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Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    Heidegger, Dreyfus, and cognitivism (opens the original)

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    Martin Heidegger was the most significant philosopher of the past century. Not because he was right about something, …… but because he opened new territory for understanding.My writing, all of it, is travelers tales from wandering in that country.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mCNj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9257212e-3973-4e74-96b2-f46728

  2. Issue · Sep 19, 2026

    There will be another pandemic. (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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  3. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    Meta-rationality, moral force, and nobility in public health policy (opens the original)

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    Meta-rational norms acquire moral force in some situations. The covid crisis was one.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fKJO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A

  4. Issue · Aug 30, 2026

    Meta-rational failure (and success) in the covid crisis (opens the original)

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    Health agencies proclaimed that covid was not airborne. That was false.As a result, their action prescriptions were wrong.By some estimates, that cost hundreds of thousands of lives.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1450" src="https://sub

  5. Issue · Aug 1, 2026

    What my substack is about (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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