Wednesday, September 28, 2022

The Value of Self-Contradiction in Zhuangzi

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The ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi (4th c. BCE) often contradicted himself, or at least made statements whose superficial readings st...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Does the Heart Revolt at Evil? The Case of Racial Atrocities

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Below is a short piece I just published  at The Journal of Confucian Philosophy and Culture , on the ancient debate between Mengzi and Xunzi...
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Monday, September 12, 2022

The Overlapping Dispositional Profiles of Different Types of Belief

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Last spring at a workshop in Princeton, Neil Van Leeuwen presented some of his work on the differences between "beliefs" and "...
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Thursday, September 01, 2022

The Collusion Toward Moral Mediocrity

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Most vegetarians are familiar with " do-gooder derogation ".  People often react to ethical vegetarianism with hostility.  But why...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

The Washout Argument Against Longtermism

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Longtermism is the view that what we choose to do now should be substantially influenced by its expected consequences for the trillions of ...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

The Philosophy Major Continues to Recover and Diversify in the U.S.

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The National Center for Education Statistics has released their data on bachelor's degree completions in the U.S. through the 2019-2020 ...
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Monday, August 08, 2022

Top Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazines 2022

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Since 2014, I've compiled an annual ranking of science fiction and fantasy magazines, based on prominent awards nominations and "be...
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Monday, August 01, 2022

The Nature of Belief From a Philosophical Perspective, With Theoretical and Methodological Implications for Psychology and Cognitive Science

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Every so often, I give a brief overview of my perspective on belief to audiences of psychologists. After the 2021 Creditions conference, I ...
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