Tag Archives: matthew raphael johnson

A Heidegger study list

Posted on February 5, 2017 by

Heidegger is notoriously difficult, but once you decode him he is easy and there is a huge payoff.  The following is more or less what I did. I did some study notes on Heidegger that some might find helpful. a) … Continue reading →

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Notes on Liberal Democracy

Posted on May 25, 2016 by

While noting that Donald Trump is most likely a horrible person, one of the good things emerging from this political season (and to a much lesser degree from the Bernie Sanders campaign) is the fact that the “party system” in … Continue reading →

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Notes on Matt Johnson’s take on Herder

Posted on May 5, 2016 by

This is a highlight of Matthew Raphael Johnson’s “Some Thoughts on Johann Herder and Modernism” (originally available at http://www.rusjournal.com/herder.html; accessed 19 February 2009.  That website is now defunct and Johnson is slowly moving his material to the new and highly-recommended … Continue reading →

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RusJournal is Back Up!

Posted on April 5, 2016 by

Taken down some years ago but some soul put it back up.  I’ve learned more philosophy from Matthew Raphael Johnson than anyone else. Rus Journal

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