Rereading Defenders of the Truth: The Sociobiology Debate

23 June, 202117 January, 2022 ~ John Nerst ~ 2 Comments

I reread a book that influenced me a lot when I was younger and review it. Defenders of the Truth: The Sociobiology Debate by Ullica Segerstråle chronicles the intense discussion in the wake of E.O Wilson's book "Sociobiology" from 1975. Read more (20 min, 5100 words).

Erisology of Self and Will, Part 7: Closing Thoughtsq

11 August, 20174 April, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 1 Comment

Part 7 of a series adapted from my 2009 Bachelor's Thesis in philosophy. This last part is a summary and some thoughts on how to deal with the problems described in the series, why a hardline attitude is counterproductive and how we want freedom and responsibility to be metaphysically real. Also criticism from present-me.
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All the World’s a Trading Zone, and All the Languages Merely Pidgins

29 April, 201717 January, 2022 ~ John Nerst ~ 2 Comments

I take an article about the mechanics of intercultural communication and extend it, arguing most communication these days could be considered intercultural. Read more (6 min, 1500 words)