On Pacifism
Pacifists think that violence is never the answer. That’s a pretty extreme view. However, in our world, many more people, including the most powerful,...
Conversation and Context in an Online World
Communicating online can be thrilling. We can interact instantly with people anywhere in the world. We can find and consult with experts on any...
Should Vegan Advocacy Meet People Where They Are?
When we aim to justify veganism, a crucial question is how to frame the arguments. A widespread and intuitively compelling strategy is to adjust...
Free to Speak, Not to Listen: Freedom of Expression in the Age of AI...
Can you lose your free speech even when you are not prevented from saying anything? To answer this question, let us consider two ways in...
A Bridge, a Door and the Landscape Closer By
Standing atop a skyscraper, gazing out over the sea of buildings below, we may be tempted to call what lays before us an “urban...
Kant Among the Penguins: Social Contract Theory for the Anthropocene
Penguins in Antarctica are adjusting their seasonal breeding practices at record rates for vertebrate animals. Three species of penguins (Adélie, Chinstrap, and Gentoo) have...
Should You Boycott the World Cup?
How should we think about sporting events hosted by nations who have routinely engaged in gross human rights violations? Take the case of a...
Birds of a Feather Flock Together: Nepotism, Networking, and Structural Injustice
“Network, network, network” is the advice given to many job-seekers and for good reason. It is thought, for example, that over 60% of jobs...
Beyond Left and Right? Thinking Along the Lines of a Dividing Question
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...
Trade Unions and the Shaping of Public Opinion in Mass Democracy
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...