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Monthly Archives: September 2007

“A major challenge… a serious challenge”

In yet another post on the ongoing battle between Adam Kotsko and the world over the influence and meaning of Slavoj Zizek, Adam writes: For all the “fame” Zizek has attained, the extent of his actual impact is difficult to assess. He makes a good point in this regard when responding to one of several [...]

Metaphysical

I am, by no means, a specialist – or even vaguely acquainted – with most positivist philosophy. Recently I read H.L.A. Hart’s The Concept of Law in order to teach it to my legal studies students. Among other things, Hart is interested in destroying Austen’s definition of law as the command of the sovereign backed [...]