Nature & Experience
The initial organization of the brain does not depend that much on experience. Nature provides a first draft, which experience then...
The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives
It is a fact that liberals are much higher than conservatives on a major personality trait called openness to experience. People who are...
What is Classical Liberalism?
What is classical liberalism? Its a set of ideas that places the freedom of the individual as its central feature. Classical liberalists...
Surrender is a powerful Nonresistance
Surrender is not weakness or loss. It is a powerful nonresistance. -- A Return to Love, p.55 #SurrenderNonresistance
The American Idea (Excerpts)
“‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain...
American Political Culture
This is a summary of the original texts from Harvard X: HKS 101A American Government. Section titles are added to make the content clear...
The Nature of Politics
Politics is the process by which society settles it's conflicts over scarce resources and opposing values. Political scientists Harold...
Justice: What's the Right Thing to do? Episode 12. Moral Argument and Liberal Toleration
Arguments of justice can’t be detached from questions of the good. 关于公正的讨论不能脱离“善”的问题。 Two different ways in which justice can be tied to...
Justice: What's the Right Thing to do? Episode 11: Liberalism: Political or Philosophical?
[What is Law for?] For Aristotle: The whole point of law, the purpose of polis, is to shape character, to cultivate the virtue of...
Justice: What's the Right Thing to do? Episode 10: Justice, Community and Membership
What is politics about? Part 1. The Good Citizen For Aristotle, politics is about forming character塑造性格. It’s about cultivating the...
