Politics

Orientation Worlds in Politics

Text of my presentation at the conference of the Foundation For…

Why Living in a Dysfunctional Country Might Be Better For You

Comparing American individualism to…

Are Non-Monogamous Relationships the Answer?

Monogamy is assumed as the default for relationships, but…

Left Wing, Right Wing, People, and Power

The Core Dynamics of Political Action

Why It’s Important to Discuss Sadism Today

If we don’t talk about it, then you will never know when…

The Illusion of Independence

How Societal Norms Shape Our Lives

John Gray’s The New Leviathans

John Gray’s latest work weaves a satisfying spell. It is akin to his…

Understanding “Otherness”

Who are the “others”? Is it still possible to understand the fundamentally…

Whose Acts of Defining and Naming are Acceptable and Whose are Mere Childish Name-Calling?

Does Defining Racism Overcome it?

A philosophical enquiry into the uses and abuses of definitions of…