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That postmodernism is a philosophical system of thought that assists us in understanding the world, acting in it, and cooperating, rather than a political system system of propaganda, for the purpose of advancing ideology.  (Read Explaining Postmodernism by Stephen Hicks.) https://www.quora.com/What-are-biggest-misconceptions-about-postmodernism

SHORT TERM LUXURY FOR LONG TERM EXPENSE Multiculturalism is permissible as a short term luxury that increases consumption by servicing a multitude of consumers, without requiring that consumers pay the cost of adapting to the norms of the host culture.  For this reason, both the sellers and the consumers obtain what they want at a…

I’M GOING TO PROVIDE AN INTERESTING AND POSSIBLY NOVEL ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. Neither Capitalism (the voluntary organization of production, and distributed control of property) nor Socialism (the involuntary organization of production, and the centralized control of property) is possible.   Both systems result in totalitarian oligarchies.  Economic operation under socialism is impossible.  Economic concentration under…

“Political Economy” refers to the pre-war term for the discipline of Economics.  However, because the discipline of 20th century economics evolved to emphasize Macro-Economics and Econometrics, we use Political Economy today to refer to the study of institutions that assist in the voluntary organization of production (which is what capitalism means), by allowing individuals to…

This question posits a possible misrepresentation.  No society where government supplies services is categorized as ‘civil’. A ‘civil’ society is one in where we demonstrate civic participation whether in the pre-war or greek sense: where citizens volunteer to participate in the management of the commons and the provision of services.  We live in an managerial…

This question is not necessarily coherent, since subjective reason is a non-sequitur. If you mean, “When is intuition more useful than reason?” then that is a question currently addressed by Kahneman and Haidt.  Intuition is very powerful, but not logical or observable.  Reason is very weak, but observable.  And they inform one another.  However, any…

Restoration of Modernism, and extension of Modernism to include Operationalism, Intuitionism, Instrumentalism, and Performative (or Testimonial) Truth.  Repudiation of Platonism, Pseudoscience, Verbalism, and Social Construction. Repudiation of Universalism. Repudiation of Democracy. Return to Nationalism.  Its already happening. https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-what-comes-after-postmodernism-essays

Abraham for religious totalitarianism.Marx for economic totalitarianism.Freud for pseudoscience.Cantor for pseudoscience. https://www.quora.com/Which-historical-figure-is-least-recognized-for-having-caused-a-tremendous-amount-of-harm-and-what-harm-did-they-do

History, not of just the middle east, but of the entire world,  says it cannot. https://www.quora.com/How-could-the-conflict-between-Israel-and-its-neighbors-be-solved-to-the-satisfaction-of-all-parties-involved

NOT BENEFIT, BUT DEPEND Scientific investigation is not logical but intuitive, because it is conducted by free association.  Because formal logic has attracted unmerited attention in the 20th century, the importance of the scientist in the ‘decidability’ (which is the correct term, believe it or not) between possible avenues of exploration has been lost.  There…

Protestants practice the Absolute Nuclear Family and the High Trust Society. In the Protestant (northern european) social model, high trust is extended to non-family members.  In the catholic countries, they practice the extended family model, and high trust is retained for use only by family members, and not extended to ‘everyone you meet’.  This explains…

I assume that you do realize that you have not asked a question, and that you’ve advertised an opinion. https://www.quora.com/unanswered/Whats-your-radical-view

An important and interesting question,  So I will do my best. Although you might not like the answer. 1) Well, a common man certainly can make a positive impact on society merely by accumulating and making use of the Virtues.  2) Common many have made positive impact accidentally on the world by virtuous action at…

It isnt. It isn’t widely considered a great book. Through at least Chapter 15 it is a work of pseudoscientific philosophy, and from 15 onward is adequate.  Mises’ reputation like that of most Jewish authors has been the subject of extravagant but unworthy promotion by Jewish Anarchists and a small number of third-tier academics who…

[K]nowing is an experience. Constructing an existence, logical, or mathematical, proof is an action. We can demonstrate them. That is not to say that they are true, it is to say that they are proofs. If we have constructed proofs, we may err, but it is very hard to lie. And even if one does,…

[P]oincaré rejected the later foundational work of Cantor, saying that —“There is no actual infinity, the Cantorians have forgotten that, and they have fallen into contradiction. It is true that Cantorism rendered services, but that was when it was applied to a real problem whose terms were clearly defined, and we could walk safely. Logisticians…

[P]oincaré rejected the later foundational work of Cantor, saying that —“There is no actual infinity, the Cantorians have forgotten that, and they have fallen into contradiction. It is true that Cantorism rendered services, but that was when it was applied to a real problem whose terms were clearly defined, and we could walk safely. Logisticians…

[A]re Criticism and Critique nothing but justifications for people who cannot invent? Isn’t that what the record of history tells us? interesting… Damn. Yes. That’s the answer: Control. Power. Without contribution. Control without contribution. From James Santagata [I] wish C&C were only used as justifications for those who cannot invent. But it’s actually used as…

[I]f one had to be insured to issue public speech (sort of like homeowners insurance – everyone had it) then we would rapidly evolve classes in making public speech, which would demonstrate how to witness (truth telling). (Heinlein suggested something of this order.) Now some speech advocates theft, and some does not. Some purports to…

[W]ith private property rights, universal standing, the common (polycentric) law, shareholder dividends (what we think of as direct redistribution, but is constructed as a dividend), what policy is there for us to advocate? If we can’t justify stealing from one another by force of law then what can we try to do, without majority rule?…