Archive - Heristical

On Sociobiology, Edward O. Wilson, and a Pitcher of Water

A blast from a science war of the past.

Aug 31 •

Jeremy Stangroom

Misunderstanding Richard Dawkins

How fears about social Darwinism and related ideas lead Dawkins's critics astray.

Aug 11 •

Jeremy Stangroom

In the Name of Justice?

How the justifications of punishment come up short.

Aug 11 •

Jeremy Stangroom

Course or Cult?

What's going on at The School of Economic Science?

Aug 11 •

Jeremy Stangroom

Michel Foucault's Iranian Folly

How Foucault got the Iranian revolution wrong.

Aug 10 •

Jeremy Stangroom

Justifying Cancel Culture

How the justifications just don't add up.

Aug 6 •

Jeremy Stangroom

July 2024

Schopenhauer vs. Russell: On Love and Attraction

What is the secret to sexual allure?

Jul 28 •

Jeremy Stangroom

On Loving Bertrand Russell

Love and dishonour.

Jul 28 •

Jeremy Stangroom

Schopenhauer and the Opera Glasses

The great philosopher comes to the aid of the Austrian army.

Jul 28 •

Jeremy Stangroom

On the Cult of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

How a philosopher became a God.

Jul 28 •

Jeremy Stangroom

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