tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post8903580117543645803..comments2023-10-30T07:45:43.656-04:00Comments on Thoughts and Ideas: A last reflection on scattered wordsA Wiser Man Than Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02405864709965908573noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-9149955471164678862007-12-12T15:40:00.000-05:002007-12-12T15:40:00.000-05:00You're probably right.I believe in liberty more th...You're probably right.<BR/><BR/>I believe in liberty more than democracy. I only believe in the latter if it is in a limited form.<BR/><BR/>That's a good critique regarding reason and rationality. I'll keep it in mind.A Wiser Man Than Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405864709965908573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-37878260510276138412007-12-12T15:14:00.000-05:002007-12-12T15:14:00.000-05:00I trust you won't vanish into the ether.Anyone who...I trust you won't vanish into the ether.Anyone who can quote Umberto can find a readership somewhere, and I think your motivation for writing goes well beyond vanity. You actually believe in the experiment known as democracy and free expression as one form of liberty.<BR/><BR/>I believe one aspect of rescuing this experiment involves an articulation between the terms reasonable and rational (which you have used interchangeably) . Where rationality would imply a strictly utilitarian, cost-benefit type analysis applied to the individual making decisions of self interest, reason carries the possibility of transcending the individualistic motive and considering the impact of decisions as they apply collectively. A step towards a pluralist democratic ethic.troutskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020298501632120830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-44166152075464193992007-12-12T12:56:00.000-05:002007-12-12T12:56:00.000-05:00Thanks!Orthodoxy is the best book I've ever read. ...Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Orthodoxy is the best book I've ever read. I've read it four times in the past three years, and each time I find new truths which I had overlooked the previous time through.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you like the blog. I don't plan on giving it up, but I hope to do more reading than writing during the next couple of years until I can find a topic which interests me enough that I can write a book about it.A Wiser Man Than Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405864709965908573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-36763708204143213362007-12-12T09:46:00.000-05:002007-12-12T09:46:00.000-05:00Ah, Orthodoxy. One of the great ones. Congratulati...Ah, <I>Orthodoxy</I>. One of the great ones. <BR/><BR/>Congratulations on your imminent graduation! I hope you maintain the blog; good ones are hard to find.hoosiertoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860188380201743436noreply@blogger.com