Alienation, autonomy, and ideology

Category: Blogging (Page 1 of 9)

These are posts on blogging from the blog Base and Superstructure. Mostly these are meta-blogging posts, where I’ll be writing a bit about what it’s like to run a blog.

Eight Years of Blogging!

It’s time again for one of my favorite parts of blogging – writing the annual anniversary post! So, what’s been going on in the blogging world in the last year, and how has it impacted or changed what we’re seeing on the blog?

Two things stand out on my end: first, as I’ve mentioned, I taught a section of Intro to Philosophy at the University of Iowa last semester. That took up a lot of my time, but I got a lot of enjoyment out of the class. Teaching was the topic of last week’s post, so check it out if you missed it.

Second, I’m still seeing clients in my philosophical counseling practice. While this hasn’t impacted the time I’m able to spend on blogging, I suspect my experiences with working with clients has had some level of (subconscious?) influence over my choice of topics. Clients come to me with interesting and thorny challenges, and it has been a rewarding experience.

But let’s take a moment to look at the data.

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A Break for Final Exams

As I’ve mentioned, I’m making a return to the classroom this semester to teach a section of Intro to Philosophy at the University of Iowa.

Well, the semester’s coming to a close, and it’s final exam week! Along with everyone else associated with campus, this means I’m staying busy! When I’m not writing an exam, I’m proctoring one or grading one.

And so, I’ll be back next week at the usual time and place.

Spring Break

Hi everyone! I just wanted to leave a quick note that there’s going to be no Monday post this week. I’m off on a little vacation during spring break.

Yes, I’m teaching a philosophy course this semester. And it’s currently spring break. I’ll be back next Monday on my usual schedule.

2025 Review

As 2025 draws to a close, I feel like I’ve hit a nice medium (pun intended) in my two writing platforms – this blog, plus my Medium page. I’ll say a bit in this post about the blogging half.

Perhaps I’ll mirror it in a Medium article.

Read on for some thoughts on the blogging world today. And, as always, I hope you enjoy reading. Send along your comments and suggestions for what to cover next!

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Travel Break

Hi all! Normally you’d be getting a post from me on this date, since it’s a Monday. However, that’s not going to happen today.

Why? Because I’m traveling! I’m in London sightseeing and visiting my sister and her husband, who live there.

At least, I hope that’s where I am. In fact, I’m writing this on October 1 and setting it for future publication. So, hopefully I made it and will be returning to the U.S. in a couple of days from when you’re seeing it published.

Anyhow, not to worry, I’ll be releasing a new post on local elections in a few days. So, that will serve as the post for this week.

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