Grand Central Station, New York City (circa 1930) The essay below will be published in two installments; this is the first. You can also download and read or share a .pdf of the complete text of this essay, including the list of REFERENCES, by scrolling down to the bottom of this post and clicking on … [continue reading]
Author Archives: Robert Hanna
Not All Animals are Equal.
(Bulb, 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. Not All Animals are Equal If a being suffers, there can be no moral justification for refusing to take that suffering … [continue reading]
The Problem of Evil and Radical Agnosticism.
“Prüfung/Test,” by Edith Breckwoldt (Hamburg DE, 2004) (Author’s photograph, 2019) 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 Problem of Evil and Radical Agnosticism What do you believe is the … [continue reading]
Il Faut Cultiver Notre Jardin.
(ILDC, 2025) 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. Il Faut Cultiver Notre Jardin The history of [Candide’s] world-famous phrase, which serves as the book’s conclusion—il faut cultiver notre jardin—is … [continue reading]
Philosophy Professionalized: How We Killed the Thing We Loved.
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 Professionalized: How We Killed the Thing We Loved [T]he main benefit [of university philosophy] might be that many a young and capable … [continue reading]
To Sleep; Perchance to Dream: Three Questions About Dreaming.
“Sleeping Gypsy,” by Henri Rousseau, 1897 (Artsy.net, 2019) 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. To Sleep; Perchance to Dream: Three Questions About Dreaming To sleep; perchance to dream. (Shakespeare, … [continue reading]
Pretending and Wrongdoing.
“Pretend: Definition and Meaning” (CED, 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 page and clicking on the Download tab. Pretending and Wrongdoing In another essay, “Dreams and Human Agency,” I asked the following question: Is it … [continue reading]
Beyond Democracy, Or, Why Shooting The CEOs of Venal Healthcare Corporations Won’t Solve The Healthcare Hell Problem, #3.
(Marcetic, 2024) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. The Core Argument for Dignitarian Anarchism 3. Anti-Oppression, Quasi-Federalism, and How to Construct “The World As It Could Be Made.” 4. Post-Democratic Social Dynamics: DDAO, Concordar, and Carnival 5. Healthcare Hell and Universal Free Healthcare 6. Conclusion The essay that follows has been published in three installments; … [continue reading]
Beyond Democracy, Or, Why Shooting The CEOs of Venal Healthcare Corporations Won’t Solve The Healthcare Hell Problem, #2.
(Marcetic, 2024) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. The Core Argument for Dignitarian Anarchism 3. Anti-Oppression, Quasi-Federalism, and How to Construct “The World As It Could Be Made.” 4. Post-Democratic Social Dynamics: DDAO, Concordar, and Carnival 5. Healthcare Hell and Universal Free Healthcare 6. Conclusion The essay that follows will be published in three installments; … [continue reading]
Beyond Democracy, Or, Why Shooting The CEOs of Venal Healthcare Corporations Won’t Solve The Healthcare Hell Problem, #1.
(Marcetic, 2024) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. The Core Argument for Dignitarian Anarchism 3. Anti-Oppression, Quasi-Federalism, and How to Construct “The World As It Could Be Made.” 4. Post-Democratic Social Dynamics: DDAO, Concordar, and Carnival 5. Healthcare Hell and Universal Free Healthcare 6. Conclusion The essay that follows will be published in three installments; … [continue reading]