A philosopher foresaw our current era of social reactionism I am not fond of cynics, but I have a soft spot for those who are optimistic about humanity’s potential and who are thus disappointed when people do so little with their potential. Søren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche fit into thatContinue Reading
I began teaching philosophy in 1998, and I love talking with students and helping them discover new ideas. Several years ago, I gave up on the mass-produced introduction to philosophy textbooks. The offerings from the Big Four educational publishing corporations (Cengage, McGraw Hill, Pearson, and Oxford) are overpriced (I can’tContinue Reading
This isn’t an “I told you so.” This is an “all right, let’s talk about where we go from here.” We could argue about what mistakes were made by Democrats this election. Of course they made mistakes because, obviously, they failed to stop the reactionary right. But how about insteadContinue Reading