A Philosopher’s View of the World
The Trumpian Conception of Justice
In the face of Trump’s legal woes, he and his defenders claimed the Democrats had “weaponized our sacred system of justice” against him. The narrative is that his legal
Progressive Feminists Put Boebert & Greene in Congress
While the title of this essay could mean that Boebert and Greene’s culture war against “the progressives” and “the woke” got them into congress, it is not what I mean.
AI Apocalypse: Robot Rebellion
Rossum’s Universal Robots introduced the term “robot” and the robot rebellion into science fiction, thus laying the foundation for future fictional AI apocalypses. While Rossum’s robots were workers rather
The Pronoun Wars
The United States faces many problems, such as collapsing banks, closing hospitals, and radioactive waste contaminating elementary schools. While there are people trying to solve these problems, many politicians and
MEWF: Minority Excluding White Feminist
In my last essay I discussed TERFs (Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists), with a focus on the seemingly odd alliance between TERFs (or “gender critical” feminists) and the far right. J.K. Rowling
Redefining “Woke”
Thanks to the endless culture war, those who want to keep up with the political language need to learn the definitions and re-definitions of terms and phrases. Recent examples include
The Manly Argument for Eating Meat
While it might seem odd, the debate over the ethics of eating meat is an ancient one, going back at least to Pythagoras. Pythagoras appears to accept reincarnation, so a
Categories
Recent Comments
- Paul Van Pelt on Progressive Feminists Put Boebert & Greene in Congress
- Michael LaBossiere on AI Apocalypse: Robot Rebellion
- Michael LaBossiere on AI Apocalypse: Robot Rebellion
- Paul Van Pelt on AI Apocalypse: Robot Rebellion
- Paul Van Pelt on AI Apocalypse: Robot Rebellion