(Hanna, 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. Why Read Science for Humans? —A Plea for Speculative and Value-Laden Philosophy of Science Here’s the back-cover blurb for my book, … [continue reading]
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Synoptic Reflection and Fundamental Philosophical Disagreements.
(David K, 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. Synoptic Reflection and Fundamental Philosophical Disagreements Philosophy seeks to correct partial views and complete fragmentary experience by some vision of … [continue reading]
The Triple-P Essay: Presentational Hylomorphism and Polymorphism in Works of Philosophy.
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 Triple-P Essay: Presentational Hylomorphism and Polymorphism in Works of Philosophy The truly important philosophy of the past has always been expressed in … [continue reading]
“Evil Does Not Exist”: On the Distinction Between Moral Evil and Natural Evil.
(Hamaguchi, 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. “Evil Does Not Exist”: On the Distinction Between Moral Evil and Natural Evil Here is a brief plot summary of Ryusuke … [continue reading]
Dreams and Human Agency.
“The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters,” by Francisco Goya (Los Caprichos, #43, 1799) 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. Dreams and Human Agency Is it immoral to think immoral … [continue reading]
Philosophy With Basic Income But Without Professional Academic Incentives.
(PGR, 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. Philosophy With Basic Income But Without Professional Academic Incentives For eleven years, the core members of the Against Professional Philosophy circle … [continue reading]
The Analytic-Continental Divide, and How to Transcend It.
(Murphy, 2021) 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 Analytic-Continental Divide, and How to Transcend It The online Philosophical Papers survey of mainstream professional academic philosophers conducted by David … [continue reading]
Everyday Forms of Resistance to Everyday Oppression.
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American Exceptionalism as Collective Anosognosia.
(ACA, 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. American Exceptionalism as Collective Anosognosia In my opinion, one of the biggest problems in the world today is the collective refusal … [continue reading]
Trump, Truth, and Logic.
Figure 1: Logical Trumpism in action (NYT, 2024) Trump, Truth, and Logic A.J. Ayer wrote Language, Truth, and Logic in order to tell the world about Logical Empiricism (Ayer, 1935/1952). The purpose of this essay is to tell the world about what I call Logical Trumpism. To the extent that the Logical Empiricists held that … [continue reading]