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Advocating for Abortion Rights while Respecting Grief for Pregnancy Loss

Before the United States Supreme Court overturned both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey in its 2022 decision on Dobbs v. Jackson...

Can We Get Better at Enjoying Art?

I always bring earplugs when I go to an art museum. My friend puts on an eye mask before listening to an anticipated album...
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Medical Records and Epistemic Injustice: A Women’s Health Issue Worthy of Greater Attention

Issues of ethical interest related to ‘women’s health’ abound: from the battle for reproductive rights and the promises and pitfalls of the emerging fem-tech...
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The Crisis of Policing in a Neoliberal Era

On July 9, 2021, outside her home in Salem, Oregon, Misty Castillo called 911. Inside was her mentally ill son, Arcadio Castillo, who was...
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ChatGPT Reveals What We Value and What We Do Not

The promise of automation has traditionally been that machines will handle the work that we do not want to do so that we can...
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Depression and the Good

The first time I was hospitalized for depression, it occurred to me to ask whether my fellow philosophers had anything to say about my...

The Great British Brain Drain

Over the past few years, the UK has faced its fair share of trials. Today, one of the most pressing is the pressure placed...
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Climate Targets and Moral Corruption

Imagine a parent–teacher conference. The teacher tells you your child is “on track” to graduate from high school. Relieved, you follow up: “Great! Can...
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Looking Back and Acting Out

Over 40 years ago, in Throwing Like a Girl: A Phenomenology of Feminine Body Comportment, Motility, and Spatiality, Iris Marion Young gave us a...
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Well-Informed About Misinformation

Misinformation. Disinformation. Fake research. Fake news. Nowadays, these terms are everywhere. Misinformation, in its various guises, seems to threaten every aspect of our lives:...