D. Wilke

Nov 25, 2021

Does the Marketplace of Ideas Still Work?

Does the Marketplace of Ideas Still Work?

Does the Marketplace of Ideas Still Work?

Paul D. Wilke

Sep 17, 2021

Nietzsche's Cultural Evolution: Herd Thinkers vs. Free Spirits

Nietzsche's Cultural Evolution: Herd Thinkers vs. Free Spirits

Nietzsche's Cultural Evolution: Herd Thinkers vs. Free Spirits

Paul D. Wilke

Aug 29, 2021

Simone de Beauvoir: Reflections on The Ethics of Ambiguity

Simone de Beauvoir: Reflections on The Ethics of Ambiguity

Simone de Beauvoir: Reflections on The Ethics of Ambiguity

Paul D. Wilke

Jul 15, 2021

Camus and Rebellion

Camus and Rebellion

Camus and Rebellion

Paul D. Wilke

Jul 1, 2021

Electric Blanket People

Electric Blanket People

Electric Blanket People

Paul D. Wilke

Dec 24, 2020

Elie Wiesel's Night and the Question of Evil

Elie Wiesel's Night and the Question of Evil

Elie Wiesel's Night and the Question of Evil

Paul D. Wilke

Nov 11, 2020

Pascal's Terror: Should We Fear the Eternal Silence of the Infinite Spaces?

Pascal's Terror: Should We Fear the Eternal Silence of the Infinite Spaces?

Pascal's Terror: Should We Fear the Eternal Silence of the Infinite Spaces?

Paul D. Wilke

Sep 26, 2020

Emerson's "Circles" as a Metaphor for Human Experience

Emerson's "Circles" as a Metaphor for Human Experience

Emerson's "Circles" as a Metaphor for Human Experience

Paul D. Wilke

Aug 23, 2020

What Does It Really Mean to Be Free?

What Does It Really Mean to Be Free?

What Does It Really Mean to Be Free?

Paul D. Wilke

Aug 6, 2020

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