Pascal’s Night of Fire
Monday 23 November 1654
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
On Monday evening, 23 November 1654—371 days ago today—mathematician, scientist, and philosopher Blaise Pascal was overcome by a mystical experience.
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Monday 23 November 1654
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
On Monday evening, 23 November 1654—371 days ago today—mathematician, scientist, and philosopher Blaise Pascal was overcome by a mystical experience.
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Blaise Pascal’s Night of Fire
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November 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Pascal’s Night of Fire
Monday 23 November 1654
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
On Monday evening, 23 November 1654—371 days ago today—mathematician, scientist, and philosopher Blaise Pascal was overcome by a mystical experience.
youtu.be/3LlPDsWer-A
open.spotify.com/episode/7t2D...
Monday 23 November 1654
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
On Monday evening, 23 November 1654—371 days ago today—mathematician, scientist, and philosopher Blaise Pascal was overcome by a mystical experience.
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Friday 14 November 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 367
On the Suffering of the Biosphere
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…in which I discuss the relation of interest to survival, Schopenhauer, consciousness and adaptation, motivation, emotion, pain, suffering, misery, & bloodlands…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 367
On the Suffering of the Biosphere
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…in which I discuss the relation of interest to survival, Schopenhauer, consciousness and adaptation, motivation, emotion, pain, suffering, misery, & bloodlands…
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Friday 14 November 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 367
On the Suffering of the Biosphere
mailchi.mp/bbdbe7d14736...
…in which I discuss the relation of interest to survival, Schopenhauer, consciousness and adaptation, motivation, emotion, pain, suffering, misery, & bloodlands…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 367
On the Suffering of the Biosphere
mailchi.mp/bbdbe7d14736...
…in which I discuss the relation of interest to survival, Schopenhauer, consciousness and adaptation, motivation, emotion, pain, suffering, misery, & bloodlands…
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet
21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Voltaire and the Origins of Modern Philosophy of History
21 November 2025 is the 331st anniversary of the birth of François-Marie Arouet
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François-Marie Arouet
21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Voltaire and the Origins of Modern Philosophy of History
21 November 2025 is the 331st anniversary of the birth of François-Marie Arouet
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Voltaire and the Origins of Modern Philosophy of History
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November 22, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet
21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Voltaire and the Origins of Modern Philosophy of History
21 November 2025 is the 331st anniversary of the birth of François-Marie Arouet
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François-Marie Arouet
21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Voltaire and the Origins of Modern Philosophy of History
21 November 2025 is the 331st anniversary of the birth of François-Marie Arouet
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Friday 07 November 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 366
A Thought Experiment of a Barren Universe
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…in which I discuss being alone in the universe, a sterile cosmos, searching for life, SETI, testing for scientific symmetry, and terraforming…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 366
A Thought Experiment of a Barren Universe
mailchi.mp/f5b9870f5f94...
…in which I discuss being alone in the universe, a sterile cosmos, searching for life, SETI, testing for scientific symmetry, and terraforming…
November 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Friday 07 November 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 366
A Thought Experiment of a Barren Universe
mailchi.mp/f5b9870f5f94...
…in which I discuss being alone in the universe, a sterile cosmos, searching for life, SETI, testing for scientific symmetry, and terraforming…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 366
A Thought Experiment of a Barren Universe
mailchi.mp/f5b9870f5f94...
…in which I discuss being alone in the universe, a sterile cosmos, searching for life, SETI, testing for scientific symmetry, and terraforming…
Friday 31 October 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 365
Copernican Formulation of a Cosmological Anthropocene
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…in which I discuss a strong formulation of cosmological standing, global synchronicity, formalized chronostratigraphy, and the good life…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 365
Copernican Formulation of a Cosmological Anthropocene
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…in which I discuss a strong formulation of cosmological standing, global synchronicity, formalized chronostratigraphy, and the good life…
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Friday 31 October 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 365
Copernican Formulation of a Cosmological Anthropocene
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…in which I discuss a strong formulation of cosmological standing, global synchronicity, formalized chronostratigraphy, and the good life…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 365
Copernican Formulation of a Cosmological Anthropocene
mailchi.mp/60b69cb744bb...
