Recently, the Foundation for Philosophical Orientation launched an essay contest asking a provocative question: “Is the left-right distinction still useful for political orientation?” I...
This essay draws inspiration from the various traditions of Black feminist philosophy, in particular the works of bell hooks and Patricia Hill Collins. Collins...
Democracy’s transformation into mass politics has always gone hand-in-hand with new forms of political communication and media. From the early American republic to fin...
This post was originally published in Kronika: Filozofski magazin as “Gdje prestaje mjerenje, počinje potreba.” It has been translated by the author and reproduced here with the...
Fear not slander, censure rash;
Thou hast finished joy and moan:
All lovers young, all lovers must
Consign to thee, and come to dust.
—Shakespeare, Cymbeline
A common saying...
The Diversity and Inclusiveness Beat is running a two-part mini-series titled "Building Online Community and Mutual Mentorship." This mini-series is co-authored by Cheryl Frazier...
Magnifica Humanitas, Anthropic, and the Future of AI
Unable to escape the stream of media commentary surrounding Pope Leo XIV's recent encyclical on safeguarding humanity...
Albert Camus (1913–1960) has been one of my favorite philosophical writers writing about existence since my undergraduate days long ago. Camus was a playwright,...
David Bather Woods is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. His research focuses on the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer, particularly philosophical...
Brant Entrekin is a PhD candidate in philosophy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, who works in social/political philosophy, applied ethics, and feminist philosophy. He...
Why do many autocrats hold at least somewhat competitive elections? And how should democrats engage, if at all, in such elections? Assuming that the...
In this blog post, I describe a new assignment and reading strategy I am developing for upper-level classes. The pedagogy is a question-focused pedagogy...
