Philosophies of Social Reform

Excerpts from How We Are and How We Got Here: A Practical History of Western Philosophy. British Reform Movement Significant developments in social philosophy and social reform took place in the United Kingdom in the 1800s. The Parliament of the United Kingdom passed a progressive series of laws beginning in […]

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Paulo Freire

Paulo Freire on Social Conflict

Paulo Freire on Social Conflict Paulo Freire is a Brazilian philosopher of education. Those on the Right would call him a “radical” because he believes that poor people shouldn’t be exploited and children should be taught to think creatively and critically. For Freire, oppression and education are linked–the more you […]

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Cornel West on Justice

Dr. Cornel West on Justice

Dr. Cornel West on Justice Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public. – Dr. Cornel West African-Americans have been fighting for justice for a long, long time. Dr. West is one of the champions. I have long admired Dr. West, using some of his writings in […]

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Professor Mogobe Ramose

“Thinking the Contemporary”, with Mogobe Ramose

“Thinking the Contemporary”, with Mogobe Ramose Mogobe Ramose Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Africa (UNISA), in Pretoria. He is a Philosopher and a leading figure introducing and debating African philosophy and the Ethics of Ubuntu. African philosophy is largely underexplored and widely unappreciated by the rest of […]

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Debt Shaming in the Corporate Media

One trend I have noticed on the Internet is “news” stories about people who pay down debt of massive amounts. This one is typical, claiming a teacher paid off $40,000 in student debt on only 1.5 years. Or how about this whopper? How a Journalist Paid Off $111,000 of Debt […]

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