tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post1295688092836117231..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: The Scam that Nobody Should Buy IntoWilliam A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-30465643345217094292011-02-07T14:43:32.370-05:002011-02-07T14:43:32.370-05:00Just forget about an private schools though if you...Just forget about an private schools though if you're white, male, and not-rich. Most of the college assistance, e.g. grants and scholarships, are not for you. Check out breakdowns of college graduation rates by demographic sometime.quiznilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12086468386552688955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-18698101241026893992011-02-06T15:50:24.102-05:002011-02-06T15:50:24.102-05:00Wow - the last sounds fairly complicated.
I enjoy...Wow - the last sounds fairly complicated.<br /><br />I enjoy reading John Haldane and Roger Scruton, who are both very good writers. I am reading Scruton's Modern Philosophy now, which is excellent thus far. I have also enjoyed G.E.M. Anscombe, David Bentley Hart, Robert Louis Wilken, Maritain, Pieper, Rene Girard, and (the little I've read of) Remi Brague.<br /><br />I tend towards the Tomistic, and range from anthropology into philosophy and theology, as they tend to run into one another at a certain point in the past, or so I've observed.Sardonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614057543947120116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-78197547769103920342011-02-05T19:35:39.038-05:002011-02-05T19:35:39.038-05:00Thanks, I like it. Dawson is excellent! I've d...Thanks, I like it. Dawson is excellent! I've done a lot of history of phil (for fairly obvious reasons, I like to hit as many birds as I can with one stone). Lasch has good style, but I can't say I've read enough to really compare the two. Technically I have no focus if you mean a topic that I've taken a lot of classes in, though I read books outside of class so I guess that helps broaden my perspective. My favorite living philosophers are Michael Heumer and Tom Nagel, so I guess that reveals a bit about my interests :-). I'm also taking a really cool class on epistemology and probability which discusses Bayesian rationality. I'm really fascinated by that.Kathleen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221334826014698655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-85432229667211571262011-02-05T19:07:01.017-05:002011-02-05T19:07:01.017-05:00A good combination, Kathleen.
I only recently pic...A good combination, Kathleen.<br /><br />I only recently picked up some Christopher Dawson, and he is now one of my favorite philosophers of history, right above Christopher Lasch (who, though I think some of his ideas may have been off, was correct and even prescient about many things).<br /><br />Do you have a specific focus?Sardonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614057543947120116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-79177944185483297342011-02-05T17:40:12.057-05:002011-02-05T17:40:12.057-05:00My piece of advice: do not spend your future finan...My piece of advice: do not spend your future finances to get a degree - on other words, SAY NO TO LOANS. Be sure you have a solid job, or a good prospect for a job, that is related to or resultant from the degree you choose, one that will give you a descent salary on graduation. That is called ROI - return on investment. If you can't pay back your student loans while living independently after college, then you are not making a living wage - i.e. a descent salary.<br /><br />Getting a degree in Business Administration, for example, will not be worth $80K+ in tuition for 4 (or more) years, because you won't make that (or anything close) even if you graduate from Harvard. You won't be able to pay rent, pay bills, and pay back the loans. The debt burden is too high. Taking out loans to pay for college is hocking your future. Pay as you go, find ways to save or go in-state, seek out and receive grants, scholarships, and WORK (for MONEY) while you go to school. Then you will have some practical experience to round out your "sheep skin" and be of real value to an employer. <br /><br />Just my advice after seeing dozens of clueless, disillusioned graduates, broke parents, and jobless 20-somethings, wondering why they can't pay back their loans - and how they ever will.DINORightMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067345219054999889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-46038062433412116892011-02-05T16:33:55.921-05:002011-02-05T16:33:55.921-05:00Ah, so cool! Thanks, I didn't know that bit ab...Ah, so cool! Thanks, I didn't know that bit about it :-). <br /><br />Yep, I'm studying philosophy and history! I've had a really exciting academic career in college.Kathleen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221334826014698655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-54936017558918122012011-02-05T16:01:22.259-05:002011-02-05T16:01:22.259-05:00And check out the Chancellor's list :P
http:/...And check out the Chancellor's list :P<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chancellors_of_The_College_of_William_%26_Mary<br /><br />Are you studying Phil. now, Kathleen?Sardonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614057543947120116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-11641869228879838732011-02-05T15:53:49.106-05:002011-02-05T15:53:49.106-05:00Thanks! I had loved W&M since I found out that...Thanks! I had loved W&M since I found out that Thomas Jefferson went there. It's a really gorgeous campus!Kathleen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221334826014698655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-49370040357871362492011-02-05T15:13:44.525-05:002011-02-05T15:13:44.525-05:00Great article!
And W&M was my alma mater - I ...Great article!<br /><br />And W&M was my alma mater - I still miss the scenery there (as well as the school).Sardonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614057543947120116noreply@blogger.com