philosophy - Quillette (Page 3)

Rethinking Authenticity

It is not a destination. It’s our ongoing life’s work as responsible adults.

Niamh Jiménez

21 Oct 2022 · 20 min read

Robert Trivers and the Riddle of Evolved Altruism

Survival of the fittest versus compassion and cooperation in evolutionary theory and politics.

Daniel Kriegman

7 Oct 2022 · 24 min read

Against Authenticity

To be human is to be artificial.

Bo Winegard

8 Sep 2022 · 7 min read

Fate, Faith, and Suffering

Coping is not enough. We must strive to live.

Samuel Kronen

5 Sep 2022 · 27 min read

The Emptiness of Constructivist Teaching

In teaching students that all knowledge is constructed through their own interactions, we fail to give them satisfying answers about the world and its meaning.

Patricia Rice Doran

29 Jun 2022 · 9 min read

The Rationalism and Romanticism of John Stuart Mill

Two strands of Mill's philosophy were profoundly in conflict.

Laurie Wastell

22 Jun 2022 · 11 min read

Do Animals Have Rights?—A Roundtable

Editor's note: Quillette asked three scholars to reflect on the debate about animal rights. If you would like to contribute to this discussion, please send a response of ~800 words to pitch@quillette.com. I. Animals have rights Bo Winegard is an essayist and holds a PhD in

Bo Winegard, Nathanial Bork, and Jake Scott

14 Jun 2022 · 18 min read

Curtis Yarvin: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

At the center of neoreactionary thinking is a cluster of unworkable ideas.

Max Borders

11 Jun 2022 · 15 min read

Is Moral Expertise Possible? Four Responses

As long as there have been philosophers, there has been thinking about morality.

Quillette

24 May 2022 · 13 min read

Is Moral Expertise Possible?—A Roundtable

Is moral expertise really a thing—normatively, theoretically, or metaphysically? All three major Western schools of moral philosophy seem to think so, including virtue ethics, deontology, and consequentialism.

Geoffrey Miller, Oliver Traldi, Spencer Case, and Bo Winegard

10 May 2022 · 19 min read

The Limits of Narrative

Societal crises of self-confidence can result from distorted and oversimplified narratives.

James Jeffrey

7 May 2022 · 8 min read

Imagine There’s No Svarga: Rediscovering Cārvāka, India’s 2,700-Year-Old Atheistic Tradition

The Cārvākas considered only matter—that which could be sensed—to be real.

Kushal Mehra

1 May 2022 · 8 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

‘Dissident Philosophers’—A Review

A review of Dissident Philosophers: Voices Against the Political Current of the Academy, edited by T. Allan Hillman and Tully Borland. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 320 pages (November, 2021) Dissident Philosophers, edited by T. Allan Hillman of the University of South Alabama and independent scholar Tully Borland, is a compilation

Spencer Case

30 Mar 2022 · 10 min read

Moral Relativism and the Bottom Line

A surgeon, an engineer, and an economist all die around the same time and are met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter. “Welcome good souls! Welcome! You’re in the right place,” he informs them. “But, unfortunately, we have a shortage of mansions so two of you will need

Jefferson Crow

26 Mar 2022 · 12 min read