Plus, Bill McClay on the right way to understand history, and the wit of Bertrand Russell
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CATEGORY: COMEDY (7 min)
** Remembering Norm Macdonald, Comedian & Philosopher ([link removed])
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You’ve probably heard about the untimely passing of Norm Macdonald.
Norm will be remembered as one of the greatest comedians of all time.
But we should also remember the secret to his comedic brilliance.
At heart, Norm Macdonald was a philosopher.
In this
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McBrayer believes Norm’s comedy might be one of the best paths to philosophy.
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CATEGORY: HISTORY (17 min)
** A Humane View of History ([link removed])
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How should we think about history?
Should we see it as a series of facts from the past or as a subject to be studied?
Today, many progressives try to use history to reduce all concepts and institutions to mere social constructs.
But what if there’s another way to approach history…
An approach that’s part science, part art, and thoroughly human.
In his keynote address to ISI’s 2021 Honors class, transcribed by Law & Liberty, Bill McClay explores the ways history has been understood and misunderstood from antiquity to modernity and how utterly odd—and humane—it can be.
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CATEGORY: ECONOMICS (4 min)
** 10 Most Important Paragraphs in The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek ([link removed])
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The Road to Serfdom is one of the books we require every ISI staff member to read.
If you haven’t read it yet, well, you should.
In the meantime, this careful selection of the most important passages is
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** Little Platoon Seminar | Alexis de Tocqueville, Robert Nisbet, and the Art of Association ([link removed])
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What did Tocqueville and his greatest American student Robert Nisbet have to say about associations and the conception of political power that makes them work?
Current undergraduate students in the Pittsburgh area are invited to attend this intimate seminar led by Dr. Luke Sheahan.
Students will read and discuss:
* The Social Philosophers: Community and Conflict in Western Thought, Robert Nisbet (selections)
* Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville (selections)
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“Most men would rather die than think. Many do.”
—Bertrand Russell
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