“I used to believe socialism was a failed idea. But then capitalism went too far. Now, I believe we need … More
Category: Political Philosophy
UNDERSTANDING WHITE PRIVILEGE
“White privilege is an institutional (rather than personal) set of benefits granted to those of us who, by race, resemble … More
Liberalism of Rawls
To decipher a moral approach to real-world problems required a system that could, in effect, step outside the real world—one … More
A CENTURY OF DISAPPOINTMENT: REAPPRAISING NEOLIBERALISM
Neoliberalism is often associated with free trade, globalization and a laissez-faire approach to the economic process—the minimal intervention of the … More
Buddhism on Gender Identities
The spiritual or psychological transformation involves rejecting the belief in a delusional self and working on the process of ethnicization … More
Feminism for Women by Julie Bindel
Bindel, who believes, not without reason, that misogyny is on the rise and that women are in growing danger of … More
Relevance of Rawls’ “Ideal Theory”
Surely Mills is right that just policies must recognize and respond to existing racial disparities and other injustices. The policies … More
Animal Liberation
There is no logically compelling reason for assuming that a factual difference in ability between two people justifies any difference … More
Summary of Sartre’s Views
An ardent believer in the Marxist school of thought, Jean-Paul Sartre touted money as the one factor that restricts a … More
The Burden of Struggle for Justice
Not only are today’s activists enraged, they bemoan a state of constant fatigue (and in some instances, post-traumatic stress disorder) … More
Know Thyself 