Quixotic Musings
Quixotic Musings
Quixotic Tom
Recapitulations of off the beat texts and thinkers, and occasional digressions of the independent variety...
“Against Method”: Responding to Paul Feyerabend...
A brief discussion of the emergent themes in the thought of Paul Feyerabend and their relevance to current juncture between Thomas Lynn and Stephen Wallpe. Feyerabend protested an undue methodological rigidity in science, and the primacy granted to it by contemporary society.
Feb 3, 2021
44 min
Reflections on Censorship and Its Perils
A ranging discussion on the problems of censorship as a practice inimical to democracy.
Jan 15, 2021
1 hr 4 min
Moving from Polarized Discourse to Real Conversation - A Talk with Stephen Wallpe...
In a return from a too long hiatus, I speak with my friend, Stephen Wallpe, about the quixotic status that the ideal of reasoned discourse has become, and discuss upon various questions thence deriving...
Jan 8, 2021
1 hr 2 min
Thoughts on Socialism vis-à-vis André Gorz
A quick collection of thoughts on André Gorz’s collection of essays, “Capitalism, Socialism, and Ecology”...
Jun 4, 2018
5 min
The NFL: Entertainment vs. Fact
A reflection suggesting that in the background of the NFL’s recently announced decision regarding Player Protest of the National Anthem is rooted in a desire to preserve an entertaining narrative despite its incompatibility with certain facts on the ground.
May 26, 2018
5 min
Gabriel Marcel and the Dilemmas of Creative Fidelity
A response to an essay of Gabriel Marcel on Creative Fidelity, remaking upon his distinction between fidelity or faith and constancy, noting how the latter is of an ambiguous character.
Apr 22, 2018
9 min
Existentialism’s Relevance
A consideration of Existentialism’s relevance in the light of a general public discourse which minimizes the significance of our freedom or agency in responding to the situations in which we find ourselves...
Apr 14, 2018
5 min
Gabriel Marcel and Fanaticized Consciousness
In this episode, we consider moments in Gabriel Marcel’s analysis of fanaticism in his book, “Man Against Mass Society.”
Mar 31, 2018
9 min
Is Life a Problem or a Mystery?
A review of Gabriel Marcel’s distinction between treating life as a problem or treating our life as a mystery...
Mar 26, 2018
5 min
Gabriel Marcel and the Challenge of Hope...
A very brief recap of the crucial suggestion of Gabriel Marcel’s essay on Hope... namely, that to endeavor to assess hope in terms of probabilities is to misunderstand the experiential ground whence it springs...
Mar 22, 2018
4 min
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