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Wednesday--Fifteenth Week after Pentecost Morning Meditation by St. Alphonsus Liguori PREPARATION FOR DEATH I. PREPARE AT ONCE. Would not that general be thought mad who did not begin to lay in stores of provisions and arms till the city was besieged by the enemy? And the captain of the ship insane who neglected to provide anchors and cables till overtaken by the storm? Such, precisely, is the folly of the Christian who waits till the hour of death to settle the affairs of his conscience.
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I read and talk and write about philosophy for a living. I am also a Southern Baptist. I don't see any conflict between the two.   I like things like my wife, good fiction books, good sci-fi television, the theory of hylomorphism, and a nice cup of tea.   The closest thing I have to a personal website is my Academia.edu profile.   I also run TeacherOfPhilosophy on YouTube, which probably has the best (and perhaps the only) collection of cartoons based on the dial… [more]
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Marx
On the left: Marx

I teach the Modern to Contemporary Philosophy class at my university. I have decided to add a new lesson next time: After we cover Marx, we’re going to survey some other economist-philosophers from Marx’ time and afterwards.

Smith
On the right: Smith

Which economists should I cover? At present, my plan for this lesson covers Bastiat, Von Mises, Keynes, Hayek, and Friedman. If you’re going to cover, say, six to eight economists of the 1800s and 1900s in a philosophy class, does the best list consist of these guys + Marx?

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