Category: Tributes
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Every Generation Faces a Barbarian Threat . . .
. . . in its own children. A Substack entry in honor of David Horowitz, recently passed, from whom we the teachable have learned so much. We salute you, sir, and we will carry on to the best of our limited abilities.
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Remembering Lenny Skutnick
Last night's mid-air collision over the Potomac reminded me of January 1982 and the heroism of Lenny Skutnick: On a bitterly cold and snowy day in January 1982, Air Florida flight 90 took off from Washington D.C. heading to Tampa, Florida. Immediately after takeoff the plane began experiencing problems from the ice that had formed…
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Social Utility and the Value of Free Inquiry
Top o' the Stack. Daniel Dennett died yesterday at age 82. A philosophical provocateur of influence, his brilliance far outstripped his insight. But a day after his demise, de mortuis nil nisi bonum remains in force. So I will say something good about him. I agree entirely with what he says in the following passage:
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Edmund Husserl
A Substack birthday tribute.
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Edith Bone (1889-1975)
A brief Stack post in memory of one whom Communism sucked in and spit out. In the measure that leftists work to erase the historical record, we must work to preserve it.
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Alan Dershowitz, Thomas Nagel, and David Benatar
What do they have in common? Top o' the Stack.
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Malcolm Pollack is Back in the Saddle . . .
. . . with a series of outstanding posts. Start with A Higher Duty and scroll down. If I have his story straight, he did not attend college. And it shows. UPDATE A correspondent sends the following comment from a post at Powerline that will help you understand the gravity of the situation at the…
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Bill Keezer Passes On
Word came last night from Bill's wife Jennifer: Sadly Bill passed away November 29th. His heart just finally wore out. He spoke of you often and considered you a valued friend. Bill Keezer was a biologist with lively philosophical, theological, and political interests. We met in the early days of the blogosphere circa 2003 and…
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A Commonplace Blog
D. G. Myers remembered. Top o' the Stack.
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Roberto Rossellini’s Socrates
Substack latest. The philosopher at the hour of death.
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How is Such Moral Heroism Possible?
The example of Maximilian Kolbe
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Crises There Will Always Be
Substack latest
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Remembering Quentin Smith
My old friend died on this date last year. If in your life you find one truly kindred soul, then you are lucky indeed. Quentin was that soul for me. This piece captures the man. Quentin Smith was exactly the kind person who’s not supposed to exist in modern, ultra-specialized, ultra-professionalized academia. The kind of…
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A Tribute to Dallas Willard
My study of a fine article on Gustav Bergmann's assay of the act this afternoon led me to look up its author, Greg Jesson. Among other things, I found this tribute to Dallas Willard. My own little tribute to Willard is here.