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James Burnham on liberalism and decline

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on October 11, 2009

James Burnham’s Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism proposes the thesis that modern liberalism is the ideology of a society in decline; its doctrines motivate and justify the contraction of Western civilization and … Continue reading →

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Liberty and oblivion

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on October 7, 2009

In 1991 the Libertarian Alliance published an article called “Immortality: Liberty’s Final frontier” (PDF) by David Nicholas. In this article the author argues that “the continuing fact of death renders all talk of liberty ultimately futile.” The author further argues … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Science | Tagged Cryonics, Death, Herbert Marcuse, Leslie Whetstine, Liberty | Comments Off

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