24 09, 2021

The Critical Importance of Wildlife Conservation

By |2021-09-24T17:36:37+00:00September 24th, 2021|Featured, Practice, Theory|1 Comment

Many scientists believe that we are in the midst of a 6th mass extinction, one that is almost entirely caused by human involvement. While this is a grim reality, it also means that we have the power to do something to stop the future loss of species. From purchasing a shark bracelet that helps fund marine conservation to eco-friendly shoes, there are endless ways to make conscious purchases that make a big difference. 

10 09, 2021

The Abortion Wars

By |2021-09-10T21:30:08+00:00September 10th, 2021|Featured, Practice, Theory|15 Comments

The Texas law is an abomination, not just because it violates women's rights, but because the egregious manner in which it does so also betrays any who might be troubled by abortion on truly moral grounds. It is a law rooted in culture war politics, not moral concerns, and its effect will be the promotion of a more sinister and corrupt society, not a more morally sensitive one. And yet it is just such moral sensitivity that we require if we are going to caringly address abortion and other morally relevant issues.

14 05, 2021

Falling Stars and Lined Pockets

By |2021-09-24T17:53:59+00:00May 14th, 2021|Practice, Theory|0 Comments

There is no analogy between a “pocket pardon” and an actual (or proposed) one, any more than there is between a forged passport and a valid one, except that both documents appear to say the same thing—and thus might fool someone into mistaking one for the other. Indeed, a “pocket pardon” is a contradiction in terms, just as a forged passport isn’t a passport, but a seductive imitation: a fake, like its author.

7 05, 2021

African American Existentialism: DuBois, Locke, Thurman, and King

By |2021-05-07T19:34:49+00:00May 7th, 2021|Featured, Theory|0 Comments

Race today is often presented as a social construct. But social constructions, as Black people know all too well, can create real existential crises. Philosophers of the Black Experience writing during the Modern Era of the African American Freedom Struggle (1896-1975) engaged questions of freedom, existence, and the struggles associated with the experiences of being Black in America.

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