The Contingency of Philosophers’ Philosophies

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Why do philosophers advocate the philosophy they do and not another one? They will answer this question by citing the merits of their philosophy and the errors, shortcomings and deficiencies of other philosophies. The response is always a retrospective one:…

Philosophy & Activism (guest post)

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There is a long tradition of philosopher-activists. Socrates and Diogenes were activists of a certain stripe. Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill used their moral theory of utilitarianism to advocate for political reforms. Bertrand Russell was a pacifist who used…

Octopus Empire: An Animated Poem

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What if the submarineis praying for a wayit can poison the air,in which some of them haveleaped for a few seconds,felt its suffocatingrejected buoyancy.Something floats above theirknown world leading a wakeof uncountable death.What if they organizedinto a rebellion? THE ANIMATED…

Pay Referees Per Mistake Caught?

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James Stacey Taylor, a professor of philosophy at The College of New Jersey, is concerned about the problem that “scholars are not verifying the accuracy of their sources,” and offers up a solution. The solution, then, is to introduce new…