Probably ignorant question: Do emergent rules count as “realist”? (something like “real patterns in a contextual space shaped by pragmatism and emotion”).
in my limited (and definitely biologist-biased) understanding, particularism makes moral analysis feel more like ecology and less like physics.
in my limited (and definitely biologist-biased) understanding, particularism makes moral analysis feel more like ecology and less like physics.
October 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Probably ignorant question: Do emergent rules count as “realist”? (something like “real patterns in a contextual space shaped by pragmatism and emotion”).
in my limited (and definitely biologist-biased) understanding, particularism makes moral analysis feel more like ecology and less like physics.
in my limited (and definitely biologist-biased) understanding, particularism makes moral analysis feel more like ecology and less like physics.
So there is a spectrum of possible views, all realist:
Morality is perfectly codified by rules --- Morality is partly summarized by general rules but there are always exceptions --- Morality escapes any general statements completely
Maybe the last one is necessarily skeptical...
Morality is perfectly codified by rules --- Morality is partly summarized by general rules but there are always exceptions --- Morality escapes any general statements completely
Maybe the last one is necessarily skeptical...
October 1, 2026 at 4:12 PM
So there is a spectrum of possible views, all realist:
Morality is perfectly codified by rules --- Morality is partly summarized by general rules but there are always exceptions --- Morality escapes any general statements completely
Maybe the last one is necessarily skeptical...
Morality is perfectly codified by rules --- Morality is partly summarized by general rules but there are always exceptions --- Morality escapes any general statements completely
Maybe the last one is necessarily skeptical...
Neo-realist take on congressional activism.
reason.com/2026/09/30/n...
reason.com/2026/09/30/n...
Nancy Pelosi championed a Hong Kong dissident. She may have doomed him.
American politicians who cooperate with foreign activists, whether individual or institutional, often do more harm than good.
reason.com
October 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Neo-realist take on congressional activism.
reason.com/2026/09/30/n...
reason.com/2026/09/30/n...
I can understand what's distinctive if it's meant to be an *anti-realist* position. and I suppose I can understand what a realist version that genuinely rejects moral principles/rules would be, but I don't understand how it could work, or at least how it could avoid profound moral skepticism
October 1, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I can understand what's distinctive if it's meant to be an *anti-realist* position. and I suppose I can understand what a realist version that genuinely rejects moral principles/rules would be, but I don't understand how it could work, or at least how it could avoid profound moral skepticism
I'm actually kind of sympathetic towards the "sanctity of public land" arguments!
But if the proposal clearly benefits Halifax greatly above the status quo, the realist in me is inclined to support it!
But if the proposal clearly benefits Halifax greatly above the status quo, the realist in me is inclined to support it!
October 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I'm actually kind of sympathetic towards the "sanctity of public land" arguments!
But if the proposal clearly benefits Halifax greatly above the status quo, the realist in me is inclined to support it!
But if the proposal clearly benefits Halifax greatly above the status quo, the realist in me is inclined to support it!
Sell it on auction at Christies as an important work of social-realist art.
October 1, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Sell it on auction at Christies as an important work of social-realist art.
as well as putting the art manifesto on the blog, artmanifesto.co.uk, they will go up on my Ko-Fi
ko-fi.com/post/Realist...
ko-fi.com/post/Realist...
Realist Manifesto
Big Bearded Bookseller published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
October 1, 2026 at 3:24 PM
as well as putting the art manifesto on the blog, artmanifesto.co.uk, they will go up on my Ko-Fi
ko-fi.com/post/Realist...
ko-fi.com/post/Realist...
Nathan Cofnas
“Unia, Belgium’s independent centre for equal opportunities, plans to file a complaint against Nathan Cofnas,”
In response, N.C. is dramatising and playing the martyr card 🙄 -
“Beginning of the formal process to put me in jail
I've been advised that I need a criminal lawyer”
“Unia, Belgium’s independent centre for equal opportunities, plans to file a complaint against Nathan Cofnas,”
In response, N.C. is dramatising and playing the martyr card 🙄 -
“Beginning of the formal process to put me in jail
I've been advised that I need a criminal lawyer”
Unia to take 'race realist' researcher Nathan Cofnas to court
Unia said the US philosopher was spreading ideas in Belgium that rank people in a hierarchy on the basis of supposed scientific knowledge.
www.brusselstimes.com
October 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Nathan Cofnas
“Unia, Belgium’s independent centre for equal opportunities, plans to file a complaint against Nathan Cofnas,”
In response, N.C. is dramatising and playing the martyr card 🙄 -
“Beginning of the formal process to put me in jail
I've been advised that I need a criminal lawyer”
“Unia, Belgium’s independent centre for equal opportunities, plans to file a complaint against Nathan Cofnas,”
In response, N.C. is dramatising and playing the martyr card 🙄 -
“Beginning of the formal process to put me in jail
I've been advised that I need a criminal lawyer”
White privilege is real, but white people deny its existence. And, by the way, I am white and recognize the privilege I have had. I am a realist not a denier, like you.
October 1, 2026 at 3:11 PM
White privilege is real, but white people deny its existence. And, by the way, I am white and recognize the privilege I have had. I am a realist not a denier, like you.
Theater and Tectonics: Why Washington and Beijing Are Locked in Permanent Competition bdqqxgy.sbs/91dtDF
Theater and Tectonics: Why Washington and Beijing Are Locked in Permanent Competition
This analysis applies a realist international relations framework—strategy, security, and trade—to deconstruct the high-profile summit between Donald Trump and
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October 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Theater and Tectonics: Why Washington and Beijing Are Locked in Permanent Competition bdqqxgy.sbs/91dtDF
It's interesting how species-transition fantasy has evolved in certain circles. On one hand, there's a palpable current of magical realist exploration of many trans people's ambivalence re: whether all changes brought on by HRT are necessarily desirable; on the other hand, fuck yeah, laser claws.
