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Category Archives: The Sophist

What’s at Stake: This Life by Martin Hägglund

In Hägglund’s reluctance to articulate institutional forms of democratic socialism or a clear path to get there, he actually presents an elusive utopia that we just have to believe in.

Posted byCaleb RhodesJanuary 18, 2020January 18, 2020Posted inThe SophistLeave a comment on What’s at Stake: This Life by Martin Hägglund

Plato’s Nightmare in Maduro’s Venezuela

The specter of an ancient threat to liberty, prosperity, and basic human dignity haunts the Caribbean world today.

Posted byPablo TrujilloOctober 18, 2019October 18, 2019Posted inThe SophistLeave a comment on Plato’s Nightmare in Maduro’s Venezuela

Through High Street Gate

An open society invites different people to be part of the discourse. An open society welcomes dissent.

Posted byAlex HalberstamMay 1, 2019May 6, 2019Posted inLocal, The SophistLeave a comment on Through High Street Gate

Justifying Nonviolence: A Comparison of King’s Moral and Practical Critiques of Violence

King’s practical arguments against violence are more compelling than his moral arguments because they more effectively demonstrate the weaknesses of violence in the context of the civil rights movement.

Posted byNick SzaboMay 1, 2019May 1, 2019Posted inThe SophistLeave a comment on Justifying Nonviolence: A Comparison of King’s Moral and Practical Critiques of Violence

E-legal: Law in the Age of Automation

Imagine an omnipotent system that could detect whenever a law was broken, whether on the internet or in real life.

Posted byDrew MedwayApril 24, 2019Posted inThe SophistLeave a comment on E-legal: Law in the Age of Automation

Hilma af Klint 1862-1944

Why has it taken so long—more than an entire century—for af Klint to receive the recognition she deserves?

Posted byAlice OhMarch 12, 2019April 18, 2019Posted inArts & Culture, Opinion, The SophistLeave a comment on Hilma af Klint 1862-1944

Rebuilding the Online Acropolis

How do we save online forums from themselves?

Posted byAndrew BellahJanuary 10, 2019January 10, 2019Posted inThe Politic Blog, The SophistLeave a comment on Rebuilding the Online Acropolis

An Interview with Francesca Minerva, Co-Founder of The Journal of Controversial Ideas

“Everyone should read the journal until there’s something that’s made them angry, in a sense, there’s something they’ve agreed with, and there’s something they’ve found unexpected.”

Posted byEric WallachDecember 6, 2018January 10, 2019Posted inInterviews, The SophistLeave a comment on An Interview with Francesca Minerva, Co-Founder of The Journal of Controversial Ideas

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