The paradox of science and conservatism | The Crommunist Manifesto

The paradox of science and conservatism | The Crommunist Manifesto.

Communitarianism – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Communitarianism – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Communitarianism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

Communitarianism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).

The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot – Russell Kirk – Google Books

The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot – Russell Kirk – Google Books.

libertarian

I’m not one, but this seems a reasonable and useful definition from which to build a critique.

“According to the Mises Institute, libertarianism ”can encompass a wide range of thought from Jeffersonian classical liberalism to the modern anarcho-capitalism of Murray N. Rothbard… The core conviction is what matters: peaceful exchange makes everyone better off; private property is the first principle of liberty; intervention destroys wealth; society and economy need no central management to achieve orderliness.”"

The Humble Libertarian: Libertarian Ideas.

Word of the Day: Confirmation Bias | Galileo Unchained

Word of the Day: Confirmation Bias | Galileo Unchained.

Culture

Culture is the manifestation of social narrative.

Word of the Day: Theory and Law | Galileo Unchained

Word of the Day: Theory and Law | Galileo Unchained.

development

Where I consider development in a social context I consider development to be an inherently progressive and liberal function. Development as such, again and importantly in the social context, is diametrically opposed to conservatism.

truth

truth.

knowledge

knowledge.

Belief

Belief.

fact

fact.

Baptist Joint Committee: What ‘Secular’ Really Means

Baptist Joint Committee: What ‘Secular’ Really Means.

Surety – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The situation in which a surety is most typically required is when the ability of the primary obligor or principal to perform its obligations to the obligee (counterparty) under a contract

via Surety – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Freedom

The circumstance in which an individual, naturally constrained and informed by reason, remains autonomous.

Risk

The possibility that things are not as they seem.

Risk – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Paradox

Similar to circular reasoning, a paradox is a logical statement or group of statements that lead to a contradiction or a situation which (if true) defies logic or reason. Typically, however, quoted paradoxical statements do not imply a real contradiction and the puzzling results can be rectified by demonstrating that one or more of the premises themselves are not really true, a play on words, faulty and/or cannot all be true together. But many paradoxes, such as Curry’s paradox, do not yet have universally accepted resolutions. The word paradox is often used interchangeably with contradiction. The logician Willard V. O. Quine distinguishes between:

Falsidical paradoxes, which are seemingly valid, logical demonstrations of absurdities

Veridical paradoxes, such as the birthday paradox, which are seeming. absurdities that are nevertheless true because they are perfectly logical.[1]

Paradoxes in economics tend to be the veridical type, typically counterintuitive outcomes of economic theory, such as Simpson’s paradox. In literature a paradox can be any contradictory or obviously untrue statement, which resolves itself upon later inspection.

via Paradox – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Thesis – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The word “thesis” comes from the Greek θέσις, meaning “position”, and refers to an intellectual proposition. “Dissertation” comes from the Latin dissertātiō, meaning “discourse”.

via Thesis – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Science

“Science is a tapestry, a vast complex fabric interwoven with countless threads. Each of those threads is amazing, each important, and each leads to another. And that’s where the true beauty of science lies”

Bad Astronomy: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/02/10/the-staring-eye-of-a-crescent-moon/