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Early 19th-century America was gripped by a war on science. Edgar Allan Poe battled for both sides

Early 19th-century America was gripped by a war on science. Edgar Allan Poe battled for both...

Posted: Saturday, June 12, 2021

Helping Nature

On a morning run I came across a sign in the park informing me that the city was “helping nature by controlling invasive plants.” This process involves herbicides and machetes. My adopted city of Tall...

Posted: Friday, June 11, 2021

The way we grieve now. For the social-media influencer Amanda Kloots, going offline was never an option, even when the worst happened  

The way we grieve now. For the social-media influencer Amanda Kloots, going offline was never an option, even when the worst...

Posted: Friday, June 11, 2021

Axiological Futurism: The Systematic Study of the Future of Values

Here's a new paper that I have forthcoming in the journal Futures. This paper has had a long gestation. I wrote it more than two and a half years ago. At the time, I thought it was one of my more inte...

Posted: Thursday, June 10, 2021

Conscientious Sadism

I've previously argued that sadistic pleasure (in oppressing the innocent) lacks value. But consider a complication.  Suppose this time that the sadistic majority are all conscientious utilitaria...

Posted: Thursday, June 10, 2021

Dave Hickey's idiosyncratic blend of high and low - French theory and California surfing - gave him an unmistakable voice  

Dave Hickey's idiosyncratic blend of high and low - French theory and California surfing - gave him an unmistakable...

Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2021

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Dr. Robert McKim
  • on Religious Diversity
  • Professor of Religion and Professor of Philosophy
  • Focuses on Philosophy of Religion
  • Ph.D. Yale
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Dr. Alvin Plantinga
  • on Where the Conflict Really Lies
  • Emeritus Professor of Philosophy (UND)
  • Focuses on Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion
  • Ph.D. Yale
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Dr. Peter Boghossian
  • on faith as a cognitive sickness
  • Teaches Philosophy at Portland State University (Oregon)
  • Focuses on atheism and critical thinking
  • Has a passion for teaching in prisons
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on May 19 2020Paul Pardi
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