Hegel and the Power of “Crisis”

One of the most prominent philosophers of the 19th Century was G. W. F. Hegel. Discarding an absolute notion of truth, he saw today’s “truth” merely as a passing “bloom” in an evolving process of new “blooms”. Ideas and truth advance, he believed, only as ideas come into conflict. This occurs when a counter idea [...]

Warning: There is Salmonella in Your TV!

I will set before my eyes no vile thing. Psalm 101:3
What do all of these have in common: anchovies, orange juice, puffed wheat, alfalfa sprouts, cantaloupe, jalapeño peppers, pork cracklings, baby spinach, chicken breasts, ground beef, fruit trays and Veggie Booty Snack Food? Sometime during the last two years, their producers have issued recalls due [...]