MORALITY AND THE HUMAN CONDITION, #18–Pascal or Schopenhauer? Optimism or Pessimism?

Table of Contents I. Introduction II. The Standard Conception of Morality II.1 The Moral Question and The Meaning Question II.2 How Ethics Relates to Morality II.3 How Morality Relates to Rationality II.4 Six Famously Hard Cases III. Three Classical Challenges to the Standard Conception of Morality III.1 Moral Relativism III.2 Eight Logical Principles of Human … [continue reading]

THE NEW YORK SPACETIMES, #1–Thinking in End Times: Introduction.

THE NEW YORK SPACETIMES, by Michael Cifone, is a series about philosophy, society, politics, and everything else, starting from New York City and radiating outwards, borderlessly and unboundedly. He has worked on the philosophy and metaphysics of natural science, with a special focus on relativity and quantum theories, and on the philosophy of science more … [continue reading]

Memory, “Alternative Facts,” and the Political Philosophy of Cognition, #3–Strong Non-Conceptualism and Radically Naïve Realism about Sense Perception and Memory.

APP EDITORS’ NOTE: The essay re-published below was originally published in Borderless Philosophy 1 (2018). This installment contains section 3. But you can also read or download a .pdf version of the complete text HERE. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2.  Varieties of Memory 3.  Strong Non-Conceptualism and Radically Naïve Realism about Sense Perception and … [continue reading]

London Calling Back, #5–Isolation.

LONDON CALLING BACK, by Emre Kazim, is a series about philosophy, society, and politics, from a British and non-North-American point of view, emphasizing a new critical-dignitarian, edgy, and thoroughly push-backarian philosophical, social, and political ferment on the rise in London, recalling the heady days of politicized punk and The Clash. EARLIER INSTALLMENTS: #4: The Rooster: A … [continue reading]

MORALITY AND THE HUMAN CONDITION, #17–Schopenhauer’s Pessimism About The Meaning of Life.

Table of Contents I. Introduction II. The Standard Conception of Morality II.1 The Moral Question and The Meaning Question II.2 How Ethics Relates to Morality II.3 How Morality Relates to Rationality II.4 Six Famously Hard Cases III. Three Classical Challenges to the Standard Conception of Morality III.1 Moral Relativism III.2 Eight Logical Principles of Human … [continue reading]

Memory, “Alternative Facts,” and the Political Philosophy of Cognition, #2–Varieties of Memory.

APP EDITORS’ NOTE: The essay re-published below was originally published in Borderless Philosophy 1 (2018). This installment contains section 2. But you can also read or download a .pdf version of the complete text HERE. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2.  Varieties of Memory 3.  Strong Non-Conceptualism and Radically Naïve Realism about Sense Perception and … [continue reading]

MORALITY AND THE HUMAN CONDITION, #16–Pascal’s Optimism About The Meaning of Life.

Table of Contents I. Introduction II. The Standard Conception of Morality II.1 The Moral Question and The Meaning Question II.2 How Ethics Relates to Morality II.3 How Morality Relates to Rationality II.4 Six Famously Hard Cases III. Three Classical Challenges to the Standard Conception of Morality III.1 Moral Relativism III.2 Eight Logical Principles of Human … [continue reading]

Memory, “Alternative Facts,” and the Political Philosophy of Cognition, #1–Introduction.

APP EDITORS’ NOTE: The essay re-published below was originally published in Borderless Philosophy 1 (2018). This installment contains section 1. But you can also read or download a .pdf version of the complete text HERE. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2.  Varieties of Memory 3.  Strong Non-Conceptualism and Radically Naïve Realism about Sense Perception and … [continue reading]

MORALITY AND THE HUMAN CONDITION, #15–Three Classical Worries About Kant’s Ethics, & An All-Things-Considered Conclusion About Normative Ethics.

Table of Contents I. Introduction II. The Standard Conception of Morality II.1 The Moral Question and The Meaning Question II.2 How Ethics Relates to Morality II.3 How Morality Relates to Rationality II.4 Six Famously Hard Cases III. Three Classical Challenges to the Standard Conception of Morality III.1 Moral Relativism III.2 Eight Logical Principles of Human … [continue reading]