Kurt KeefnerNov 20, 20215 min"For the Love of Wisdom"I have decided to write another book, tentatively titled For the Love of Wisdom. It is going to be the sum of all my thinking about...
Kurt KeefnerApr 12, 20213 minTo Choose WonderPlato and Aristotle agreed that philosophy starts in wonder, but wonder is a much broader feeling than what they meant. There is...
Kurt KeefnerFeb 18, 202111 minSelf-Realization and EcologyHow to become who you are naturally rather than by force.
Kurt KeefnerSep 11, 202011 minMan and Nature in The FountainheadArchitecture is the interface between man and nature. An opportunity for a theme!
Kurt KeefnerJun 12, 202011 minBrave New UsDespite the differences we are tending in the direction of Huxley's hedonistic dystopia.
Kurt KeefnerMay 15, 20209 minThe Bust of CaesarSome characters are perfectly realized without being merely allegorical.
Kurt KeefnerApr 10, 20202 minAnnouncing Killing CoolEssays on authenticity. And vampires. And hugs. And musicians.
Kurt KeefnerMar 19, 20205 minSelfishness —Not Just a Virtue but an ArtA guide to saying Yes and saying No. Dr Seabury got there 20 years before Miss Rand.
Kurt KeefnerMay 6, 20187 minIs That Even a Thing?Down the rabbit hole, but hopefully not into the echo chamber, with today's mental metaphors.
Kurt KeefnerMar 16, 20181 minFree Will DefendedAnnouncing my rebuttal to Sam Harris' erroneous views on the subject of free will.
Kurt KeefnerMay 8, 201424 minJohn Galt, Alternative ChristMy thesis is that John Galt, hero of Ayn Rand's magnum opus Atlas Shrugged, can be regarded as an "alternative Christ." An alternative...
Kurt KeefnerJul 15, 20122 minNew York Times Review of Sam Harris’ Free WillA review of Sam Harris' book that turns inevitably toward the kind of nihilism of "scientific" determinism.