William Robertson
19 September 1721 – 11 June 1793
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Robertson’s Rationalistic History of the Middle Ages
Saturday 19 September 2026 is the 305th anniversary of the birth of William Robertson (19 September 1721 – 11 June 1793).
youtu.be/-Mg9M1pUz9s
19 September 1721 – 11 June 1793
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Robertson’s Rationalistic History of the Middle Ages
Saturday 19 September 2026 is the 305th anniversary of the birth of William Robertson (19 September 1721 – 11 June 1793).
youtu.be/-Mg9M1pUz9s
William Robertson’s Rationalistic History of the Middle Ages
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
September 19, 2026 at 9:09 PM
William Robertson
19 September 1721 – 11 June 1793
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Robertson’s Rationalistic History of the Middle Ages
Saturday 19 September 2026 is the 305th anniversary of the birth of William Robertson (19 September 1721 – 11 June 1793).
youtu.be/-Mg9M1pUz9s
19 September 1721 – 11 June 1793
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Robertson’s Rationalistic History of the Middle Ages
Saturday 19 September 2026 is the 305th anniversary of the birth of William Robertson (19 September 1721 – 11 June 1793).
youtu.be/-Mg9M1pUz9s
youtu.be/tnt6zd60JR4
Friday 04 September 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 409
The Mechanical Equivalent of Knowledge
mailchi.mp/3250576ccc20...
…in which I discuss the struggle for recognition, automatic doors, machine recognition, technological equivalents of knowledge…
Friday 04 September 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 409
The Mechanical Equivalent of Knowledge
mailchi.mp/3250576ccc20...
…in which I discuss the struggle for recognition, automatic doors, machine recognition, technological equivalents of knowledge…
The Mechanical Equivalent of Knowledge
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
September 18, 2026 at 9:02 PM
youtu.be/tnt6zd60JR4
Friday 04 September 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 409
The Mechanical Equivalent of Knowledge
mailchi.mp/3250576ccc20...
…in which I discuss the struggle for recognition, automatic doors, machine recognition, technological equivalents of knowledge…
Friday 04 September 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 409
The Mechanical Equivalent of Knowledge
mailchi.mp/3250576ccc20...
…in which I discuss the struggle for recognition, automatic doors, machine recognition, technological equivalents of knowledge…
Wednesday 09 September 2026
Peeling Away the Layers of History
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Consider the film Julius Caesar (1953): watching this film one experiences (or re-experiences) the assassination of Caesar and all that followed for centuries.
youtu.be/HZ0Nke2pGn8
Peeling Away the Layers of History
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Consider the film Julius Caesar (1953): watching this film one experiences (or re-experiences) the assassination of Caesar and all that followed for centuries.
youtu.be/HZ0Nke2pGn8
Peeling Away the Layers of History
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
September 11, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Wednesday 09 September 2026
Peeling Away the Layers of History
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Consider the film Julius Caesar (1953): watching this film one experiences (or re-experiences) the assassination of Caesar and all that followed for centuries.
youtu.be/HZ0Nke2pGn8
Peeling Away the Layers of History
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Consider the film Julius Caesar (1953): watching this film one experiences (or re-experiences) the assassination of Caesar and all that followed for centuries.
youtu.be/HZ0Nke2pGn8
Jakob Johann von Uexküll
08 September 1864 – 25 July 1944
Uexküll on Umwelten and Lived Times
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
youtu.be/7QFiXtOQd2o
Tuesday 08 September 2026 is the 162nd anniversary of the birth of Jakob Johann von Uexküll (08 September 1864 – 25 July 1944).
08 September 1864 – 25 July 1944
Uexküll on Umwelten and Lived Times
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
youtu.be/7QFiXtOQd2o
Tuesday 08 September 2026 is the 162nd anniversary of the birth of Jakob Johann von Uexküll (08 September 1864 – 25 July 1944).
Jakob von Uexküll on Umwelten and Lived Time
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
September 9, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Jakob Johann von Uexküll
08 September 1864 – 25 July 1944
Uexküll on Umwelten and Lived Times
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
youtu.be/7QFiXtOQd2o
Tuesday 08 September 2026 is the 162nd anniversary of the birth of Jakob Johann von Uexküll (08 September 1864 – 25 July 1944).