October 1, 2026 at 2:58 PM
It's interesting how species-transition fantasy has evolved in certain circles. On one hand, there's a palpable current of magical realist exploration of many trans people's ambivalence re: whether all changes brought on by HRT are necessarily desirable; on the other hand, fuck yeah, laser claws.
I'm being a realist here. Realistically, I don't think removing the death penalty is going to happen overnight. There are also too many people on death row already. I'm just looking for alternatives to a botched leathel injection. This hasn't been the first and it certainly won't be the last.
October 1, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I'm being a realist here. Realistically, I don't think removing the death penalty is going to happen overnight. There are also too many people on death row already. I'm just looking for alternatives to a botched leathel injection. This hasn't been the first and it certainly won't be the last.
Not at all, just a realist who sees through the protectionist bullshit.
October 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Not at all, just a realist who sees through the protectionist bullshit.
Everything you said isn't theoretical or from grievance - it's a realist narrative of 40 years of US politics.
October 1, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Everything you said isn't theoretical or from grievance - it's a realist narrative of 40 years of US politics.
Today in War on the Rocks:
School of War or School of Battle? Educating for an Uncertain Future
MacGyver at Scale: Winning Future Air Wars of Rapid Technological Adaptation warontherocks.com/
School of War or School of Battle? Educating for an Uncertain Future
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October 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Today in War on the Rocks:
School of War or School of Battle? Educating for an Uncertain Future
MacGyver at Scale: Winning Future Air Wars of Rapid Technological Adaptation warontherocks.com/
School of War or School of Battle? Educating for an Uncertain Future
MacGyver at Scale: Winning Future Air Wars of Rapid Technological Adaptation warontherocks.com/
The Anti-Affiliate Gear Guide: Building a Realist Day Pack for Midwest Trails
Learn how to cut through the burnout of getting your day pack ready for a trek. Audit your gear, maintain your motivation, and keep your items ready to grab and go.
Learn how to cut through the burnout of getting your day pack ready for a trek. Audit your gear, maintain your motivation, and keep your items ready to grab and go.
The Anti-Affiliate Gear Guide: Building a Realist Day Pack for Midwest Trails
Learn how to cut through the burnout of getting your day pack ready for a trek. Audit your gear, maintain your motivation, and keep your items ready to grab and go.
poeaxtryspoetryprism.blog
October 1, 2026 at 12:33 PM
The Anti-Affiliate Gear Guide: Building a Realist Day Pack for Midwest Trails
Learn how to cut through the burnout of getting your day pack ready for a trek. Audit your gear, maintain your motivation, and keep your items ready to grab and go.
Learn how to cut through the burnout of getting your day pack ready for a trek. Audit your gear, maintain your motivation, and keep your items ready to grab and go.
I think that Boltzmann’s idea is staggering in its boldness and beauty. But I also think that it is quite untenable, at least for a realist. It brands unidirectional change as an illusion. This makes the catastrophe of Hiroshima an illusion. (1/3)
— Karl Popper, Unended Quest, p. 193
— Karl Popper, Unended Quest, p. 193
October 1, 2026 at 12:19 PM
I think that Boltzmann’s idea is staggering in its boldness and beauty. But I also think that it is quite untenable, at least for a realist. It brands unidirectional change as an illusion. This makes the catastrophe of Hiroshima an illusion. (1/3)
— Karl Popper, Unended Quest, p. 193
— Karl Popper, Unended Quest, p. 193
Bill Duckett Reclining Nude — an art print from a Thomas Eakins photograph of Bill Duckett, a young man reputed to be Walt Whitman's lover. Eakins, a 19th-century realist, captures a natural pose and quiet dignity. buff.ly/VRcSovu #ArtHistory #ThomasEakins
October 1, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Bill Duckett Reclining Nude — an art print from a Thomas Eakins photograph of Bill Duckett, a young man reputed to be Walt Whitman's lover. Eakins, a 19th-century realist, captures a natural pose and quiet dignity. buff.ly/VRcSovu #ArtHistory #ThomasEakins
Very interesting piece, Ben. I think one reason why Ditko was never encouraged as a template for other artists at Marvel was that he was at heart a realist - he drew ordinary looking people when superheroes have always been about idealisation.
October 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Very interesting piece, Ben. I think one reason why Ditko was never encouraged as a template for other artists at Marvel was that he was at heart a realist - he drew ordinary looking people when superheroes have always been about idealisation.
he’s also like. one of the most realist mfs to exist i won’t lie. although sometimes he’s a total contrarian but that’s part of his charm!!!!
October 1, 2026 at 9:28 AM
he’s also like. one of the most realist mfs to exist i won’t lie. although sometimes he’s a total contrarian but that’s part of his charm!!!!
English-language article on the plans to take Cofnas to court in Belgium: www.belganewsagency.eu/press-releas... /85
Discrimination watchdog files complaint of racism against 'race realist' researcher Cofnas
The Equal Opportunities Institute Unia is preparing a complaint against University of Ghent researcher Nathan Cofnas, reports De Morgen on Thursday. The organisation is convinced that several statemen...
www.belganewsagency.eu
October 1, 2026 at 9:11 AM
English-language article on the plans to take Cofnas to court in Belgium: www.belganewsagency.eu/press-releas... /85
Beggar with a Duffle Coat (Philosopher)
October 1, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Beggar with a Duffle Coat (Philosopher)