…in which I discuss a strong formulation of cosmological standing, global synchronicity, formalized chronostratigraphy, and the good life…
Frederick Jackson Turner
14 November 1861 – 14 March 1932
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Frederick Jackson Turner and the Frontier Thesis
Friday 14 November 2025 is the 164th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Jackson Turner.
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14 November 1861 – 14 March 1932
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Frederick Jackson Turner and the Frontier Thesis
Friday 14 November 2025 is the 164th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Jackson Turner.
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Frederick Jackson Turner and the Frontier Thesis
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
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November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Frederick Jackson Turner
14 November 1861 – 14 March 1932
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Frederick Jackson Turner and the Frontier Thesis
Friday 14 November 2025 is the 164th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Jackson Turner.
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14 November 1861 – 14 March 1932
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Frederick Jackson Turner and the Frontier Thesis
Friday 14 November 2025 is the 164th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Jackson Turner.
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Aurelius Augustinus
13 November 354 - 28 August 430
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Saint Augustine’s Other Philosophy of History
Thursday 13 November 2024 is the 1,671st anniversary of the birth of Saint Augustine.
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13 November 354 - 28 August 430
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Saint Augustine’s Other Philosophy of History
Thursday 13 November 2024 is the 1,671st anniversary of the birth of Saint Augustine.
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Saint Augustine’s Other Philosophy of History
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
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November 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Aurelius Augustinus
13 November 354 - 28 August 430
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Saint Augustine’s Other Philosophy of History
Thursday 13 November 2024 is the 1,671st anniversary of the birth of Saint Augustine.
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13 November 354 - 28 August 430
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Saint Augustine’s Other Philosophy of History
Thursday 13 November 2024 is the 1,671st anniversary of the birth of Saint Augustine.
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The Fall 2025 IBHA newsletter EMERGENCE is now available, with a new Frontiers column by me:
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I've also posted it on Substack:
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I've also posted it on Substack:
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November 12, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The Fall 2025 IBHA newsletter EMERGENCE is now available, with a new Frontiers column by me:
docs.google.com/presentation...
I've also posted it on Substack:
geopolicraticus.substack.com/p/a-place-fo...
docs.google.com/presentation...
I've also posted it on Substack:
geopolicraticus.substack.com/p/a-place-fo...
Hermann Weyl
09 November 1885 – 08 December 1955
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Weyl’s Proper Time, Lived Time, and Metaphysical Time
Sunday 09 November 2025 is the 140th anniversary of the birth of Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl.
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09 November 1885 – 08 December 1955
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Weyl’s Proper Time, Lived Time, and Metaphysical Time
Sunday 09 November 2025 is the 140th anniversary of the birth of Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl.
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Weyl’s Proper Time, Lived Time, and Metaphysical Time
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November 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Hermann Weyl
09 November 1885 – 08 December 1955
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Weyl’s Proper Time, Lived Time, and Metaphysical Time
Sunday 09 November 2025 is the 140th anniversary of the birth of Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl.
youtu.be/txnWOOfPiMc
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09 November 1885 – 08 December 1955
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Weyl’s Proper Time, Lived Time, and Metaphysical Time
Sunday 09 November 2025 is the 140th anniversary of the birth of Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl.
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Friday 24 October 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 364
The Threshold of Cosmological Standing
mailchi.mp/286bba1e8a6a...
…in which I discuss locus standi, SETI, Ronald Bracewell, the galactic club, Bracewell probes, the cosmological and Copernican principles, and astrochemistry…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 364
The Threshold of Cosmological Standing
mailchi.mp/286bba1e8a6a...
…in which I discuss locus standi, SETI, Ronald Bracewell, the galactic club, Bracewell probes, the cosmological and Copernican principles, and astrochemistry…
November 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Friday 24 October 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 364
The Threshold of Cosmological Standing
mailchi.mp/286bba1e8a6a...
