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The libertarian-postliberal pipeline in a meme.

submitted 210 days ago • 1 comment

I’ve seen some say that the public reason project in political philosophy is dead. I think this is because its ethic of public deliberation looks unrealistic post 2024 election. But public justification and public deliberation are not the same thing. My case: www.jstor.org/stable/26444...

submitted 215 days ago • 4 comments

Some tell-tale words for LLM writing: nuance, delve, solid, key, stimulating, showcasing.

submitted 218 days ago • 0 comments

I have been warning you people for years!

submitted 218 days ago • 1 comment

Is anyone in ethics/applied ethics working on when it is permissible to use LLMs in your research and writing?

submitted 219 days ago • 2 comments

Lots of great starter packs, but it does amuse me that there’s an exvangelical pack in the first two pages of search results and not an evangelical pack.

submitted 219 days ago • 0 comments

Is there a philosophy starter pack? A law starter pack? An Econ starter pack? You apparently can’t search for them yet.

submitted 219 days ago • 3 comments

It really does seem like the dam has broken and that most academic communities are here or will be soon, and many other parts of the left. I’m not seeing many on the right, and I’m not sure that will happen.

submitted 221 days ago • 3 comments

PPE Society is one of the best conferences ever. New ideas, perspectival diversity, high energy, full of friends, still growing.

submitted 222 days ago • 0 comments

PPE Society is such a wonderful conference. I learn so much from such wonderful people.

submitted 224 days ago • 0 comments

Strongly recommend this YouTube page - I came across it from Orlando Patterson's lecture, & have listened to Elizabeth Anderson, @tmbejan.bsky.social @kvallier.bsky.social @samuel-bagg.bsky.social & more here to prep for interviews

submitted 226 days ago • 0 comments

I think philosophy, poli sci, and econ Twitter are close to solving the coordination problem of coming over here. I’d hesitated because I’m so eager to connect with young people on the right and that’s where they live. But I feel like my mind has dulled with such a Musky feed.

submitted 228 days ago • 2 comments

www.liberalcurrents.com/kevin-vallie... New by Paul Poenicke about @kvallier.bsky.social 's work, at @liberalcurrents.com

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In this very short post, I outline the main argument for postliberalism: there's no alternative to imposing values on people. This No Alternative Objection seems intuitive. Yet it is fatally ambiguous in two respects. liberaltortoise.kevinvallier.com/p/the-main-a...

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I'm delighted by the positive review of my book in the National Catholic Reporter! The main criticism? "The problem throughout this book, and I suspect most books about integralism suffer from the same problem, is that it is a sane analysis of madness." www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...

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In my recent exchange with leading integralists, we discussed the idea of legal authority. Integralists need a rich account to explain the authority of both church and state. My discussion with Thomas Pink clarified the matter, which I explore here. liberaltortoise.kevinvallier.com/p/the-great-...

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Today, at Law and Liberty, I respond to friendly criticisms of the book from Tom Howes, Fr. James Dominic Rooney, and Kai Weiss. The problems for integralism remain. I hope my replies are helpful. lawliberty.org/revisiting-a...

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You can now view my lecture on integralism's history and its weaknesses. I've rarely had more fun lecturing. I think it is one of the best lectures I've given. Please watch or listen. I am eternally grateful to RGCS at McGill, especially Jacob Levy, for having me out. youtu.be/Tt6rSNjWywk?...

submitted 605 days ago • 0 comments

Jeff Church and I got into the deep details of my arguments against integralism on the Political Theory Review. This is the richest podcast I’ve done in terms of argument. For those who want to listen to a deep dive, check it out. www.podomatic.com/podcasts/the...

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The Israel-Hamas War has temporarily reorganized the American political spectrum. A left-liberal/right-liberal alliance that favors both Israel and Ukraine has come into focus. The liberal coalition can oppose anti-liberalism around the world. liberaltortoise.kevinvallier.com/p/the-left-t...

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Here’s Cole Aronson’s new piece on integralism in the Jewish Review of Books. Aronson argues that anti-semitism and contemporary integralism are closely connected. jewishreviewofbooks.com/philosophy/1...

submitted 629 days ago • 0 comments

RGCS Lecture Kevin Vallier @kvallier.bsky.social "From Counter-Reformation to Counter-Revolution: The Early Modern Roots of Radical Anti-liberalism" Oct 26, 4:30-6 www.facebook.com/events/15037... 1 McGill student who registers will win a copy of Vallier's book All the Kingdoms of the World.

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Today I begin answering criticisms of All the Kingdoms of the World. I first rebut the claim that transition problems are irrelevant to integralism’s truth. Contra my critics, transition problems make the integralist ideal much less attractive. open.substack.com/pub/liberalt...

submitted 631 days ago • 0 comments

All the Kingdoms of the World is finally back in stock with Oxford UP! Follow the link below to get the discount price of $21. We also have 200 copies on backorder, so your book should be coming soon! t.co/EMNsm0cJvU

submitted 639 days ago • 0 comments

Here’s the first review of the book by an integralist. He thinks my pro-integralist arguments are pretty good! He’s complimentary in various respects. Check out the review if you want to see a view from the other side! americanpostliberal.substack.com/p/beyond-the...

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Today I take a break from our regularly scheduled posts to tell you how I use large language models in my work and life more broadly. Lots of good tips, in my opinion! liberaltortoise.kevinvallier.com/p/how-i-use-...

submitted 645 days ago • 0 comments

Cosmos + Taxis has just published a symposium on my book Trust in a Polarized Age. It was fun! We disagreed most on economic policy. Many articles address whether public reason leans libertarian or egalitarian. The issue is open access! cosmosandtaxis.files.wordpress.com/2023/09/ct_v...

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We are live at Cato at 12 pm today! Mark Tooley, Mustafa Akyol, and I will discuss anti-liberalism in Catholicism, Protestantism, and Islam. We’ll be in person, but you can join us online. bit.ly/3sHrH7L

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