08 September 1864 – 25 July 1944
Uexküll on Umwelten and Lived Times
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
youtu.be/7QFiXtOQd2o
Tuesday 08 September 2026 is the 162nd anniversary of the birth of Jakob Johann von Uexküll (08 September 1864 – 25 July 1944).
youtu.be/4Y0mhZwGsJA
Friday 28 August 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 408
An Infinite Hierarchy of Formal Thresholds
mailchi.mp/b703c3d577a3...
…in which I discuss iterating the formal threshold of knowledge, thermodynamic limitations on thought, and Ockham’s razor…
Friday 28 August 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 408
An Infinite Hierarchy of Formal Thresholds
mailchi.mp/b703c3d577a3...
…in which I discuss iterating the formal threshold of knowledge, thermodynamic limitations on thought, and Ockham’s razor…
An Infinite Hierarchy of Formal Thresholds of Knowledge
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
September 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
youtu.be/4Y0mhZwGsJA
Friday 28 August 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 408
An Infinite Hierarchy of Formal Thresholds
mailchi.mp/b703c3d577a3...
…in which I discuss iterating the formal threshold of knowledge, thermodynamic limitations on thought, and Ockham’s razor…
Friday 28 August 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 408
An Infinite Hierarchy of Formal Thresholds
mailchi.mp/b703c3d577a3...
…in which I discuss iterating the formal threshold of knowledge, thermodynamic limitations on thought, and Ockham’s razor…
youtu.be/TbcQykaNN5E
Louis Otto Mink Jr.
03 September 1921 – 19 January 1983
Louis Mink’s Interpretation of Collingwood
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Thursday 03 September 2026 is the 105th anniversary of the birth of Louis O. Mink Jr. (03 September 1921 – 19 January 1983).
Louis Otto Mink Jr.
03 September 1921 – 19 January 1983
Louis Mink’s Interpretation of Collingwood
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Thursday 03 September 2026 is the 105th anniversary of the birth of Louis O. Mink Jr. (03 September 1921 – 19 January 1983).
Louis O. Mink’s Interpretation of R.G. Collingwood
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
September 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
youtu.be/TbcQykaNN5E
Louis Otto Mink Jr.
03 September 1921 – 19 January 1983
Louis Mink’s Interpretation of Collingwood
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Thursday 03 September 2026 is the 105th anniversary of the birth of Louis O. Mink Jr. (03 September 1921 – 19 January 1983).
Louis Otto Mink Jr.
03 September 1921 – 19 January 1983
Louis Mink’s Interpretation of Collingwood
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Thursday 03 September 2026 is the 105th anniversary of the birth of Louis O. Mink Jr. (03 September 1921 – 19 January 1983).
youtu.be/jw2Of2AeVjk
Friday 21 August 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 407
Intellects Vast and Cool and Unsympathetic
mailchi.mp/de2368f466f7...
…in which I discuss thresholds of knowledge and consciousness and Cartesian clarity and distinctness…
Friday 21 August 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 407
Intellects Vast and Cool and Unsympathetic
mailchi.mp/de2368f466f7...
…in which I discuss thresholds of knowledge and consciousness and Cartesian clarity and distinctness…
Intellects Vast and Cool and Unsympathetic
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
September 2, 2026 at 5:05 AM
youtu.be/jw2Of2AeVjk
Friday 21 August 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 407
Intellects Vast and Cool and Unsympathetic
mailchi.mp/de2368f466f7...
…in which I discuss thresholds of knowledge and consciousness and Cartesian clarity and distinctness…
Friday 21 August 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 407
Intellects Vast and Cool and Unsympathetic
mailchi.mp/de2368f466f7...
…in which I discuss thresholds of knowledge and consciousness and Cartesian clarity and distinctness…
youtu.be/Q1Zp2rBQyGQ
Friday 14 August 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 406
Concept Failure in the Natural Sciences
mailchi.mp/4d16a39a2b07...
…in which I discuss defunct scientific concepts, phlogiston, impetus, luminiferous aether, dark matter, and dark energy…
Friday 14 August 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 406
Concept Failure in the Natural Sciences
mailchi.mp/4d16a39a2b07...