…in which I discuss locus standi, SETI, Ronald Bracewell, the galactic club, Bracewell probes, the cosmological and Copernican principles, and astrochemistry…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 364
The Threshold of Cosmological Standing
mailchi.mp/286bba1e8a6a...
…in which I discuss locus standi, SETI, Ronald Bracewell, the galactic club, Bracewell probes, the cosmological and Copernican principles, and astrochemistry…
Friday 17 October 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 363
The Human, All-Too-Human Scale of the Universe
mailchi.mp/4418b31f282e...
…in which I discuss Copernicanism, privileged observers, human peers, peer intelligence distribution, and Hoyle on the perfect cosmological principle…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 363
The Human, All-Too-Human Scale of the Universe
mailchi.mp/4418b31f282e...
…in which I discuss Copernicanism, privileged observers, human peers, peer intelligence distribution, and Hoyle on the perfect cosmological principle…
November 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Friday 17 October 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 363
The Human, All-Too-Human Scale of the Universe
mailchi.mp/4418b31f282e...
…in which I discuss Copernicanism, privileged observers, human peers, peer intelligence distribution, and Hoyle on the perfect cosmological principle…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 363
The Human, All-Too-Human Scale of the Universe
mailchi.mp/4418b31f282e...
…in which I discuss Copernicanism, privileged observers, human peers, peer intelligence distribution, and Hoyle on the perfect cosmological principle…
Saturday 01 November 1755
The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
On Saturday 01 November 1755—270 years ago today—a terrible earthquake struck Lisbon, followed by a tsunami and fires.
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The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
On Saturday 01 November 1755—270 years ago today—a terrible earthquake struck Lisbon, followed by a tsunami and fires.
youtu.be/tRgTAt3m3g4
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The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
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November 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Saturday 01 November 1755
The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
On Saturday 01 November 1755—270 years ago today—a terrible earthquake struck Lisbon, followed by a tsunami and fires.
youtu.be/tRgTAt3m3g4
open.spotify.com/episode/6omf...
The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
On Saturday 01 November 1755—270 years ago today—a terrible earthquake struck Lisbon, followed by a tsunami and fires.
youtu.be/tRgTAt3m3g4
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1,713 years ago
Tuesday 28 October 312
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge
On Tues 28 October AD 312—1,713 years ago today—the Battle of the Milvian bridge was fought between the forces of Constantine and Maxentius, seeking recognition as emperor.
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Tuesday 28 October 312
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge
On Tues 28 October AD 312—1,713 years ago today—the Battle of the Milvian bridge was fought between the forces of Constantine and Maxentius, seeking recognition as emperor.
youtu.be/hUmijo2g8Go
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The Battle of the Milvian Bridge
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
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October 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
1,713 years ago
Tuesday 28 October 312
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge
On Tues 28 October AD 312—1,713 years ago today—the Battle of the Milvian bridge was fought between the forces of Constantine and Maxentius, seeking recognition as emperor.
youtu.be/hUmijo2g8Go
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Tuesday 28 October 312
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge
On Tues 28 October AD 312—1,713 years ago today—the Battle of the Milvian bridge was fought between the forces of Constantine and Maxentius, seeking recognition as emperor.
youtu.be/hUmijo2g8Go
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My paper...
Nielsen, J.N. (2025). Human presence in extreme environments as a condition of knowledge: an Epistemological inquiry. Front. Virtual Real. 6:1653648. doi: 10.3389/frvir.2025.1653648
...is now available from Frontiers in Virtual Reality:
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Nielsen, J.N. (2025). Human presence in extreme environments as a condition of knowledge: an Epistemological inquiry. Front. Virtual Real. 6:1653648. doi: 10.3389/frvir.2025.1653648
...is now available from Frontiers in Virtual Reality:
www.frontiersin.org/journals/vir...
Frontiers | Human presence in extreme environments as a condition of knowledge: an Epistemological inquiry
Simulations and immersive technologies have been proposed as alternatives to human presence in isolated, confined or extreme (ICE) environments, but there ar...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
My paper...
