Darrell P. Arnold, PH.D.

Darrell P. Arnold, PH.D.

The Election Recounts and the Backfire Effect on Trump’s base

Logic and Critical Thinking, Political Philosophy, Politics, Reason

November 19, 2020/by Darrell Arnold

Trump’s failed court actions after the 2020 election underline that he lost the election. His claims of fraud have now been examined by the...

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Common logical fallacies in the use of the terms “socialism” and “communism”

Logic and Critical Thinking, Political Philosophy, Politics

August 5, 2020/by Darrell Arnold

Part 1 In the United States the words “socialist” and “communist” have long been used demagogically to dismiss the views of those on the Left....

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Is All Education Indoctrination?

Community Philosophy Forum, Epistemology, History of Philosophy, On Reason, Philosophy, Political Philosophy

July 7, 2020/by Darrell Arnold

The history of Western philosophy is generally taught with an emphasis on how philosophers upset uninformed prejudice and encourage individuals to think for themselves....

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U.S. Protests on the Right and Left — And Alternative Views of Freedom

Community Philosophy Forum, Contemporary politics, Moral theory, Political Philosophy, Politics

July 7, 2020/by Darrell Arnold

One of the political conflicts currently at play – and highlighted as the country has celebrated its Independence Day – is that between differing...

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Other Sophists

History of Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Reason

August 15, 2019/by Darrell Arnold

RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS Other Sophists On various issues the sophists were clearly not of one mind. Callicles and Hippias of Elis both disagreed with...

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