Monthly Archives: April 2021

What About a Truly Progressive Wealth Gain Tax?

Posted on 2021-04-28 by alan

The idea of a minuscule 1% Wealth tax has been promoted recently, but what I think would be better is a truly progressive tax on all wealth gains regardless of source – whether it be through employment income, capital gains, … Continue reading →

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What is Murder?

Posted on 2021-04-24 by alan

It’s in the last minute and a half of this video that the doctor testifying in Chauvin’s defense provides what I consider the most damning evidence for the prosecution. It relates to the difference between the last two videos in … Continue reading →

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Coleridge’s Theory of Ideas

Posted on 2021-04-19 by alan

Well, I have to admit that I had been completely unaware of Coleridge as a philosopher until coming upon this Aeon Essay. But on reading it  I found much to like about what seems to have been his approach. In … Continue reading →

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Where does our “Number Sense” come from?

Posted on 2021-04-11 by alan

Source: Why do humans have numbers: are they cultural or innate? | Aeon Essays The fact that we can reliably count to 152 and distinguish it from 153 does not mean that we have a “sense” of either of those … Continue reading →

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Are Numbers “Real”?

Posted on 2021-04-10 by alan

This Aeon Essay about whether numbers are cultural or innate is a rerun from 2017. But I read it again and it strikes me that the claims attributed to cognitive scientist Rafael Núñez are wrong on at least two counts. … Continue reading →

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The Problem with “Scientism” is the Word

Posted on 2021-04-02 by alan

This is old enough that I may have already responded to it. And after more than half a century maybe I should admit defeat. But every time I see that word I re-live the indignation I felt as a 17 … Continue reading →

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