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Moral Phenomenology
[Revised entry by John Drummond and Mark Timmons on September 24, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography, notes.html] Sometimes the...
Animal Thought
[New Entry by Laura Danón on September 24, 2026.] Can non-human animals think? If they can, what kinds of thoughts...
Shaaban Robert’s Virtue Ethics
[New Entry by Dismas Masolo on September 24, 2026.] Shaaban’s exposition of African virtue ethics precedes the works of African...
“As reason makes no demands contrary to nature, it demands that every man should…
philosophybits: “As reason makes no demands contrary to nature, it demands that every man should love himself and should seek...
Becoming the Other: Horror’s Transformative Power
If you ask someone (other than a philosopher) what comes to mind when you say, “the other,” chances are the...
“The principle itself of dogmatic religion, dogmatic morality, dogmatic philosophy,…
philosophybits: “The principle itself of dogmatic religion, dogmatic morality, dogmatic philosophy, is what requires to be rooted out; not any...
A problem can seem bigger than it actually is. Engulfed in uncertainty, I can’t see where it begins…
suliqyre:A problem can seem bigger than it actually is. Engulfed in uncertainty, I can’t see where it begins or ends,...
In his diary, the Italian litterateur Cesare Pavese boasted: “I am king. In the course of ten years, I have done it all.” Then he set to arranging his death
In his diary, the Italian litterateur Cesare Pavese boasted: “I am king. In the course of ten years, I have...