…in which I discuss defunct scientific concepts, phlogiston, impetus, luminiferous aether, dark matter, and dark energy…
Concept Failure in the Natural Sciences
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
August 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
youtu.be/Q1Zp2rBQyGQ
Friday 14 August 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 406
Concept Failure in the Natural Sciences
mailchi.mp/4d16a39a2b07...
…in which I discuss defunct scientific concepts, phlogiston, impetus, luminiferous aether, dark matter, and dark energy…
Friday 14 August 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 406
Concept Failure in the Natural Sciences
mailchi.mp/4d16a39a2b07...
…in which I discuss defunct scientific concepts, phlogiston, impetus, luminiferous aether, dark matter, and dark energy…
Howard Phillips Lovecraft
20 August 1890 – 15 March 1937
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
H. P. Lovecraft and the Epistemology of Cosmic Horror
youtu.be/LQJNpLW0hsg
Thursday 20 August 2026 is the 136th anniversary of the birth of Howard Phillips Lovecraft (20 August 1890–15 March 1937)
20 August 1890 – 15 March 1937
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
H. P. Lovecraft and the Epistemology of Cosmic Horror
youtu.be/LQJNpLW0hsg
Thursday 20 August 2026 is the 136th anniversary of the birth of Howard Phillips Lovecraft (20 August 1890–15 March 1937)
Lovecraft and the Epistemology of Cosmic Horror
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
August 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Howard Phillips Lovecraft
20 August 1890 – 15 March 1937
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
H. P. Lovecraft and the Epistemology of Cosmic Horror
youtu.be/LQJNpLW0hsg
Thursday 20 August 2026 is the 136th anniversary of the birth of Howard Phillips Lovecraft (20 August 1890–15 March 1937)
20 August 1890 – 15 March 1937
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
H. P. Lovecraft and the Epistemology of Cosmic Horror
youtu.be/LQJNpLW0hsg
Thursday 20 August 2026 is the 136th anniversary of the birth of Howard Phillips Lovecraft (20 August 1890–15 March 1937)
youtu.be/PJMzow_Qmrg
Friday 07 August 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 405
Recognition and the Formal Threshold of Knowledge
mailchi.mp/a970da34b641...
…in which I discuss mutual recognition, proto-knowledge, shared experiences, and the identity of indiscernibles…
Friday 07 August 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 405
Recognition and the Formal Threshold of Knowledge
mailchi.mp/a970da34b641...
…in which I discuss mutual recognition, proto-knowledge, shared experiences, and the identity of indiscernibles…
Recognition and the Formal Threshold of Knowledge
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
August 20, 2026 at 8:28 AM
youtu.be/PJMzow_Qmrg
Friday 07 August 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 405
Recognition and the Formal Threshold of Knowledge
mailchi.mp/a970da34b641...
…in which I discuss mutual recognition, proto-knowledge, shared experiences, and the identity of indiscernibles…
Friday 07 August 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 405
Recognition and the Formal Threshold of Knowledge
mailchi.mp/a970da34b641...
…in which I discuss mutual recognition, proto-knowledge, shared experiences, and the identity of indiscernibles…
Caesar between Carlyle and Spengler
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
I received a comment that I consider the relation of Caesar to Carlyle’s “great man theory of history” so that is the context in which I will discuss Caesar in this episode.
youtu.be/W8UG_-iEClo
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
I received a comment that I consider the relation of Caesar to Carlyle’s “great man theory of history” so that is the context in which I will discuss Caesar in this episode.
youtu.be/W8UG_-iEClo
Caesar between Carlyle and Spengler
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
August 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Caesar between Carlyle and Spengler
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
I received a comment that I consider the relation of Caesar to Carlyle’s “great man theory of history” so that is the context in which I will discuss Caesar in this episode.
youtu.be/W8UG_-iEClo
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
I received a comment that I consider the relation of Caesar to Carlyle’s “great man theory of history” so that is the context in which I will discuss Caesar in this episode.
youtu.be/W8UG_-iEClo
Eight Years Ago
Friday 10 August 2018
The Apotheosis of Richard Russell
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
youtu.be/y_rXnziWAR8
As of 10 August 2026 it has been eight years since Richard Russell, an employee at SEATAC airport, stole a Horizon Air Bombardier Q400.
