Philosophy Ripped From The Headlines! is delivered online in (occasionally discontinuous) weekly installments, month by month. Its aim is to inspire critical, reflective, synoptic thinking and discussion about contemporary issues–in short, public philosophizing in the broadest possible, everyday sense. Every installment contains (1) excerpts from one or more articles, or one or more complete articles, … [continue reading]
Monthly Archives: December 2018
Why There Can’t Be a Natural Science of Consciousness.
Cognitive neuroscientists and science-obsessed philosophers of mind frequently claim that they’re “going to unravel the mystery of consciousness” via natural science one of these days.[i] But it just ain’t going to happen. Andrew has many excellent students who care more about real philosophy than about getting bank-able grades. One of them wrote to him recently … [continue reading]
Philosophy Ripped From The Headlines!, Issue #15, 2 (December 2018): The Dignitarian Case Against Capital Punishment.
Philosophy Ripped From The Headlines! is delivered online in (occasionally discontinuous) weekly installments, month by month. Its aim is to inspire critical, reflective, synoptic thinking and discussion about contemporary issues–in short, public philosophizing in the broadest possible, everyday sense. Every installment contains (1) excerpts from one or more articles, or one or more complete articles, … [continue reading]
Kropotkin’s “The Conquest of Bread”: Two Main Arguments Rationally Reconstructed. Foundations of Anarchism and Socialism 10
APP Editors’ Note: This is the tenth in a series on the historical and philosophical foundations of anarchism and socialism, with special reference to social anarchism (aka “anarcho-socialism,” “libertarian socialism,” etc.) and democratic socialism. We decided to devote the first five installments of the series to the Democratic Socialists of America, aka the DSA, and … [continue reading]
How A Priori Knowledge Is Really Possible. Thinking For A Living: A Philosopher’s Notebook 14
“Diogenes Sheltering in His Barrel,” by John William Waterhouse PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS #13: Is a priori knowledge really possible? Yes; here’s proof. #12: Is human free agency really possible? Yes; here’s how. #11: What is democracy? #10: Fear, loathing, and Pascal in Las Vegas: radical agnosticism. #9: The philosophy of policing, crime, and punishment. #8: The … [continue reading]
Philosophy Ripped From The Headlines!, Issue #15, 1 (December 2018): Why We Should Subvert and Dismantle Social Media.
Philosophy Ripped From The Headlines! is delivered online in (occasionally discontinuous) weekly installments, month by month. Its aim is to inspire critical, reflective, synoptic thinking and discussion about contemporary issues–in short, public philosophizing in the broadest possible, everyday sense. Every installment contains (1) excerpts from one or more articles, or one or more complete articles, … [continue reading]
Is A Priori Knowledge Really Possible? Yes; Here’s Proof. Thinking For A Living: A Philosopher’s Notebook 13
“Diogenes Sheltering in His Barrel,” by John William Waterhouse PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS #12: Is Human Free Agency Really Possible? Yes; here’s how. #11: What Is Democracy? #10: Fear, loathing, and Pascal in Las Vegas: radical agnosticism. #9: The philosophy of policing, crime, and punishment. #8: The philosophy of borders, immigration, and refugees. #7: The philosophy of … [continue reading]