Anti-Climacus

WELL: it was certainly a fun day in my classes. I corrected my philosophy professor on his use of Greek nouns, and mounted a vigorous defense of the exceptionalism of the Jewish people against my classmates (beholden, as they are, to Spinoza's view in Theological-Political Treatise, or, alternatively, not caring enough to think critically about it). And then going to American Political Thought, and starting a reasonably vigorous debate by arguing (along Hamiltonian lines) that the Bill of Rights is completely unneccesary and only serves to complicate the picture of government. I don't buy that argument (at least, I don't buy into it too much), but it's always fun to play devil's advocate...