Eduardo Alemán’s Blog

The Great Intellectual Divide The conflict between Arius and the orthodox party, spearheaded by Athanasius of Alexandria, stands as one of the most significant intellectual and theological battles in Western history. It was not merely a dispute over words, but a fundamental disagreement on the nature of reality and the relationship between the Creator and the Created. To determine if Arius was “wrong,” we must look through three distinct lenses: logical consistency, theological tradition, and linguistic nuance. …

John Stuart Mill’s seminal essay defending individual freedom against the tyranny of society and government.

Michael Sandel is not against success. What he is against is the story we tell about it. In The Tyranny of Merit (2020), the Harvard political philosopher argues that meritocracy — long celebrated as the fairest way to organize society — has become a source of hubris for those at the top and humiliation for those left behind. The result, he contends, is not just inequality, but a deep moral and political crisis that helped fuel the populist backlash of the 2010s. …

Nathan Carlig’s identification of P.Fouad inv. 218 as a fragment of Empedocles’ Physica reveals that the Cairo and Strasbourg papyri are two surviving pieces of a single ancient scroll — the only known manuscript copy of this lost philosophical poem.

Markup Languages: Differences, Uses, and Conversions Between XML, Markdown, and HTML Markup languages are essential for structuring, organizing, and rendering information in digital environments. The most commonly used are XML, Markdown, and HTML, each with distinct goals and characteristics. This article compares their main uses, conceptual and technical differences, and the common issues faced when converting between them. 1. What is XML? XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is designed to store, transport, and structure data in a hierarchical and extensible format. Its syntax is strict, and it focuses on structure rather than presentation. …

Hardening an Ubuntu server is a critical practice to protect any infrastructure exposed to the internet. Below are key steps to strengthen security, including a summary table of each configuration and its effect. 🔐 Step 1: Create a secure user and use SSH keys Disabling direct access to the root user and using a limited user with SSH keys improves traceability and removes one of the most common attack vectors. …