Respect, Rights, and Freedoms in an Era of Identity Activism Standard gender pronouns are not an honorific or a mark of respect, they are simply an instrument of categorisation that emerged with the evolution of language. Don Trubshaw 13 Apr 2019 · 6 min read
Is Secular Humanism a Religion? In terms of moral rules, secular humanism is indistinguishable from a religion. John Staddon 11 Apr 2019 · 6 min read
Postmodern Philosophy is a Debating Strategy The Foucauldian method, invoking a hermeneutic of suspicion, works by unveiling or demystifying the relations of power that constitute claims to truth. Galen Watts 17 Feb 2019 · 7 min read
Anatomist of Racial Inequality: An Interview with Glenn Loury Loury has taught at Brown University for over a decade, an institution where pleas for American patriotism are likely to be summarily dismissed. So why does he insist on making them? Christian Alejandro Gonzalez 22 Jan 2019 · 14 min read
On the Value of Truth Very few of us can actually deal with too much truth, so we rarely enquire too deeply into the justifications for our beliefs. Matt McManus 16 Jan 2019 · 11 min read
Enlightenment Wars: Some Reflections on 'Enlightenment Now,' One Year Later As Thomas Paine wrote, “To argue with someone who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” Steven Pinker 14 Jan 2019 · 52 min read
In Praise of Boredom, Again Brodsky said that when confronted by boredom we should “exact full look at the worst.” He said “When hit by boredom, go for it. Let yourself be crushed by it; submerge, hit bottom.” Caroline ffiske 11 Jan 2019 · 6 min read
The Future of Our Ancient Past There’s nothing wrong with teaching Western Civilization or the Western classics alongside other cultural traditions. At the same time, the way Classics used to be taught is gone for good. James Kierstead 10 Jan 2019 · 6 min read
Is Religious Belief in Decline? “Every human being worships something,” we’re told, whether it’s the movement of the planets, alien civilizations, a political cause, science, or even reason. Matt Johnson 9 Jan 2019 · 10 min read
The Frankfurt School and Postmodern Philosophy The claim that the work of postmodern philosophers is a continuation of Marxism by other means is quite strange, both philosophically and politically. Matt McManus 3 Jan 2019 · 9 min read
Between Discipline and Chaos No human institution can ever secure a definitive interpretation of goodness, and it is usually the ones that claim to have done so that betray their own purpose. Patrick Lee Miller 29 Dec 2018 · 11 min read
A Tale of Two Cities: The Modern Soothsayers How much longer people are going to listen to these modern soothsayers. At this point, they are naked lobbyists for entrenched special interests. Neema Parvini 22 Dec 2018 · 5 min read
Who’s Afraid of Ludwig Wittgenstein? Explaining the Lack of Women in Philosophy Alternative explanations that focus on the freely made choices of men versus women are usually spoken of only in hushed tones. Graham Drope 22 Nov 2018 · 9 min read
Deepities and the Politics of Pseudo-Profundity The claim that “all politics is identity politics,” is not coherent. On one reading, it says something that’s true but irrelevant. And on another reading, it says something that’s false, but would be highly relevant if true. Coleman Hughes 16 Oct 2018 · 9 min read
Understanding Postmodern Conservatism: A Reply To Aaron Hanlon Professor Hanlon argues that, far from independently causing Trump, many postmodern theorists can actually help us understand the rise of Trumpism. Matt McManus 4 Sep 2018 · 11 min read
