In Part 1, I began to demythologize the political spectrum by re-rooting it in the struggle over power concentration. In Part 2, I debunked the libertarian marketing scheme of the dual axis political spectrum. Here in Part 3, I will […]
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The Political Spectrum - Part 2: The Fake Axis
The traditional conception of the political spectrum has been confusing. Some have tried to exploit that confusion to push their own agendas, such as the dual axis political spectrum suggested by political libertarianism. This marketing fake has fooled some people, […]
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The Political Spectrum - Part 1: What “Left” and “Right” Mean
Reclaiming terms that have become empty rhetoric. In my hopefully not fruitless attempt to bring serious philosophy to this site, this is the first in at least three articles on rethinking the concepts of the political spectrum. (Source: public domain) “Left-wing” […]
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Recognition Part 3: History of Recognition Theory
Welcome to the insert philosophy here podcast. Inserting the principles of philosophy into real life. Welcome to part three of my series of podcasts on the concept of recognition, a very important concept in philosophy. In this podcast, I want […]
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Nonheteronormative Philosophy
There is a relatively new and growing field of philosophy about people outside the traditional binary designations of norms about gender and sexuality. Nonheteronormative sexuality has long been dismissed or repressed by European and American societies. In one respect, the […]
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Recognition Part 2: The Key to Social Justice
Why do injustices continue to happen? We say it is because of prejudice but what is prejudice? It is difficult to fight something that we cannot define and one of the important tasks in philosophy is understanding what is behind social phenomena like prejudice. Recognition is the key.
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Recognition, Part 1 - Why Ukrainians but not Syrians?
Listen here: Welcome to the Insert Philosophy Here podcast. Inserting the principles of philosophy into real life. In this week’s episode of the Insert Philosophy Here podcast’s philosophical look on current world events, the dominant world event, of course, is […]
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Does Anyone Understand What “Freedom” Means?
Does Anyone Understand What “Freedom” Means? Janis Joplin didn’t. Anarchists don’t. Trump doesn’t, nor do his followers. Freedom is a word many people use, but few people have any substantial understanding of the meaning of the concept. To mention that […]
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Feminist Philosophy: A Primer
Text Transcript: Very few people have an accurate perception on what feminist philosophy is. It’s as if feminist philosophy and feminism in general is a vast mystery that no one wants to talk about. What ideas people have about […]
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Can War Ever Be Justified?
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine brings up a vexing philosophical question: when is war morally defensible? A small but ancient part of political philosophy is known as “just war theory.” There are two aspects to just war theory. One explores the […]
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