Alex PoulininApplied HistoryThis Infectious Disease Model Could Predict the Level of Unrest After the US 2020 ElectionThe level of polarization is concerning to everyone in the US and across the globe, and this model could predict if it catalyzes into…Nov 4, 2020Nov 4, 2020
Alex PoulininApplied HistoryWhy Trump will win the ElectionThere’s a story in US election history where an incumbent is confronted with the favored challenger. The incumbent is faced with people…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Alex PoulininApplied HistoryWho Will Win the 2020 US Presidential Election?Let us not be confused by the news and let us turn to history to make sense of this election. Before, some description of the present is…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Alex PoulininThe Shore of my IgnoranceThe Philosopher HegelAn intellectual offspring of Kant, Hegel emerges with clarity to illuminate our thinking on thinking. Let’s not waste time and enter into…Nov 1, 2020Nov 1, 2020
Alex PoulininThe Shore of my IgnoranceImmanuel KantWe should view Kant at the tail end of the enlightenment, but his work should in itself be considered an enlightenment. He takes off where…Oct 31, 2020Oct 31, 2020
Alex PoulininThe Shore of my IgnoranceVoltaireComparatively to other philosophers outlined in this publication, Voltaire may be lesser known for his singular ideas but we know him…Oct 30, 2020Oct 30, 2020
Alex PoulininThe Shore of my IgnoranceMore Wisdom from SpinozaFollowing this previous article, here are a few other thoughts from one of history’s greatest philosophers, Spinoza.Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020
Alex PoulininThe Shore of my IgnoranceThe Wisdom of the Philosopher SpinozaLike Francis Bacon, the great philosopher Spinoza lived in a world dominated by religion. Unfornately for Spinoza, he challenged the…Oct 28, 2020Oct 28, 2020
Alex PoulininThe Shore of my IgnoranceThe Philosopher Francis BaconTo understand a philosopher, as I have learned, one must know the historical context in which the ideas were developed. Without it, it is…Oct 27, 2020Oct 27, 2020
Alex PoulininApplied HistoryShould we Ask What If Questions About History?History is the study of the past. Historians try to interpret beyond the obvious facts such as the causes of World War II. It is not…Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020