It is often erroneously assumed that Marx was a proponent of what’s known as the “labor theory of value” (LTV). Thus, we see people who incorrectly believe themselves to be criticizing Marx making claims like these: According to Marx, then, the value of wares is determined by the amount of labour necessary on the average … [continue reading]
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THE LIMITS OF SENSE AND REASON: A Line-By-Line Critical Commentary on Kant’s “Critique of Pure Reason,” #7.
[I] was then making plans for a work that might perhaps have the title, “The Limits of Sense and Reason.” I planned to have it consist of two parts, a theoretical and a practical. The first part would have two sections, (1) general phenomenology and (2) metaphysics, but this only with regard to its method. … [continue reading]
A Theory of Human Dignity, #1–Introduction.
This long essay, “A Theory of Human Dignity,” presents and defends a general theory of human dignity, with special attention paid to spelling out its background metaphysics, formulating and justifying a basic set of dignitarian moral principles, and critically addressing hard cases for the theory. “A Theory of Human Dignity” is being made available here … [continue reading]
THE LIMITS OF SENSE AND REASON: A Line-By-Line Critical Commentary on Kant’s “Critique of Pure Reason,” #6.
[I] was then making plans for a work that might perhaps have the title, “The Limits of Sense and Reason.” I planned to have it consist of two parts, a theoretical and a practical. The first part would have two sections, (1) general phenomenology and (2) metaphysics, but this only with regard to its method. … [continue reading]
Organicist Metaphysics: A Hybrid Interpretation.
I. Introduction It should come as no surprise to regular readers of APP that several of the contributors are currently thinking about organicism as a fundamental and indeed paradigm-shifting philosophical doctrine. We’ve been writing and posting material on this topic since 2016,[i] and two of us recently published a long essay that develops some of … [continue reading]
Borderless Philosophy 4 (2021): Second Call For Submissions, Plus Links To All Previous Issues & Articles.
Borderless Philosophy‘s Editorial Team, whose members currently are Dennis Earl (Coastal Carolina Univ., USA) https://www.coastal.edu/academics/facultyprofiles/humanities/philosophyandreligiousstudies/dennisearl/, Robert Hanna (Independent, USA) https://colorado.academia.edu/RobertHanna, Michelle Maiese (Emmanuel College, USA) http://www.emmanuel.edu/academics/our-faculty/michelle-maiese.html, Pablo Muchnik (Emerson College, USA) https://www.emerson.edu/faculty-staff-directory/pablo-muchnik, Otto Paans (Independent, Netherlands) https://tu-berlin.academia.edu/OttoPaans, and Hugh Reginald (Independent, Canada) (Editorial Team Leader), is pleased to announce a Second Call for Submissions for … [continue reading]
LONDON CALLING BACK, #6–Is Philosophy Dead?
LONDON CALLING BACK, by Emre Kazim, is a series about philosophy, society, and politics, from a British and non-North-American point of view, emphasizing a new critical-dignitarian, edgy, and thoroughly push-backarian philosophical, social, and political ferment on the rise in London, recalling the heady days of politicized punk and The Clash. During the COVID-19 pandemic, LONDON CALLING … [continue reading]
Borderless Philosophy 4 (2021): First Call For Submissions.
Borderless Philosophy‘s Editorial Team, whose members currently are Dennis Earl (Coastal Carolina Univ., USA) https://www.coastal.edu/academics/facultyprofiles/humanities/philosophyandreligiousstudies/dennisearl/, Robert Hanna (Independent, USA) https://colorado.academia.edu/RobertHanna, Michelle Maiese (Emmanuel College, USA) http://www.emmanuel.edu/academics/our-faculty/michelle-maiese.html, Pablo Muchnik (Emerson College, USA) https://www.emerson.edu/faculty-staff-directory/pablo-muchnik, Otto Paans (Independent, Netherlands) https://tu-berlin.academia.edu/OttoPaans, and Hugh Reginald (Independent, Canada) (Editorial Team Leader), is pleased to announce a First Call for Submissions for … [continue reading]
Philosophy and Cognition in the Age of Mechanical-Digital Reproduction, #3—The Ground of the Aura.
Previous Installments in This Series #2: Modes of Perception, Modes of Existence #1: Introduction: The Disappearance of Authenticity, The Appearance of Estrangement III. The Ground of the Aura In his 1936 essay, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” Walter Benjamin introduces one of his most notorious concepts: the “aura” of a … [continue reading]
Susan Haack’s “Not One of the Boys: Memoir of an Academic Misfit.”
APP Editor’s Introduction, by Robert Hanna, aka Z Susan Haack is not only a real philosopher–by which I mean an authentic, serious philosopher–she is also an all-around brilliant real philosopher, and a truly independent thinker. Indeed, she is arguably the greatest living philosopher, whether inside or outside the professional academy. And among other truly independent … [continue reading]