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Peter Critchley

May 18, 202358 min read

Mythos and Logos - The Delusions of Rationalizing the Non-Rational

MYTHOS AND LOGOS - THE DELUSIONS OF RATIONALIZING THE NON-RATIONAL. "I've always preferred mythology over history because history is made...

Peter Critchley

May 2, 20217 min read

The Corruption of Science, Politics, and Ethics

How science has been corrupted The pandemic has revealed a darkly authoritarian side to expertise Matthew Crawford This recently...

Peter Critchley

Mar 27, 20212 min read

Something More

I'm a 'something more' person. I wouldn't want to say exactly what that more is, and give the impression of certainty and concreteness...

Peter Critchley

Sep 30, 201938 min read

Dangers and Wrong Paths

Dangers and Wrong Paths “What a variety of dangers surrounds us! What a number of wrong paths present themselves in the investigation of...

Peter Critchley

Sep 19, 20195 min read

Science and questions of value, significance, and meaning

Science and questions of value, significance, and meaning Curtis White notes the excitement when Stephen Hawking seemed to deny the...

Peter Critchley

May 21, 20198 min read

Bridging Theoretical and Practical Reason

Bridging Theoretical and Practical Reason Bridging the gap between theoretical reason and practical reason. We scientists don't know how...

Peter Critchley

Mar 24, 20196 min read

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Being and Place Posts Neither "yes" nor "no" - against sophism in politics Living in the Sociopathological World Elvis as a Musical...