The Philosophy of Michael J. Buckner

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defining war | how natural is it?

The war in Ukraine is on our minds. Here is a something to help you critically think about it.

Support me and critical thinking at michael-buckner-31 on Venmo. Any amount helps me pay the rent. THE POWER OF WISDOM is out now. Click Here We must first define war or else it may define us. What is war? War is a large-scale conflict consisting of many battles. Battles are waged by opposing sides. The sides may be separated by their apperceived differences. I saw apperceived here because such…

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Why the Military Enlistment Age Should Be Raised from 17 to 26

Why the Military Enlistment Age Should Be Raised from 17 to 26

In order to answer this question, we must first define war. What is war? War is a large-scale conflict consisting of many battles. Battles are waged by opposing sides. The sides may be separated by their apperceived differences. I saw apperceived here because such difference(s) may or may not be matters of fact, but rather differences in “opposing” sets of relations of ideas.  Relations of ideas…

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The Rebel Soul | A Short Story

The Rebel Soul | A Short Story

Lost and confused he stammers struck by a nightstick upside the skull. Gazing up he sees faceless authority wielding weapons and threatening him to comply. Beaten by the world, he has nothing left to give. He understands the game. It is rigged against him. People on the sidelines urge him to give in, to just obey, but he will not be stripped of his soul, for it is the only possession left in him.…

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Vinyl Records & The Music Industry

Vinyl Records & The Music Industry

Listening to vinyl records one is immediately struck with a warm feeling. The instruments sound more dynamic. You can hear the woody hollowness of a hollow body. The swell of strings as they leap forward loudly in accent and decrescendo to a whisper. Uncompressed, dynamics give a spherical presence to each instrument, one sphere dilating while another miosis. The illusion of depth is preserved.…

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Russia & Ukraine | Should we go to War? No. The deep historical case for pacifism.

Think for yourself! Join the conversation and give your opinion! Should we be involved in war?

It has been said ‘the audience has left the theatre of philosophy’ (Rudolph Carnap). If so, philosophers are left performing an absolutely futile soliloquy. It is typically during the later years of a major war when philosophy refills auditoriums. War leaves people thirsty for a new worldview; one that will not betray them. Once they feel as though they have grasped enough of philosophy, the…

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