Friday 10 August 2018
The Apotheosis of Richard Russell
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
youtu.be/y_rXnziWAR8
As of 10 August 2026 it has been eight years since Richard Russell, an employee at SEATAC airport, stole a Horizon Air Bombardier Q400.
The Apotheosis of Richard Russell
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
August 10, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Eight Years Ago
Friday 10 August 2018
The Apotheosis of Richard Russell
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
youtu.be/y_rXnziWAR8
As of 10 August 2026 it has been eight years since Richard Russell, an employee at SEATAC airport, stole a Horizon Air Bombardier Q400.
Friday 10 August 2018
The Apotheosis of Richard Russell
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
youtu.be/y_rXnziWAR8
As of 10 August 2026 it has been eight years since Richard Russell, an employee at SEATAC airport, stole a Horizon Air Bombardier Q400.
I’ve often read Ted Carr’s *What is History?* called positivist, though there are no detailed and explicit discussions of positivist philosophy in the book. This reputation may be due to a brief mention of positivism near the beginning of the first chapter:
August 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I’ve often read Ted Carr’s *What is History?* called positivist, though there are no detailed and explicit discussions of positivist philosophy in the book. This reputation may be due to a brief mention of positivism near the beginning of the first chapter:
Nielsen, J.N. (2026). Humanity’s Place in the Universe: Peer Complexity, SETI, and the Fermi Paradox. In: LePoire, D.J., Grinin, L., Korotayev, A. (eds) Complexity in Universal Evolution. World-Systems Evolution and Global Futures. Springer, Cham. doi.org/10.1007/978-...
August 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Nielsen, J.N. (2026). Humanity’s Place in the Universe: Peer Complexity, SETI, and the Fermi Paradox. In: LePoire, D.J., Grinin, L., Korotayev, A. (eds) Complexity in Universal Evolution. World-Systems Evolution and Global Futures. Springer, Cham. doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Percy Bysshe Shelley
04 August 1792 – 08 July 1822
Shelley’s Vision of History in Ozymandias
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Tuesday 04 August 2026 is the 234th anniversary of the birth of Percy Bysshe Shelley (04 August 1792 – 08 July 1822).
youtu.be/H7SVtZ70hew
04 August 1792 – 08 July 1822
Shelley’s Vision of History in Ozymandias
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Tuesday 04 August 2026 is the 234th anniversary of the birth of Percy Bysshe Shelley (04 August 1792 – 08 July 1822).
youtu.be/H7SVtZ70hew
Shelley’s Vision of History in Ozymandias
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
August 6, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Percy Bysshe Shelley
04 August 1792 – 08 July 1822
Shelley’s Vision of History in Ozymandias
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Tuesday 04 August 2026 is the 234th anniversary of the birth of Percy Bysshe Shelley (04 August 1792 – 08 July 1822).
youtu.be/H7SVtZ70hew
04 August 1792 – 08 July 1822
Shelley’s Vision of History in Ozymandias
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Tuesday 04 August 2026 is the 234th anniversary of the birth of Percy Bysshe Shelley (04 August 1792 – 08 July 1822).
youtu.be/H7SVtZ70hew
youtu.be/Sf3gxqcSb34
Friday 24 July 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 403
The Drama of Biological Intelligence
mailchi.mp/752bfa7ca05b...
…in which I discuss knowingly inhabiting an intelligence niche, niche construction by controlled burns, and ecology expanded to intelligence…
Friday 24 July 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 403
The Drama of Biological Intelligence
mailchi.mp/752bfa7ca05b...
…in which I discuss knowingly inhabiting an intelligence niche, niche construction by controlled burns, and ecology expanded to intelligence…
The Drama of Biological Intelligence
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
August 5, 2026 at 4:14 AM
youtu.be/Sf3gxqcSb34
Friday 24 July 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 403
The Drama of Biological Intelligence
mailchi.mp/752bfa7ca05b...
…in which I discuss knowingly inhabiting an intelligence niche, niche construction by controlled burns, and ecology expanded to intelligence…
Friday 24 July 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 403
The Drama of Biological Intelligence
mailchi.mp/752bfa7ca05b...
