Phlexible Philosophy
Gene Glotzer ePhoto by Yeshi Kangrang on Unsplash Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a huge philosophy geek. I love grappling with the questions and seeing what other people think about…
Capacities, Rights, and Essences: Part 4 – Bringing It All Together
Photo by Shannon Potter on Unsplash There are three common bases for moral reasoning that drive me crazy: capacities, rights, and essences. They bug me because they don’t, and can’t,…
Capacities, Rights, and Essences: Part 3 – Essences
Photo by Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash There are three common bases for moral reasoning that drive me crazy: capacities, rights, and essences. They bug me because they don’t, and can’t,…
Capacities, Rights, and Essences: Part 1 – Capacities
EthicsPhoto by Alexandra Mirgheș on Unsplash There are three common bases for moral reasoning that drive me crazy: capacities, rights, and essences. They bug me because they don't, and can't,…
On Inequality by Harry Frankfurt
It's rare, very rare, that I read something and simply agree with it. Even if I agree with the main idea, I find issues with the details. Sometimes it's an…
Learning How to Drive
Jamil Ragland Photo by Samuele Errico Piccarini on Unsplash I'm going to take my first driving lesson with a friend today. I've made a lot of excuses about why I'm 35 years…
The Irony of Philosophy Being the Ultimate Dead White Male Discipline
Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash When I was in college studying philosophy, there was a lot of hand-wringing about how exclusive the discipline was. There was a noticeable…
I Can’t Play Monster Hunter
The first time I tried to play Monster Hunter was all the way back in 2010 with a demo for Monster Hunter Tri. I booted up the game and was…
Do You Feel It?
Photo by Jairph on Unsplash I recently wrote a three part mini-series. Part one was on the self. Part two was on knowing other people. Part three was on Santa Claus. The connecting…
Is Santa Real?
Photo by Anderson W Rangel on Unsplash This is part three of my three part mini-series. Part one appeared two days ago and part two yesterday. They are separate, but linked, at least…