Bradley GearhartCan We Even Escape Identity Politics?Thymos and the 21st-CenturyAug 4, 202453325Aug 4, 202453325
Bradley GearhartReflections on Stefan Berger’s “History and Identity” and Francis FukuyamaInterpretations of Collective Identity and CohesionMay 23, 20242May 23, 20242
Bradley GearhartSwedish Art and Alternative Narratives of NationalismWhile following Eugen Weber’s argument for the nationalization of France in Peasants into Frenchmen, I was taken aback by the absence of…May 22, 20242667May 22, 20242667
Bradley GearhartTrump is a Prussian: Hatred, Politics, and “The Shortest History of Germany”James Hawes’ The Shortest History of Germany demonstrates a certain strand of essentialist political fixation that is not uncommon in…Jan 28, 2023571Jan 28, 2023571
Bradley GearhartThomas Jefferson as PhilosopherMorality, Slavery, Political PhilosophyFeb 24, 202171Feb 24, 202171
Bradley GearhartHeidegger's Basic Phenomenology of ThingsEquipment, Readiness-to-hand, Being-in-the-World, Concern, and DaseinMay 17, 2021141May 17, 2021141
Bradley GearhartJefferson and Emerson’s Urban Hatred and Agrarian IdealThe philosophy of Thomas Jefferson and the thoughts of the Romantic Era are often and easily contrasted but it is certain that important…Jun 30, 20211Jun 30, 20211
Bradley GearhartHume on Causality and ProbabilityAlthough Hume is an empiricist, he sees how our empirical understanding of the world is full of misrepresentations of reality. To use…May 11, 2022634May 11, 2022634
Bradley GearhartWhen Liberty Should be Taken Away, According to John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill believes that we do not have to define morality through abstract and obscure philosophies but that, for the most part…Jun 27, 202229Jun 27, 202229
