Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Google has a monopoly on information and its distribution, and thus, a monopoly of the public mind in utero — according to StatCounter Global Stats, they own over 92% of search-engine market shares worldwide. While this seems intuitive, we are lulled into acceptance because, well, “it’s so convenient” to have a universal encyclopedia at our…

C.S. Lewis was a man gifted with tremendous foresight — not quite clairvoyance — but a remarkable capacity to predict the future of human undertakings. This wisdom becomes even more apparent after reading Ryszard Legutko’s take on the current state of affairs, in which the Polish academic is able to dissect and critique the communist…

As C.S. Lewis notes in his preface, That Hideous Strength is a “fairy-tale,” set on the grounds of fictional “Bracton College.” On this time-honored, quasi-mythical campus, a fierce battle between antiquity and “progress” ensues — one that pits scientific (ir)rationalism against basic ethics. Alas, this label of “fairy-tale” does not bear its standard connotation of…

Despite greatly differing backgrounds, both C.S. Lewis and Ryszard Legutko share an educated skepticism towards the “linear progressive” mindset, and all of its inherent flaws and fallacies — many of which, they would assert, have already manifested themselves. Legutko’s upbringing in postwar Poland, a Soviet-satellite at the time, affords him credibility on the matter. To…

Michael Malarkey  The Abolition of Man: Introductory Blog Salutations! My name is Michael Malarkey, and I am a 19 year old rookie Bison from Berwyn, Pennsylvania. My interests include writing, debate, recreational sports, and spending time with friends. My lankiness and Wadlow-esque stature often prompt passersby to make original remarks such as, “Wow, you must…

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