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Evil & Ourselves

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 7, 2014

Typically great piece by Dr. D. in City Journal. Sample aperçu: The two greatest moral catastrophes of the twentieth century, wrought by Lenin and Hitler, were perverse effects of the Enlightenment. Lenin and Hitler were creatures of the Enlightenment not … Continue reading →

Galileo, Galileo, Galileo—Figaro! Magnifico-o-o-o-o

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 20, 2009

The Czar’s use of the spurious (though super-witty) Galilean epigram eppur si muove (which actually dates from the 1750s) reminds me to quote Friend of the Gormogons Jonah Goldberg on the Galileo Myth. Robert Nisbet in (probably my favorite book) … Continue reading →

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Evil & Ourselves

Galileo, Galileo, Galileo—Figaro! Magnifico-o-o-o-o