…in which I discuss knowingly inhabiting an intelligence niche, niche construction by controlled burns, and ecology expanded to intelligence…
Hilary Putnam
31 July 1926 – 13 March 2016
Putnam and the Fate of Philosophy
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Friday 31 July 2026 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hilary Whitehall Putnam (31 July 1926 – 13 March 2016).
youtu.be/0nNWZZZAXxo
31 July 1926 – 13 March 2016
Putnam and the Fate of Philosophy
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Friday 31 July 2026 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hilary Whitehall Putnam (31 July 1926 – 13 March 2016).
youtu.be/0nNWZZZAXxo
Hilary Putnam on the Fate of Philosophy
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
August 2, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Hilary Putnam
31 July 1926 – 13 March 2016
Putnam and the Fate of Philosophy
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Friday 31 July 2026 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hilary Whitehall Putnam (31 July 1926 – 13 March 2016).
youtu.be/0nNWZZZAXxo
31 July 1926 – 13 March 2016
Putnam and the Fate of Philosophy
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Friday 31 July 2026 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hilary Whitehall Putnam (31 July 1926 – 13 March 2016).
youtu.be/0nNWZZZAXxo
youtu.be/Z35Is568x_c
Friday 17 July 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 402
Constructing an Intelligence Niche
mailchi.mp/69ebef8362fa...
…in which I discuss the very idea of an intelligence niche, the theoretical framework of ecology, the trophic pyramid, biomes, and Teotihuacan…
Friday 17 July 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 402
Constructing an Intelligence Niche
mailchi.mp/69ebef8362fa...
…in which I discuss the very idea of an intelligence niche, the theoretical framework of ecology, the trophic pyramid, biomes, and Teotihuacan…
Constructing an Intelligence Niche
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
July 27, 2026 at 7:43 AM
youtu.be/Z35Is568x_c
Friday 17 July 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 402
Constructing an Intelligence Niche
mailchi.mp/69ebef8362fa...
…in which I discuss the very idea of an intelligence niche, the theoretical framework of ecology, the trophic pyramid, biomes, and Teotihuacan…
Friday 17 July 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 402
Constructing an Intelligence Niche
mailchi.mp/69ebef8362fa...
…in which I discuss the very idea of an intelligence niche, the theoretical framework of ecology, the trophic pyramid, biomes, and Teotihuacan…
Peter Farb
25 July 1929 – 08 April 1980
The Return of Cultural Evolutionism
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
youtu.be/DpRDgSga2iE
Saturday 25 July 2026 is the 97th anniversary of the birth of Peter Farb (25 July 1929 – 08 April 1980) who was born in New York City on this date in 1929.
25 July 1929 – 08 April 1980
The Return of Cultural Evolutionism
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
youtu.be/DpRDgSga2iE
Saturday 25 July 2026 is the 97th anniversary of the birth of Peter Farb (25 July 1929 – 08 April 1980) who was born in New York City on this date in 1929.
Peter Farb and the Return of Cultural Evolutionism
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
July 26, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Peter Farb
25 July 1929 – 08 April 1980
The Return of Cultural Evolutionism
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
youtu.be/DpRDgSga2iE
Saturday 25 July 2026 is the 97th anniversary of the birth of Peter Farb (25 July 1929 – 08 April 1980) who was born in New York City on this date in 1929.
25 July 1929 – 08 April 1980
The Return of Cultural Evolutionism
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
youtu.be/DpRDgSga2iE
Saturday 25 July 2026 is the 97th anniversary of the birth of Peter Farb (25 July 1929 – 08 April 1980) who was born in New York City on this date in 1929.
Addendum on Julius Caesar
The Character of an Historical Ideal
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
youtu.be/EQwVZQm8ru0
In this episode I consider the character of Caesar in terms of the historical ideal that he became.
The Character of an Historical Ideal
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
youtu.be/EQwVZQm8ru0
In this episode I consider the character of Caesar in terms of the historical ideal that he became.
Addendum on Julius Caesar as Historical Ideal
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
July 23, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Addendum on Julius Caesar
The Character of an Historical Ideal
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
youtu.be/EQwVZQm8ru0
In this episode I consider the character of Caesar in terms of the historical ideal that he became.
