Saturday, March 23, 2019

Trigger Warnings: For and Against

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This article in the NY Times  really flummoxed me, but not for the reason you would guess.  Most of the studies described in it seem to ...
Sunday, November 11, 2018

Henry David Thoreau: A Question of Character?

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This is a brief excerpt from a book I am writing, The Philosophy of Henry Thoreau , forthcoming next year from Bloomsbury. There is one ...
Saturday, July 21, 2018

Responsibility Is Not Like a Glass of Juice

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There is a certain habit of reasoning about morality that is completely erroneous, though it is very common and does a lot of mischie...
Sunday, July 08, 2018

Generosity: Why Is It Much More Important to Some Philosophers that to Others?

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This is an article I wrote for the International Encyclopedia of Ethics . I think its interest goes beyond the purely academic, so I...
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Monday, July 02, 2018

Jordan Peterson's Lawsuits

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Since my original post about Jordan Peterson discrediting himself as a champion of the right to free speech I have gotten a response ...
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Saturday, June 30, 2018

Jordan Peterson Is No Friend of Free Speech

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The worst enemies of a controversial opinion are not those who use facts and logic against it. If the opinion has any value, such op...
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Thursday, January 18, 2018

L’Affaire Ansari, or: Why Etiquette is Important

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 Well, the internet slime machine went to work on Caitlyn Flanagan’s piece on L’Affaire Ansari right away. She’s defending Ansari!  She...