Bo Winegard

Bo Winegard is an Associate Editor at Quillette. He received his PhD in social psychology from Florida State University under the tutelage of Roy Baumeister.

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Religious Permanence

The human brain evolved to be religious, but religion also evolved to appeal to the human brain.

Bo Winegard

18 Nov 2022 · 10 min read

Sex and the Academy

The inclusion of women in higher education is a great achievement for Western liberal societies. How is this changing academic culture?

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8 Oct 2022 · 13 min read

Misunderstanding Equality

If confusion between moral and empirical claims persists, we will find ourselves asked to choose between the truth and our ethical preferences.

Bo Winegard

26 Sep 2022 · 10 min read

Against Authenticity

To be human is to be artificial.

Bo Winegard

8 Sep 2022 · 6 min read

The Fall of ‘Nature’

A once-respected journal has announced that it will be subordinating science to ideology.

Bo Winegard

28 Aug 2022 · 11 min read

Diversity and Its Discontents

The public conversation about demographic change is hypocritical and destructive.

Bo Winegard

3 Jun 2022 · 11 min read

Academic Exile, Two Years On

Academia has become an intellectual prison, and many incarcerated professors are compelled to live a dual existence.

Bo Winegard

4 May 2022 · 12 min read

Problems with Mill’s Masterpiece

The condition of human life is such that we must of necessity be restrained and compelled by circumstances in nearly every action of our lives. Why, then, is liberty, defined as Mr. Mill defines it, to be regarded as so precious? ~James Fitzjames Stephen Of all the works written in

Bo Winegard

2 Apr 2022 · 18 min read