CATEGORY: POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY (5 min)
When is cooperation conducive to happiness...and when is coercion?
Across the globe, governments are shutting down hotels, restaurants, bars, and more.
This response to the coronavirus is an example of how government can put its coercive powers to work for the good.
So coercion isn’t always bad.
But there’s another way people work with one another: we cooperate.
Which one is better?
A Simple—but Illuminating—Truth About How the World Works
This month we’ve released our newest book, Cooperation & Coercion, by Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan.
Read this excerpt to learn the delicate balance between cooperation and coercion, and what’s at stake when we get them mixed up.
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CATEGORY: CULTURE (6 min)
. . . but not for the reason you think.
There’s no arguing the genius and influence of Tolkien and Lewis.
But should we be content with their imaginations alone?
How Conservatives Can Contribute to Culture
In this Intercollegiate Review article, Gerald Russello, editor of the University Bookman, has a challenge for you.
He’s not saying you should burn your copy of The Hobbit.
But maybe it’s time to revisit that screenplay you’ve had sitting in your Google Drive . . .
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CATEGORY: ETHICS (3 min)
Schools, companies, politicians, ordinary people . . . they all have values.
But where do these values come from? And how do we know when they’re truly moral and not just a social contrivance?
Philosopher Andreas Kinneging explores those questions and more in his book The Geography of Good and Evil.
We’ve lifted an excerpt for you . . . take a look.
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The 2020 Pittsburgh Conference is going online . . . and you’re invited to attend!
Join us at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 21, as we explore the growth of the administrative state from three angles:
- Philosophical
- Historical
- Legal
Experience the High Level of an ISI Conference—From the Comfort of Your Home!
Speakers include philosophers, a lawyer who has been fighting the growth of government from the inside, a historian, and a legal scholar.
This online conference is completely free. Register for your spot now!
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