A Line in the Sand for Academic Philosophy
Tuvel was criticized for not citing enough black or transgender scholars. Such a complaint could be leveled at virtually any philosophy paper.
Oliver Traldi
· 10 min read
Art and Culture
A collection of 726 posts
What Eastern Bloc Dissidents Can Teach Us About 'Living in Truth'
Living in truth doesn’t mean speaking out unthinkingly on every issue. It matters not just what we say, but how we say it.
Philip Boobbyer
· 5 min read
It’s Time to Retire the Political Spectrum
“If the political spectrum is largely meaningless and causes so much confusion, why does nearly everyone buy into it?”
Hyrum Lewis
· 13 min read
Creationism By Another Name
Creationism is the belief that a superior being, unbound by the laws of nature, created the universe.
Ferran Suay
· 4 min read
Is It Ever Better Not to Know?
It seems that gaining more knowledge, even on topics where that knowledge could be damaging in the short term, is the preferable approach.
Brian Boutwell, Bo Winegard, Jonathan Anomaly
· 7 min read
You Are Not Important: Defund Identity Culture
If taxpayers from both the Right and the Left refuse to fund identity culture, what exactly will remain of the arts?
Reilly Smethurst
· 7 min read
"The Sense of an Ending" and Why We Are Wired to Produce False Memories
We all have our own narratives of life. You have a “version” of that life that is a story you tell to yourself and others, about what your life has been.
Lauren Knott
· 4 min read
The Crucible of the Application Process
These alterations would ostensibly bolster my chances of being accepted to and receiving funds for graduate programs.
Dillon Bowen
· 14 min read
Laura Kipnis, Rape Culture, and the Disappearance of Sex
The net effect is a chilling of casual sexual interactions, especially amongst young people. And so, why is anyone surprised? And why doesn’t the media want to talk about it?
Michael Aaron
· 8 min read
The De-Professionalization of the Academy
Just to be clear, most of my faculty colleagues are well-educated, bright, and dedicated teachers. Some are also worthy scholars or creative authors.
Alex Southwell
· 10 min read
Reviving "Essentialism" and Other Scientific Straw Men
In fact—it’s even more interesting than that. Multiple matings do (perhaps surprisingly) benefit females in all sorts of ways across all sort of species.
Robert King
· 10 min read
Camille Paglia and the Battle of the Sexes
Women have become angry and defensive as a result of being raised to view men as the enemy.
Suzanne Venker
· 5 min read
Conservatives Aren't the Only Voices Silenced by Academia's Intellectual Orthodoxy
The problem isn’t simply one of political imbalance, an absence of parity between Left and Right voices, but the extent to which humanities departments have become politicized.
James Walker
· 5 min read
A Raft of Books
“Let’s not have any political correctness here. If characters can’t think and talk like people—if writers can’t—then what’s the point of literature?”
Ryan Blacketter
· 11 min read
How a Culture of Outrage Is Stifling Political Satire
While satire is often controversial, it has become increasingly common for it to be accused of bigotry where none exists.
V R Kahn
· 7 min read