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Claude witters on about the Thermodynamics or ideological Maintenance—referencing democracy and capitalism
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Comrade Claude (5) – Democracy and Capitalism

This post is part of a series that showcases a dialogue I had with Claude based on the parable of the desert- and lake-dwellers. Original parables: Two Valleys, The Tunnel So in the West, we choose…

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February 8, 2026 at 5:40 AM

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The Paradox of the State. Claude and I continue our dialogue about the parable of the Two Valleys, effectively invoking Hobbes and Rousseau.
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Comrade Claude (4) – Libertarians and Anarchists

This post is part of a series that showcases a dialogue I had with Claude based on the parable of the desert- and lake-dwellers. Original parables: Two Valleys, The Tunnel This explains why Liberta…

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February 7, 2026 at 4:27 PM

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News Flash: Fish Are Not Arboreal by Nature
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Fish Are Not Arboreal by Nature

This is a continued reflection of the ramifications of yesterday’s post. There is a growing tendency to describe certain moral conflicts as educational failures: If only people were shown the…

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February 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM

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Property is Violence: My continuing dialogue with Claude on the Two Valleys parable.

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Comrade Claude (3) – State Violence

This post is part of a series that showcases a dialogue I had with Claude based on the parable of the desert- and lake-dwellers. Original parables: Two Valleys, The Tunnel Of course, in reality, pr…

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February 6, 2026 at 6:57 AM

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Perish the Thought: You Didn’t Override Anything philosophics.blog/2026/02/05/p...

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Perish the Thought: You Didn’t Override Anything

Je m’accuse. I find myself bickering on social media again. Zut, alors! Unfortunately, I struck a nerve with otherwise unidentified Adam. He may believe that I need to be right; rather, I&#82…

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February 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM

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Proudhon said property is theft, but Claude tells me that property is violence. Which one is correct?

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Comrade Claude (2) – Private Property

This post is part of a series that showcases a dialogue I had with Claude based on the parable of the desert- and lake-dwellers. This reflects my worldview. I am more of an opponent of private prop…

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February 5, 2026 at 5:21 AM

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Why Better Political Arguments Don't Win
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February 4, 2026 at 8:46 PM

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New on SubStack: The Grammar of Impasse
Overviews of these 2 essays.
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The Grammar of Impasse

Two Essays

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February 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM

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2 new essays, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞:
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2. 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 argues that even where disagreement is genuine, political explanation increasingly focuses on beliefs and values while missing the structural conditions.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:39 AM

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2 new essays, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞:
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1. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 argues that much of what appears as left–right conflict is variation within a closed Enlightenment repertoire that constrains what can be thought and argued.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:38 AM

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First in a series where Claude analyses the Two Valleys parable from various perspectives. To be continued…
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Comrade Claude (1) – Anti-Enlightenment

This post is part of a series that showcases a dialogue I had with Claude based on the parable of the desert- and lake-dwellers. Audio: NotebookLM summary podcast of this topic This is obviously an…

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February 4, 2026 at 6:09 AM

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As a heterodox thinker, I notice a similar apophatic misalignment as atheists (which is also why atheism isn't a religion). I lay out why heterodox connexions don't tend to last. It's a feature, not a bug.
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On Heterodoxy, Near-Misses, and the Comfort of Saying ‘Not This’

I recently encountered a kindred soul on Mastodon – figuratively, metaphorically, and within the usual constraints of online encounter – and it prompted a familiar line of thought. This is not the …

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February 4, 2026 at 1:52 AM

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Data and information are never neutral. This book should be required reading for all statisticians, data scientists, and 'if you can't measure it, you can't manage it' cohorts.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM

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Using the parables of the valley, I look at extraction by proximity. I look at how a Modernist lens creates exploitation of neighbours in a critical experiment.
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Assessment: How Cohabitation Becomes Extraction

And now for something completely different… This post begins a series in which Claude evaluates the parable. This allows me the time to write whilst sharing critical philosophical content. I expect…

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February 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM

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Part 2 of a triptych modern parable on a divided culture no longer divided by geography.

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The Tunnel (Or: How Modernity Solves Precisely Nothing)

This is a continuation of a prior narrative. But wait—surely someone will object—what if we just built a tunnel? Remove the barrier! Enable free movement! Let people see both sides! Markets will eq…

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February 2, 2026 at 6:01 AM

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Je m'accuse. I grievously squandered a Saturday, rendering a parable about communication. Claude did the heavy lifting.
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Two Valleys Diverged in a Mountain Range

(Or: What I Learned When I Learned Nothing) Two valleys diverged in a mountain range, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveller, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To w…

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February 1, 2026 at 6:31 AM

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I've long considered the connexion of Law and Morality to be weak and tenuous. After listening to this survival-cannibalism-on-the-high-seas story by Judge Coleridge in 1870.
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Why So Serious?

Yes, I am still focusing on writing my ontology papers, but I still come up for air. Over lunch, I found this: Jonny Thomson showcasing Judge Coleridge: The Duty. Watch it. Video: Philosophy Minis:…

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January 31, 2026 at 5:29 AM

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Accidental ontologist. 🧐 I am madly working on a couple of new ontology books.
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As a follow-up to A Language Insufficiency Hypothesis, I noticed that the challenge is deeper than language.
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Ontological Blindness in Modern Moral Science

Announcement: I’ll be taking a break from posting long-form articles for a while to focus on a project I’m developing. Instead, I’ll share progress summary updates. Ontological Bl…

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January 30, 2026 at 6:13 AM

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To tell the truth, I just posted an essay on the truth. Many philosophers have written about Truth over the years, but truth is just a tool.
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Truth After Deflation: Why ‘Truth’ Refuses to Behave

I’ve long had a problem with Truth – or at least the notion of it. It gets way too much credit for doing niot much at all. For a long time now, philosophers have agreed on something uncomfort…

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January 29, 2026 at 5:50 AM

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I recently shared a post calling out mystics, trying to fill spaces I deflate, but I am self-aware enough that I can be guilty, too.
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When Deflation Becomes Ritual

I recently shared a post calling out mystics, trying to fill spaces I deflate, but I am self-aware enough that I can be guilty, too. I worry about Maslow’s Law of the Instrument. Deflationary…

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January 28, 2026 at 8:38 AM

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I use AI for early peer review. I use it extensively for research and recommendations. I also use it for alpha and beta reads. I wrote about it.
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Using Generative AI as Early Peer Review

Cheap Adversaries, Outsourced Ego, and Engineered Critique ← ChatGPT is obsessed with subtitles. There is a peculiar anxiety around admitting that one uses generative AI in serious intellectual wor…

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January 27, 2026 at 1:17 PM

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What sorcery is this? 🪄 I often catch myself typing 'anough' for 'enough'.
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