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]
Author Archives: Robert Hanna
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]
Space and Place.
Figure 1: The Cosmic Rubber Sheet Torus (Wikimedia, 2012) Figure 2: (Coughlin et al., 2018) 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. Space and Place What is the nature of … [continue reading]
Why Read “Science for Humans”? —A Plea for Speculative and Value-Laden Philosophy of Science.
(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]
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]