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== Philosophy and Countering Libertarianism == | == Philosophy and Countering Libertarianism == | ||
[[Image:Consorting_w_the_Enemy.jpg|thumb|David Friedman visiting me. He called this picture "consorting with the enemy".]] | [[Image:Consorting_w_the_Enemy.jpg|thumb|David Friedman visiting me. He called this picture "consorting with the enemy".]] | ||
| − | My philosophical ideas spring from skepticism, relativism, positivism, pragmatism, and humanism. When evaluating ideas, I work with the assumption that theories ought to match reality -- it is surprising how much theory matches reality badly. This tends to produce a preference for ideas that are valid (ie. work well) rather than theoretically correct (without working well.) | + | My philosophical ideas spring from skepticism, relativism, positivism, pragmatism, progressivism and humanism. When evaluating ideas, I work with the assumption that theories ought to match reality -- it is surprising how much theory matches reality badly. This tends to produce a preference for ideas that are valid (ie. work well) rather than theoretically correct (without working well.) |
Lately, I've concentrated on libertarianism, and run the only site I know of dedicated to [http://world.std.com/~mhuben/libindex.html Critiques Of Libertarianism]. This features my [http://world.std.com/~mhuben/faq.html Non-Libertarian FAQ] as well as a host of related materials I've been able to find. I enjoy writing witty responses to some of the more absurd or foolish posts, and I also enjoy appending suitable [http://world.std.com/~mhuben/sigs.html signature quotes from my collection]. | Lately, I've concentrated on libertarianism, and run the only site I know of dedicated to [http://world.std.com/~mhuben/libindex.html Critiques Of Libertarianism]. This features my [http://world.std.com/~mhuben/faq.html Non-Libertarian FAQ] as well as a host of related materials I've been able to find. I enjoy writing witty responses to some of the more absurd or foolish posts, and I also enjoy appending suitable [http://world.std.com/~mhuben/sigs.html signature quotes from my collection]. | ||
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I was briefly a contributing editor writing a monthly column on [http://www.suite101.com/topics/page.cfm/645 Skepticism] for [http://www.suite101.com/ Suite101]. That ended when I did not meet deadlines, but copies are present at [http://world.std.com/~mhuben/skept/index.html Mike's Skepticism]. | I was briefly a contributing editor writing a monthly column on [http://www.suite101.com/topics/page.cfm/645 Skepticism] for [http://www.suite101.com/ Suite101]. That ended when I did not meet deadlines, but copies are present at [http://world.std.com/~mhuben/skept/index.html Mike's Skepticism]. | ||
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== Atheism == | == Atheism == | ||
[[Image:Flying spaghetti monster manifests..jpg|thumb|Vortices from jet engines resembling the Flying Sphagetti Monster.]] | [[Image:Flying spaghetti monster manifests..jpg|thumb|Vortices from jet engines resembling the Flying Sphagetti Monster.]] | ||
