Gregory Convertito

@gregconvertito.bsky.social

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Philosophy adjunct. Political philosophy, Marx, Latin America, and some other stuff. he/him https://gregoryconvertito.wordpress.com/ Series editor of @apaphilosophy.bsky.social Teaching and Learning Video Series. Not expressing the views of my employer.

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Sex Bob-omb (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World)
Screenshot from FAQ of product in quoted post: How does Einstein access my Canvas? You link your Canvas account once during setup. Einstein uses your credentials to log in, view assignments, and submit work on your behalf.
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In late eighteenth-century North America as elsewhere, practical political experiences prompted reflection on political ideas. The rejection of British rule that was announced by the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, fought for during the War of Independence that followed, and cemented by the development and establishmen: first of the state constitutions and then, in 1787, of the Constitution of the United States of America generated much debate both in America and beyond. Few American revolutionaries were more prolific in their political thinking than the man who would become the second president of the United States: John Adams (1735-1826). His ‘A Defence of the Constitutions of the United States of America’ (1787) epitomised this merging of the theoretical and the practical. Not only did it draw on both political thought and practical experience, but it used historical examples to identify the most appropriate model for new constitutions at both state and federal levels. Adams's deep thinking on the nature of republican government led him to eschew any simple conception of the form. Part of the point of his survey of republican models, past and present, factual and fictitious, was to demonstrate that all republics are not the same, and his findings implied that in practice Cicero's equation of good government with republican government did not hold […]
Movie ticket to see a showing of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
Photo of a very short Arendt text: WAR CRIMES AND THE AMERICAN CONSCIENCE I know that the war in Vietnam is not the first and will not be the last undeclared war. But I think it is possible to overlook an important point: When a nation declares war, it implies that it is prepared to play the game according to the rules. Since the beginning of this century there have been attempts to lay down certain laws for war. By not declaring war, a nation manages to evade even these feeble limitations. 1970
As the Evidence was, the Verdict of the Jury was exactly right. This however is no Reason why the Town should not call the Action of that Night a Massacre, nor is it any Argument in favour of the Governor or Minister, who caused them to be sent here. But it is the strongest Proofs of the Danger of Standing Armies.
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Photo of the end of the LRB article: 'Today's builders of Babel tell us that there is no room for losers, and that those who fall along the way are losers, Francis wrote in his last meditations on Good Fri-day. 'Theirs is the construction site of Hell.'
[tweet from Jules Terpak, @julesterpak]: Lol I cheated my whole way through college before ChatGPT. The learning environment is wildly outdated, uninspiring, and non-retentive (meaning you remember info for a test/to hit marks, then it's gone be you have no true life experience to even stick it to yet). And now, all that time and money spent in college doesn't even guarantee you a job at the end of it. These are the issues at the forefront imo
John Paul, Pope; Castro, Fidel (2004). Bergoglio, Jorge (ed.). Diálogos entre Juan Pablo Il y Fidel Castro [Dialogues Between John Paul I| and Fidel Castro] (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ciudad Argentina. ISBN 9789875070745.
In The Social Contract, Rousseau sets out to always reconcile: (choose one) A. justice/right with utility/interest B. Kendrick and Drake C. freedom and economic facts D. German philosophy, French politics, and British economics