"Sacred
and Profane Extremes in the USA"
Apocalyptic Christianity and Neo-Marxist Deconstruction
Guest Column for Strategic Foresight Institute, 2006
“The
Matrix and Plato’s Cave: Why the Sequels Failed”
in More Matrix and Philosophy, edited
by William Irwin, Open Court,
Chicago, 3-11, 2005
"The
Ancient Art of Modern Leadership"
Virtue ethics of Aristotle,
Buddha and Confucius for
contemporary leaders, in Global Agenda,
magazine of the World Economic Forum, 2004
“Thus
Spake Settembrini”
An essay on philosophy, psychiatry and The Magic Mountain
in Philosophy and Psychiatry, edited by Thomas
Schramme &
Johannes Thome, De Gruyter, Berlin, 27-49, 2004.
"If
You're Offended, Are You Harmed?"
Chapter 4 of The Big Questions (Bloomsbury
2003)
distinguishes between offense and harm. This vital
distinction has been badly blurred by political correctness.
“The
Geometry of Defection" with
illustrations,
in Cheryl Hughes and James Wong, eds.,
Social Philosophy Today,
Volume 17, Philosophy Documentation Center, Charlotesville,
69-90, 2003.
"Are
You a Spiritual Being?"
Chapter 10 of The Big Questions
(Bloomsbury, 2003)
introduced and illustrated by Art
Historian Virginia Bonito,
founder of The Mnemonsyne Foundation.
Review
of "Revolt of the Primitive"
My review of Howard Schwartz's book on the roots of political
correctness first appeared in Sexuality and Culture,
6, 97-102, 2002.
"Philosphical
Counseling: An Interview with LM"
Interview by Australian psychologist and author Len Oakes,
for Psychotherapy in Australia, Volume 8
Number 3, May 2002
"The
Tragedy of the Coffeehouse: Costly Riding and
How to Avert It"
This experiment in cyberspace was inspired by Zeno's Coffeehouse,
whose proprietor is philosopher Ron Barnette. The article
was published
in the Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 43,
No. 4, 434-450, Aug 1999.
"A
Brave New Work: Fair New World"
Libertarian lawyer Karen Selick reviews my underground novel,
Fair New World, a satire on political correctness
and radical
feminism. Her review first appeared in Canadian Lawyer,
Spring 1995.
