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Final Fantasy Tactics: The Meaning of Good and the Tragedy of Princess Ovelia
I recently finished my second playthrough of Final Fantasy Tactics (FFT: Complete Mod in particular this time) and since it has been so many years since last playing it, I had forgotten how much the ending left me feeling gutted. … Continue reading
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Tagged Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Tactics, gaming, video games
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Orthodoxy in Contemporary America
A very fine talk from David Bentley Hart at Fordham University, whereby he discusses the current state of Orthodoxy in America regarding the challenges its faces, and the potential solutions, & the risks of those solutions. He begins speaking around … Continue reading
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Tagged David Bentley Hart, Eastern Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy
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Colin McGinn’s Inborn Knowledge: The Mystery Within
Colin McGinn’s Inborn Knowledge: The Mystery Within is an excellent monograph concerning the merits of rationalism in area of philosophy of mind, particularly concerning whether the mind is either a blank slate, or if it has innate ideas. Clocking in, so-to-speak, at … Continue reading
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Tagged Colin McGinn, empiricism, nativism, philosophy, philosophy of mind, rationalism
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L’Homme Machine: La Mettrie’s Philosophy of Mind
I recently just finished reading Julien Jean Offray de La Mettrie’s L’Homme Machine and have come away with a surprising appreciation for this 18th century French materialist philosopher. Originally published in 1747, La Mettrie’s philosophical treatise argued in favor of … Continue reading
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Pope Francis: Enemies of the Enlightenment
About a couple of weeks ago, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow expressed himself as against the concept of human rights. Needless to say, the backlash against such comments was substantial insofar that the patriarch felt the need to respond. He made … Continue reading