The Character of an Historical Ideal
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
youtu.be/EQwVZQm8ru0
In this episode I consider the character of Caesar in terms of the historical ideal that he became.
youtu.be/sEo3wrpAMao
Friday 10 July 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 401
Are we better adapted to simpler societies?
mailchi.mp/cd4510ac531b...
…in which I discuss supply chains, financial instruments, logistics, observing their absence, & the limits of exploiting technologies…
Friday 10 July 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 401
Are we better adapted to simpler societies?
mailchi.mp/cd4510ac531b...
…in which I discuss supply chains, financial instruments, logistics, observing their absence, & the limits of exploiting technologies…
Are we better adapted to simpler societies?
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
July 19, 2026 at 10:21 AM
youtu.be/sEo3wrpAMao
Friday 10 July 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 401
Are we better adapted to simpler societies?
mailchi.mp/cd4510ac531b...
…in which I discuss supply chains, financial instruments, logistics, observing their absence, & the limits of exploiting technologies…
Friday 10 July 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 401
Are we better adapted to simpler societies?
mailchi.mp/cd4510ac531b...
…in which I discuss supply chains, financial instruments, logistics, observing their absence, & the limits of exploiting technologies…
Craft specialization characterizes urbanism no less than monumental architecture, and while specialization increases economic efficiency, it also threatens social rupture as each sector tends to inhabit its own self-referential world.
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Craft specialization characterizes urbanism no less than monumental architecture, and while specialization increases economic efficiency, it also threatens social rupture as each sector tends to inhabit its own self-referential world.
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Gaius Julius Caesar
12-13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC
Did Caesar understand his place in history?
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Either the 12th or 13th of July 2026 is the 2125th anniversary of the birth of Gaius Julius Caesar.
Gaius Julius Caesar
12-13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC
Did Caesar understand his place in history?
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Either the 12th or 13th of July 2026 is the 2125th anniversary of the birth of Gaius Julius Caesar.
Did Caesar understand his place in history?
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
July 15, 2026 at 12:21 AM
youtu.be/_mrQbATdkBQ
Gaius Julius Caesar
12-13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC
Did Caesar understand his place in history?
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Either the 12th or 13th of July 2026 is the 2125th anniversary of the birth of Gaius Julius Caesar.
Gaius Julius Caesar
12-13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC
Did Caesar understand his place in history?
Part of a Series on the Philosophy of History
Either the 12th or 13th of July 2026 is the 2125th anniversary of the birth of Gaius Julius Caesar.
youtu.be/vnlF7-dLf0o
Friday 03 July 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 400
The Dismal State of the Social Sciences
mailchi.mp/49ad15f252ff...
…in which I discuss thresholds of civilization, social science as a marker, problems with this, and there being no science of science…
Friday 03 July 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 400
The Dismal State of the Social Sciences
mailchi.mp/49ad15f252ff...
…in which I discuss thresholds of civilization, social science as a marker, problems with this, and there being no science of science…
The Dismal State of the Social Sciences
YouTube video by Nick Nielsen
youtu.be
July 13, 2026 at 4:24 AM
youtu.be/vnlF7-dLf0o
Friday 03 July 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 400
The Dismal State of the Social Sciences
mailchi.mp/49ad15f252ff...
…in which I discuss thresholds of civilization, social science as a marker, problems with this, and there being no science of science…
Friday 03 July 2026
Grand Strategy Newsletter
The View from Oregon – 400
The Dismal State of the Social Sciences
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…in which I discuss thresholds of civilization, social science as a marker, problems with this, and there being no science of science…
Today is the birthday of Sir Arthur John Evans (08 July 1851 – 11 July 1941), the British archaeologist famous for his excavations on Crete and his work on Minoan civilization and Aegean history, who was born in Nash Mills, Hertfordshire, England, 175 years ago today.
July 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Today is the birthday of Sir Arthur John Evans (08 July 1851 – 11 July 1941), the British archaeologist famous for his excavations on Crete and his work on Minoan civilization and Aegean history, who was born in Nash Mills, Hertfordshire, England, 175 years ago today.