Whither Philosophy?

‘As long as there has been such a subject as philosophy, there have been people who hated and despised it,’ … More

Identity Politics and Cancel Culture w/Norm Finkelstein

The contemporary culture war over the role of racism, patriarchy, and other questions of oppression and identity in American society … More

Identity Politics

Wokeness begins with concern for marginalised persons, but it ends up reducing each person to the prism of her marginalisation, … More

When “Postliberalism” Means Reaction: On Patrick J. Deneen’s “Regime Change”

Decades ago, a number of “communitarian” writers—including Christopher Lasch, Alasdair MacIntyre, Robert Bellah, Daniel Bell, Michael Sandel, Jean Elshtain, and … More

All You Need to Know About Ethics

“Learning about ethical theories won’t give you easy answers, but will increase your confidence in how you choose to live.” … More

The University Of Oxford Dominated Philosophy In The Twentieth Century

Largely thanks to Ryle and his colleagues, by the 1950s Oxford had ascended to a commanding position in philosophy, at … More

Why Mathematical Proof Is a Social Compact

You can think of a proof as a social compact — a sort of mutual agreement between the author and … More

The Conservatism of Democracy

by Greg Conti (teaches political theory and the history of political thought at Princeton University) “Using words like ‘problematic,’ ‘cisgender,’ … More

Liberalism Against Capitalism

The work of John Rawls shows that liberal values of equality and freedom are fundamentally incompatible with capitalism. Your chances … More

“Keeping Up With the Joneses” – My Article in The Wire

My article “Keeping Up With the Joneses” has been published in The Wire