Nielsen, J.N. (2025). Human presence in extreme environments as a condition of knowledge: an Epistemological inquiry. Front. Virtual Real. 6:1653648. doi: 10.3389/frvir.2025.1653648
...is now available from Frontiers in Virtual Reality:
www.frontiersin.org/journals/vir...
Nielsen, J.N. (2025). Human presence in extreme environments as a condition of knowledge: an Epistemological inquiry. Front. Virtual Real. 6:1653648. doi: 10.3389/frvir.2025.1653648
...is now available from Frontiers in Virtual Reality:
www.frontiersin.org/journals/vir...
Friday 10 October 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 362
Do we live in an interesting universe?
mailchi.mp/40b1f7e81660...
…in which I discuss Freud on Weltanschauungen, peer complexity, meaning in history, Alexandre Koyré, a closed world, and a clockwork universe…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 362
Do we live in an interesting universe?
mailchi.mp/40b1f7e81660...
…in which I discuss Freud on Weltanschauungen, peer complexity, meaning in history, Alexandre Koyré, a closed world, and a clockwork universe…
October 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Friday 10 October 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 362
Do we live in an interesting universe?
mailchi.mp/40b1f7e81660...
…in which I discuss Freud on Weltanschauungen, peer complexity, meaning in history, Alexandre Koyré, a closed world, and a clockwork universe…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 362
Do we live in an interesting universe?
mailchi.mp/40b1f7e81660...
…in which I discuss Freud on Weltanschauungen, peer complexity, meaning in history, Alexandre Koyré, a closed world, and a clockwork universe…
1447 to 1511
Philippe de Commines
Today in Philosophy of History
The Modernity of Philippe de Commines
Saturday 18 October 2025 is the 514th anniversary of the death of Philippe de Commines, who died on Wednesday 18 October 1511.
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Philippe de Commines
Today in Philosophy of History
The Modernity of Philippe de Commines
Saturday 18 October 2025 is the 514th anniversary of the death of Philippe de Commines, who died on Wednesday 18 October 1511.
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The Modernity of Philippe de Commines
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
October 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
1447 to 1511
Philippe de Commines
Today in Philosophy of History
The Modernity of Philippe de Commines
Saturday 18 October 2025 is the 514th anniversary of the death of Philippe de Commines, who died on Wednesday 18 October 1511.
youtu.be/UVz0HTySPLM
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Philippe de Commines
Today in Philosophy of History
The Modernity of Philippe de Commines
Saturday 18 October 2025 is the 514th anniversary of the death of Philippe de Commines, who died on Wednesday 18 October 1511.
youtu.be/UVz0HTySPLM
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Michel Foucault
15 October 1926 - 25 June 1984
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Foucault’s Archaeologies of the Human Sciences
Wednesday 15 October 2025 is the 99th anniversary of the birth, in Poitiers, of Paul-Michel Foucault.
youtu.be/Tmd4ADvE4bQ
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15 October 1926 - 25 June 1984
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Foucault’s Archaeologies of the Human Sciences
Wednesday 15 October 2025 is the 99th anniversary of the birth, in Poitiers, of Paul-Michel Foucault.
youtu.be/Tmd4ADvE4bQ
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Foucault’s Archaeologies of the Human Sciences
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
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October 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Michel Foucault
15 October 1926 - 25 June 1984
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Foucault’s Archaeologies of the Human Sciences
Wednesday 15 October 2025 is the 99th anniversary of the birth, in Poitiers, of Paul-Michel Foucault.
youtu.be/Tmd4ADvE4bQ
open.spotify.com/episode/7ypK...
15 October 1926 - 25 June 1984
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Foucault’s Archaeologies of the Human Sciences
Wednesday 15 October 2025 is the 99th anniversary of the birth, in Poitiers, of Paul-Michel Foucault.
youtu.be/Tmd4ADvE4bQ
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Friday 03 October 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 361
Determinables and Non-Canonical Senses
mailchi.mp/2ec4ed7d3880...
…in which I discuss W. E. Johnson, determinables, properties of sense perception, generalizing sensory endowment, and determinables of determinables…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 361
Determinables and Non-Canonical Senses
mailchi.mp/2ec4ed7d3880...
