(Watts, 2020) 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. Debugging Our Thinking As Hugh Willbourn cogently and compellingly points out in his book, The Bug in Our Thinking and The … [continue reading]
Author Archives: Robert Hanna
How To Solve The Hyper-Fundamental Problem of Philosophy.
“The Human Condition,” by Thomas Whitaker (Prison Arts Coalition, 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. How To Solve The Hyper-Fundamental Problem of Philosophy In an essay entitled “The Fundamental … [continue reading]
How To Apply Dignitarian Thinking to The Gaza War and Gaza Campus Protests.
(Wikimedia Commons, 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. How To Apply Dignitarian Thinking to The Gaza War and Gaza Campus Protests From a broadly Kantian dignitarian point of … [continue reading]
Defending Kant From His Friends and His Enemies.
Vladimir Putin (right) and Gerhard Schröder (left) at Kant’s grave in Kaliningrad in 2005 (FT, 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. Defending Kant From His Friends and His … [continue reading]
On the Popularity of Philosophical Ideas.
(NYT, 2022) 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. On the Popularity of Philosophical Ideas Ideas have never conquered the world as ideas, but only by the force they represent. … [continue reading]
The Fundamental Problems of Philosophy.
(Russell, 1912/2009) 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 Fundamental Problems of Philosophy In other essays or books, I’ve discussed the nature of philosophy (Hanna, 2024a). But in this … [continue reading]
The Death of Dennett and The End of Materialism.
Daniel Dennett (1942–2024) 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 Death of Dennett and The End of Materialism Daniel Dennett died on 19 April 2024. Here are a few … [continue reading]
Why The World Needs A Creatively Revised-&-Updated Kant.
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) (Quintessential Mind, 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 The World Needs A Creatively Revised-&-Updated Kant 22 April 2024 is the 300th anniversary of Immanuel … [continue reading]
What The Vatican Got Right About Human Dignity and What It Got Wrong.
Pope Francis presenting “Infinite Dignity” on 8 April 2024 (NYT, 2024a) 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. What The Vatican Got Right About Human Dignity and What It Got … [continue reading]
Misology versus Irrationality: The Case of Recidivist Trump Voters in 2024.
Donald Trump’s Farewell Address at the White House (US National Archives, 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. Misology versus Irrationality: The Case of Recidivist Trump Voters in 2024 … [continue reading]