Tag: Philosophy

The systems that harm animals go hand in hand with systems that harm humans. Combating them requires inter-species solidarity.

How four women defended ethical thought from the legacy of positivism.

Tinder and OkCupid should drop the gender binary. Doing so would help all users—queer and straight alike.

Though a means of escaping and undermining racial injustice, the practice comes with own set of costs and sacrifices.

On the first English translation of Wittgenstein's early private notebooks.

On the first English translation of the Austrian poet’s critical writings, composed in the shadow of fascism.

Against the philosopher’s dying wish, the final volume of History of Sexuality has now been published. How should we approach it?

On the uncanny relationship between film and reality.

A recording of a virtual roundtable to honor the life and work of Charles W. Mills.

How philosophical thinking can make truthfulness possible even when the truth can barely be fathomed.

The UN Convention on Refugees gives form to a humanitarian ideal, but states still judge what counts as harm and who deserves protection.

On feminism, sex, and the ethics of desire.

We should blame conspiracy theories like QAnon on politics, not the faulty reasoning of individuals.

A recent government report gave UFOs a rebrand, but so many basic questions remain unanswered.

For economist Albert O. Hirschman, social planning meant creative experimentation rather than theoretical certainty.

Justice demands that we think not just about profit or performance, but above all about purpose.

Studying the social world requires more than deference to data—no matter the prestige or sophistication of the tools with which they are parsed.