…in which I discuss W. E. Johnson, determinables, properties of sense perception, generalizing sensory endowment, and determinables of determinables…
October 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Friday 03 October 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 361
Determinables and Non-Canonical Senses
mailchi.mp/2ec4ed7d3880...
…in which I discuss W. E. Johnson, determinables, properties of sense perception, generalizing sensory endowment, and determinables of determinables…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 361
Determinables and Non-Canonical Senses
mailchi.mp/2ec4ed7d3880...
…in which I discuss W. E. Johnson, determinables, properties of sense perception, generalizing sensory endowment, and determinables of determinables…
Erich von Kahler
14 October 1885 to 28 June 1970
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Kahler’s Bottom-Up Approach to Meaning in History
Tuesday 14 October 2025 is the 140th anniversary of the birth of Erich von Kahler.
youtu.be/NNY83VqGT7o
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14 October 1885 to 28 June 1970
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Kahler’s Bottom-Up Approach to Meaning in History
Tuesday 14 October 2025 is the 140th anniversary of the birth of Erich von Kahler.
youtu.be/NNY83VqGT7o
open.spotify.com/episode/7hsy...
Kahler’s Bottom-Up Approach to Meaning in History
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Erich von Kahler
14 October 1885 to 28 June 1970
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Kahler’s Bottom-Up Approach to Meaning in History
Tuesday 14 October 2025 is the 140th anniversary of the birth of Erich von Kahler.
youtu.be/NNY83VqGT7o
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14 October 1885 to 28 June 1970
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Kahler’s Bottom-Up Approach to Meaning in History
Tuesday 14 October 2025 is the 140th anniversary of the birth of Erich von Kahler.
youtu.be/NNY83VqGT7o
open.spotify.com/episode/7hsy...
Friday 26 September 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 360
Concept Formation and Spiritual Aspiration
mailchi.mp/311b6c33f93e...
…in which I discuss rigor, philosophy of science, intuitive formalism, secret gardens, Galilean science, and progress vs. purification…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 360
Concept Formation and Spiritual Aspiration
mailchi.mp/311b6c33f93e...
…in which I discuss rigor, philosophy of science, intuitive formalism, secret gardens, Galilean science, and progress vs. purification…
October 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Friday 26 September 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 360
Concept Formation and Spiritual Aspiration
mailchi.mp/311b6c33f93e...
…in which I discuss rigor, philosophy of science, intuitive formalism, secret gardens, Galilean science, and progress vs. purification…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 360
Concept Formation and Spiritual Aspiration
mailchi.mp/311b6c33f93e...
…in which I discuss rigor, philosophy of science, intuitive formalism, secret gardens, Galilean science, and progress vs. purification…
Friday 04 October 1957
Sputnik at the Beginning of the Space Age
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
On Friday 04 October 1957—68 years ago today—the USSR launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite of Earth.
youtu.be/Zi7fsWWqiMg
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Sputnik at the Beginning of the Space Age
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
On Friday 04 October 1957—68 years ago today—the USSR launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite of Earth.
youtu.be/Zi7fsWWqiMg
open.spotify.com/episode/7hBY...
Sputnik at the Beginning of the Space Age
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Friday 04 October 1957
Sputnik at the Beginning of the Space Age
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
On Friday 04 October 1957—68 years ago today—the USSR launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite of Earth.
youtu.be/Zi7fsWWqiMg
open.spotify.com/episode/7hBY...
Sputnik at the Beginning of the Space Age
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
On Friday 04 October 1957—68 years ago today—the USSR launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite of Earth.
youtu.be/Zi7fsWWqiMg
open.spotify.com/episode/7hBY...
Friday 12 September 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 359
Technological and Engineering Ellipses
mailchi.mp/1f8020390c9e...
…in which I discuss soap, Ignaz Semmelweis, antiseptic procedures, ether, Valerius Cordus, surgery, Jürgen Thorwald, and the War Triptych of Otto Dix…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 359
Technological and Engineering Ellipses
mailchi.mp/1f8020390c9e...
