Philosophy Ripped From The Headlines! Issue #9, May 2018: Defending Lecturing, Citizens of the World, Hyper-Liberalism, Neo-Romanticism, & Physics-Without- Time?

Dear Philosopher or Philosophically-Minded Person,

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—Of course you do: but then what?

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  • BORDERS AND IMMIGRATION
  • CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, and
  • CULTURAL CONFLICT,

HERE: PWB_philosophy_ripped_from_the_headlines_issue1_sept17

and ISSUE #2, OCTOBER 2017, featuring articles, follow-ups, and links about–

  • FREE SPEECH WARS,

HERE: PWB_philosophy_ripped_from_the_headlines_issue2_oct17

and ISSUE #3, NOVEMBER 2017, featuring articles, follow-ups, and links about–

  • GUN VIOLENCE,

HERE: PWB_philosophy_ripped_from_the_headlines_issue3_nov17

and ISSUE #4, DECEMBER 2017, featuring articles, follow-ups, and links about–

  • US POLITICS, ANIMAL MINDS, & REFUGEES,

HERE: PWB_philosophy_ripped_from_the_headlines_issue4_dec17

and ISSUE #5, JANUARY 2018, featuring articles, follow-ups, and links about–

  • BAKERS, BUDDHISTS, PLANT MINDS, & TOTAL WORK,

HERE: PWB_philosophy_ripped_from_the_headlines_issue5_jan18

and ISSUE #6, FEBRUARY 2018, featuring articles, follow-ups, and links about–

  • POVERTY IN THE USA, MARX REDUX, & THE SCOPE OF MINDEDNESS

HERE: PWB_philosophy_ripped_from_the_headlines_issue6_feb18

and ISSUE #7, MARCH 2018, featuring articles, follow-ups, and links about–

  • THE MEANING OF LIFE & THE MORALITY OF DEATH

HERE: PWB_philosophy_ripped_from_the_headlines_issue7_mar18

and ISSUE #8, APRIL 2018, featuring articles, follow-ups, and links about–

  • CONSCIOUSNESS-DENIAL, MINDS-&-SMARTPHONES, THE MORALITY OF ADDICTION, & RADICAL GUN REFORM

HERE: PWB_philosophy_ripped_from_the_headlines_issue8_apr18

In this issue, ISSUE #9, May 2018, we feature articles, follow-ups, and links about–

  • DEFENDING LECTURING, CITIZENS OF THE WORLD, HYPER-LIBERALISM, NEO-ROMANTICISM, & PHYSICS-WITHOUT-TIME?

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