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What Is Philosophy?
A new school year is about to get underway, which means I will soon, once again, be attempting to convey to my students, most of whom will have no prior…
Aug 21, 2022
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March 2022
Thinking About Appeals To Authority
When should we defer to the judgment of experts?
Mar 31, 2022
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The Ethics of War
Reflections on the use of force and a primer on Just War Theory.
Mar 16, 2022
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February 2022
The Inescapability of Philosophy
There is a common (mis)conception of philosophy, according to which it is the quintessentially “impractical” discipline; that its concerns are of…
Feb 11, 2022
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Groundhog Day and Two Conceptions of Human Freedom
1993’s Groundhog Day is one of my all-time favorite films; I rewatch it everyone year (on Groundhog Day, of course). In part, I like it for its…
Feb 3, 2022
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December 2021
A Case Against Santa Claus
In this post, I offer a case for thinking that children should not be deceived into believing that Santa Claus exists. It will be necessary to first…
Dec 23, 2021
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On the Intrinsic Badness of Suffering
An Argument From the Phenomenology of Suffering
Dec 13, 2021
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November 2021
On the Nature of Suffering
A brief case for conceiving of suffering as unsanctioned harm.
Nov 16, 2021
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September 2021
Contemplating Consciousness
My journey from denier to realist.
Sep 18, 2021
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Ethical Theory and Social Perception
My purpose in this post is to propose an empirical research program, the fruits of which would, potentially, be of significance to the conduct of…
Sep 6, 2021
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August 2021
Hedonism and Alienation
I was, for a time (due in no small part to reading Henry Sidgwick, whom I still regard as one of the greatest ethicists), a proponent of Hedonism…
Aug 31, 2021
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Depression and Value Realism
According to Value Realism, there is stance-independent value: value that obtains irrespective of what anyone believes, or desires. So, if Value Realism…
Aug 23, 2021
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