…in which I discuss soap, Ignaz Semmelweis, antiseptic procedures, ether, Valerius Cordus, surgery, Jürgen Thorwald, and the War Triptych of Otto Dix…
October 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Friday 12 September 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 359
Technological and Engineering Ellipses
mailchi.mp/1f8020390c9e...
…in which I discuss soap, Ignaz Semmelweis, antiseptic procedures, ether, Valerius Cordus, surgery, Jürgen Thorwald, and the War Triptych of Otto Dix…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 359
Technological and Engineering Ellipses
mailchi.mp/1f8020390c9e...
…in which I discuss soap, Ignaz Semmelweis, antiseptic procedures, ether, Valerius Cordus, surgery, Jürgen Thorwald, and the War Triptych of Otto Dix…
Ferdinand Gregorovius
19 January 1821 – 01 May 1891
Revisiting Mesohistory in Gregorovius
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
An inspiration on Tuesday 03 October 1854, 171 years ago today, led to Ferdinand Gregorovius' lifework.
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19 January 1821 – 01 May 1891
Revisiting Mesohistory in Gregorovius
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
An inspiration on Tuesday 03 October 1854, 171 years ago today, led to Ferdinand Gregorovius' lifework.
youtu.be/gDz7iU0DL9A
open.spotify.com/episode/3qoj...
Revisiting Mesohistory in Gregorovius
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
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October 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ferdinand Gregorovius
19 January 1821 – 01 May 1891
Revisiting Mesohistory in Gregorovius
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
An inspiration on Tuesday 03 October 1854, 171 years ago today, led to Ferdinand Gregorovius' lifework.
youtu.be/gDz7iU0DL9A
open.spotify.com/episode/3qoj...
19 January 1821 – 01 May 1891
Revisiting Mesohistory in Gregorovius
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
An inspiration on Tuesday 03 October 1854, 171 years ago today, led to Ferdinand Gregorovius' lifework.
youtu.be/gDz7iU0DL9A
open.spotify.com/episode/3qoj...
Friday 12 September 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 358
The Epistemic Demands of Industrialization
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…in which I discuss a fundamental question of ethics, William Wundt, the end of life, Marx on feudalism, social capital, and the experience of travel…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 358
The Epistemic Demands of Industrialization
mailchi.mp/a5f912e25183...
…in which I discuss a fundamental question of ethics, William Wundt, the end of life, Marx on feudalism, social capital, and the experience of travel…
October 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Friday 12 September 2025
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 358
The Epistemic Demands of Industrialization
mailchi.mp/a5f912e25183...
…in which I discuss a fundamental question of ethics, William Wundt, the end of life, Marx on feudalism, social capital, and the experience of travel…
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 358
The Epistemic Demands of Industrialization
mailchi.mp/a5f912e25183...
…in which I discuss a fundamental question of ethics, William Wundt, the end of life, Marx on feudalism, social capital, and the experience of travel…
Friday 26 September 1687
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
The Siege of the Acropolis and the Destruction of the Parthenon
On Friday 26 September 1687—338 years ago today—the Parthenon was mostly destroyed in an explosion.
youtu.be/iroo311wnrY
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Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
The Siege of the Acropolis and the Destruction of the Parthenon
On Friday 26 September 1687—338 years ago today—the Parthenon was mostly destroyed in an explosion.
youtu.be/iroo311wnrY
open.spotify.com/episode/3kHG...
The Siege of the Acropolis and the Destruction of the Parthenon
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
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September 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Friday 26 September 1687
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
The Siege of the Acropolis and the Destruction of the Parthenon
On Friday 26 September 1687—338 years ago today—the Parthenon was mostly destroyed in an explosion.
youtu.be/iroo311wnrY
open.spotify.com/episode/3kHG...
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
The Siege of the Acropolis and the Destruction of the Parthenon
On Friday 26 September 1687—338 years ago today—the Parthenon was mostly destroyed in an explosion.
youtu.be/iroo311wnrY
open.spotify.com/episode/3kHG...