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03, 2016
Varys – A Eunuch
One fact we learn early on about Varys, and are reminded of frequently, is that he is a eunuch. His castration is one of the central features of his character and lies at the heart of his political wisdom.
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03, 2016
Varys – A Machiavellian Beast
"The storms come and go, the waves crash overhead, the big fish eat the little fish, and I keep on paddling." Politically astute and self-aware, Varys embodies Machiavelli's view that a wise prince cannot keep faith, but rather must of necessity be part man, part beast.
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03, 2016
A Politics of Ice and Fire
By: Lewis Slawsky There are many reasons that G.R.R. Martin’s fantasy epic, A Song of Ice and Fire, has been
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03, 2016
Discussion is Coming!
Over the next few months, we are going to examine the political insights of A Song of Ice and Fire
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03, 2016
The Argument and the Action
We have divided our study of the political theory of G.R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire into a
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02, 2016
Medieval Heart, Postmodern Mind – Umberto Eco (1932-2016)
There is a riddle at the center of Eco's existence: In his theoretical work, he usually had the look of a post-modern man. And yet, in his art, he could look almost medieval.
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02, 2016
Intuition Unintuited
Howl of the Day: Feb 17, 2016 Moral intuition is a strange thing. When faced with a moral dilemma we
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02, 2016
Socrates Made Tiny and Cute
Howl of the Day: Feb 16, 2016 The Second Letter attributed to the philosopher, Plato, contains the famous suggestion that
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02, 2016
Philosophy Wanders But Is It Lost?
Howl of the Day: Feb 9, 2016 In an impressive article in the New York Times, Robert Frogeman and Adam
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02, 2016
Bullsh*tting the Bullsh*tter
By: Lucian Gordon Pennycook, a PhD candidate at the University of Waterloo, wants us to take bullshit seriously. Pennycook’s charming