“How Professional Academic Philosophy Assassinated Real Philosophy,” by Q You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. My Presidential Address to the American Philosophical Association 2025 Eastern Division Meeting Members of … [continue reading]
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Analytic Philosophy is Ending Not With a Bang But a Whimper.
(Smith, 2014) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. Analytic Philosophy is Ending Not With a Bang But a Whimper This is the way Analytic philosophy ends This is the … [continue reading]
Running On Empty: Why Hasn’t Professional Academic Philosophy Produced Any Important Ideas in the Last 48 Years?
“The Death of Socrates by Means of the APA,” by Q, after “The Death of Socrates,” by Jacques-Louis David, 1787 (APP, 2013) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complet text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this essay and clicking on the Download tab. Running … [continue reading]
The Refutation of Compatibilism and Soft Determinism, and A New Proof That Incompatibilistic Real Free Agency Really Exists, and That You Really Have It.
Marvin the Paranoid Android (Wikipedia, 2024) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. The Refutation of Compatibilism and Soft Determinism, and A New Proof That Incompatibilistic Real Free Agency Really … [continue reading]
Unsung Heroes and Mentorship in Higher Education.
(Maad, 2023) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. Unsung Heroes and Mentorship in Higher Education The world is violent and mercurial—it will have its way with you. We are … [continue reading]
Consciousness is a Form of Life.
“The Sower,” by Vincent Van Gogh (1888-1889) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. Consciousness is a Form of Life As your eyes scanned down from the title of this … [continue reading]
Is Kantianism The Ultimate Form of Western Philosophy?, #2.
Engraving of Kant at his desk (Birck, 18th century) The essay that follows is being published in two installments; this is the second, and the first installment is HERE. But you can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay, including the REFERENCES, by scrolling down to the … [continue reading]
How To Do Philosophy With A Mechanical Parrot: Chats With ChatGPT, #1.
(Design Bundles, 2024) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this chat with ChatGPT by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. How To Do Philosophy With A Mechanical Parrot: Chats With ChatGPT, #1 It’s arguable that the thesis of … [continue reading]
Is Kantianism The Ultimate Form of Western Philosophy?, #1.
Engraving of Kant at his desk (Birck, 18th century) The essay that follows will be published in two installments; this is the first. But you can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay, including the REFERENCES, by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking … [continue reading]
Trump, Truth, and Logic.
Figure 1: Logical Trumpism in action (NYT, 2024) You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on the Download tab. Trump, Truth, and Logic The fundamental flaw in democracy and democratic politics is the malign … [continue reading]