Book #45 for 2008

... medical drama and its cane-waving curmudgeon's most outrageous behavior. What emerges is a remarkable character who is part Sherlock Holmes, part Socratic philosopher, part Nietzschean superman, part Taoist rhetorician, and not at all as screwed up as you might think. With everything from Aristotle to Zen, House and Philosophy takes an engaging look at everyone's favorite misanthropic genius and ...

...nations, but that it was indicative of intelligence and an ability to think logically and critically. While this is true, it is also important to know the difference between a demagogue and a master rhetorician. Mussolini was the former; Demosthenes was the latter. I listened to Barack Obama's victory speech tonight. As with many of his speeches, it was one he wrote himself. Make no mistake about...

A Long One. O_o

... is the general attitude I’ve observed. 2. Satanism is Mainly Rhetoric Related to Satanism being reactionary, Satanism is “philosophy light” and “rhetoric heavy.” Anton LaVey's greatest skill was that of a rhetorician. Satanism, if one scratches much beyond the surface, proves to be intellectually shallow. There’s just not a lot to it. My gut reaction to the SB was, “It’s Dale Carnegie’s ...

View from Wurster.

... a point to my posts. I just end up writing something either really vague, or too detailed and particular that it has no significance to anyone but myself. It'd be cool if someone can perform a close reading of one of my blog posts. I'd like to see what they come up with. They might end up knowing what I really wanted to say better than me. Everyone should have a rhetorician in their back pocket.