Philosophy

The “Haidt” of Controversy (Or Why Freedom of Speech is More Complicated Than We Think)

Freedom of speech is at once an astoundingly simple topic, and a very nuanced one. We all think it’s good — but what…

Eating People — The Walking Dead and the Contingency of Human Rights

The question has been raised, What two men would do, who lived a solitary life in the wilds and met each other for the first time.

Hobbes, Pufendorf, and Rousseau have given different…

A Critical Reading of Ian Bogost’s Alien Phenomenology — Part 01

Heraclitus’ Logos (And How it Powers Your Computer)

Bill Nye — Not a Philosophical Guy (or why Paul Feyerabend is Important)

The Banality of Prejudice (A response to Adrian Chmielarz)

“I am struck again by the fact that as soon as a working man gets an official post in the Trade Union or goes into Labour politics, he becomes middle-class whether he will or no. ie. by fighting against the bourgeoisie he becomes…