An introduction to Thomas Hobbes and his views on life in the State of nature, including his quote that life in that state would be “Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”
Category: Social & Political
Ethics and Absolute Poverty: Peter Singer and Effective Altruism
An introduction to the ethical arguments from Peter Singer on absolute poverty and effective altruism.
Free Speech
An examination of what free speech is, its limits and its justification.
Distributive Justice: How Should Resources be Allocated?
How should goods which contribute to well-being be distributed? This is the question of distributive justice.
Conspiracy Theories
What are conspiracy theories? What is a conspiracy theory? Are conspiracy theories always irrational to accept?
What is Philosophy?
What is philosophy? The question is itself a philosophical question. This essay surveys some answers. #philosophy #whatisphilosophy #definingphilosophy
Feminism Part 3: The Dominance Approach
Author: Chelsea Haramia Category: Philosophy of Sex and Gender, Social and Political Philosophy, Ethics Word Count: 1000 Editor’s Note: This essay is the third in a three-part series on the topic of philosophical feminism. The first two parts, on the Sameness Approach to feminism and the Difference Approach to feminism, are by Annaleigh Curtis. The … Continue reading Feminism Part 3: The Dominance Approach
Epistemic Injustice
An introduction to the concept of epistemic injustice.
Ethics and the Expected Consequences of Voting
People sometimes thing there's an obligation to vote. Is there such an obligation, especially an ethical obligation?
Removing Confederate Monuments
Categories: Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Race, Ethics Author: Travis Timmerman Word Count: 992 The Confederacy (1861-1865) consisted of eleven secessionist states that fought against the United States in the American Civil War in order to try to preserve slavery. Since the Civil War, Confederate monuments have been erected across America.[1] Confederate monuments were … Continue reading Removing Confederate Monuments