Understanding Hegel. It is a bit of an exaggeration to say that in the last 100 or so years there has been a war in philosophy. But if we can describe the long “analytical/continental” divide in philosophy as a war, […]
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A Concept Little-Known Outside Academic Philosophy May Be The Key To Social Justice
The UK recently observed the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote and the US will reach the century mark later this year. Still today, though, women are fighting to rectify the gender pay gap and gain full […]
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Sorry, No, I Won’t Vote For Biden
Yes, Trump is a terrible president and worse, a terrible human being. But that doesn’t mean I will vote for Biden, because that illusion that we are stuck with only two possible choices is a part of what’s wrong with American politics.
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A Lesson From Covid-19 On The Need To Dig Deeper
As philosophers, I believe we are charged above all with the need to not accept facts at face value, but to dig deeper to find the truth.
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Love (and Hate) in The Time Of Coronavirus, Covid-19
As a philosopher, I am keenly interested in events that cast a light on human nature. The Covid-19 pandemic is one giant spotlight. The pandemic is bringing out the good and bad in humanity. One of the long debates in […]
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The Crucial Differences Between Capitalism And Free Enterprise
Capitalism is an economic system that has both passionate defenders and fierce critics. But both sides in the debates over capitalism’s beneficial and harmful affects tend to conflate capitalism with free enterprise. Much of the defense of capitalism takes the […]
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The Creator of the Universe
The Creator of the Universe It is impossible for me to believe that the Creator of all of the Universe is even remotely bothered by what we eat, how we dress, how we dance, or who we love. It is […]
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Stop Dehumanizing People With Your Writing
It angers me. I read a lot as a writer and professor and I see it all the time. People dehumanizing people with their words. “People that…” “A woman that …. “Voters that…” .. and so on ad infinitum. I […]
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Time is infinite
Time is Infinite Time is infinite and yet the most precious commodity.
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Descartes’ Circular Reasoning?
Ever since Descartes published his book Meditations he has been accused of committing a fallacy of circular reasoning with his argument that God is the guarantor of the truth of our belief in an external world. Descartes’ argument has ever […]
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