>
>I wasn't objecting to the disparagement of Soviet philosophy (making some
>exceptions for the 20s),
Agreed.
but to the good philosophy requires democracy
>assertion.
I didn't say that. i said that democracy makes for better philosophy than totalitarianism.
Clearly, it can't survive totalitarianism (once again, making
>some exceptions for Heidegger's writings during the 30s and early 40s, some
>of which I happen to think are pretty damn good, AND NO I DON'T WANT TO GET
>INTO A 'DO HEIDEGGER'S POLITICS INVALIDATE HIS PHILOSOPHY? conversation).
No, i agree, Heidegger's great. ANd Lukacs did some good work under Stalin.
>But political democracy and relative openness of intellectual discourse are
>different things, it seems to me.
Yes. You can one without the other, both ways.
>
>And yeah, it's pretty clear that the Schoolmen were convinced theists, not
>self-conscious ideologues. Actually, I've got a soft spot for good old Bill
>of Occam.
Watch out for that razor.
jks
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