Aspiration, Acclaim, and Ancient Philosophy: A Conversation with Agnes Callard
How to be a good public philosopher.
Tag: Ethics
Intro to: “Modern Moral Philosophy”
David highlights several concepts from Anscombe’s landmark paper.
Intro to: Value Realism
By Andy Xu Here, I will discuss the central ideas of value realism. Before I get to that, however, there are some general remarks to be made about philosophical realism.…
The All-Things-Considered Ought: A Path Without Blame
By Trevor Brandt-Sarif (Harvard University) 1. Introduction You face a simple dilemma. An evil villain, Stella, has you captive on her Death-Star-like space station: either you take and ingest the…
The Commodification of Anti-Capitalist Sentiment and Possible Paths of Resistance
By Camilla Cannon (Warren Wilson College) 1. Introduction In this paper, I will examine the relationship between the commodification of rebellious sentiment (specifically, anti-capitalist sentiment) in contemporary American capitalist culture…
Gendered Scientific Mythology
By Kevin Kadowaki (Loyola University Chicago) Abstract | As women have historically been prevented from aspiring to scientific professions, it is not surprising that sexism remains a problem in professional science today.…
The Zen of Wittgenstein: An Elucidation of the Elusive “Ethical Point” of the Tractatus by Means of Zen Buddhism
By Sam Whitman McGrath (University of Chicago) Abstract | In this paper I develop the strong parallels between Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and Zen Buddhism, as exemplified by Loori’s Riding the Ox Home:…