The Philosophical Muser

Using Philosophical and Economic analysis to consider big questions, world issues and matters of everyday life!

Sunday, 29 November 2020

Three Dimensional Left & Right Wing Politics

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I've written before about a widespread misunderstanding of the complexity of left and right wing positions (like here ). Today I want to...
Thursday, 19 November 2020

Luxury Government

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  You may have heard of a phenomenon called Wagner's Law (which I've blogged about before ), which observes that with increasing eco...
Sunday, 15 November 2020

Is God 'Pulling' The Universe With His Genius?

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Readers familiar with this blog are probably familiar with the genius Kurt Gödel , and his incompleteness theorem, which shows that any fini...
Monday, 9 November 2020

Dense Populations

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I’ve seen several articles recently in the mainstream media, including one from the BBC and one from Sky News, questioning which countries...
Thursday, 29 October 2020

The Absurdity Of 'Hate Crimes'

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I have faith that most people in the UK can see how ridiculous, foolish and damaging the SNP’s prospective ‘ hate crime bill ’ is – it de...
Monday, 17 August 2020

Humans Are Fairly Competent Risk Assessors: And This Was One Of The Worst Policy Decisions I’ve Ever Seen

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I see last week that Boris has deigned to allow socially distant wedding receptions to go ahead again after spending the previous 2 weeks...
Wednesday, 5 August 2020

Is The Government Stupid Or Does It Just Think We Are?

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Aaargh….I've just noticed this  latest brainwave from our dear leaders: Policy headline: From April 2020, the government will ...
Saturday, 1 August 2020

Writer's Update: On Atonement

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This is the quietest I've ever been in terms of writing output - but be assured, I haven't lost interest, and I still feel like I...
Wednesday, 17 June 2020

Why It’s Time To Bring An End To Terms Like ‘White Privilege’, ‘Male Privilege’ & ‘The Patriarchy’

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London is caught up in fractious Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstrations, and social media is awash with people targeting what they call ...
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Monday, 8 June 2020

All Humans Probably *Are* Racist, But It Doesn't Mean We Have To *Be* Racist

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I think if we really could access windows into souls, we'd find that most perceived racism isn't really racism as per the diction...
Thursday, 4 June 2020

A Truth Always Worth Stating...

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Here are a few bullet-pointed thoughts: * Where there is racism in the world, we should do all we can to eradicate it. ...
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This is the Blog of James Knight - a keen philosophical commentator on many subjects. My primary areas of interest are: philosophy, economics, theology, politics, mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, psychology, history, the arts and social commentary. I also contribute articles to the Adam Smith Institute and the Institute of Economics Affairs. Hope you enjoy this blog! Always happy to hear from old friends and new! Email:j.knight423@btinternet.com
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