Anti-Climacus

LINKS: Three items for your entertainment:

1. I couldn't make it through this without laughing:

""He isn't John Paul II any more," Leon said. "From now on, he's the Incredible Popeman.""

2. The List of Things a guy would do if he were evil overlord. I especially liked #142:

"If I have children and subsequently grandchildren, I will keep my three-year-old granddaughter near me at all times. When the hero enters to kill me, I will ask him to first explain to her why it is necessary to kill her beloved grandpa. When the hero launches into an explanation of morality way over her head, that will be her cue to pull the lever and send him into the pit of crocodiles. After all, small children like crocodiles almost as much as Evil Overlords and it's important to spend quality time with the grandkids."

3. Scene:

A conference room somewhere in Perkins, Fall of 2006: my International Relations oral defense:

Professor: "What do you think about the realist assumption that all states can be treated as like units?"

Me: "Well, there's a little song I find helpful when thinking about this..."

Professor: "I especially liked the way you discussed how liberal intuitions about harmony of interests might fit into a realist perspective. Very astute. You pass!"

End scene.