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The Quietist’s Case

“The alternatives are not placid servitude on the one hand and revolt against servitude on the other. There is a third way, chosen by thousands

August 10, 2017March 19, 2021 by petrichor7 Min Reading
Philosophy, Society

The Unrepentant Nihilist

The topic of nihilism raises two important questions. “What do we mean by nihilism?” “What are the consequences of nihilism?” (Is it a disease or

September 9, 2016 by petrichor4 Min Reading
Evolution, Philosophy, Society

Moral Rhetoric in the Face of Strategic Weakness

Even people who are inclined to believe in a universal, objective foundation for morality are sometimes prone to the impression that in certain situations invoking

October 28, 2014 by petrichor5 Min Reading
Philosophy, Politics, Society

David Gauthier revisits Morals by Agreement

“The prohibition on bettering by worsening seems to me to lie at the core of any adequate social morality.” David Gauthier, 2013 In may 2011, the York

December 24, 2013 by petrichor9 Min Reading
Arts & Living, Politics, Science

Buddhism, science, and the political mind

One of the complaints about science is that it does not offer any moral guidance. It can describe reality and causal relationships but it does

October 9, 2013March 23, 2021 by petrichor9 Min Reading
Philosophy, Science

The illusion of free will is itself an illusion

While debates about free will remain prevalent in theology, philosophy, and the popular imagination, the concept of free will does not do any meaningful work

November 30, 2012July 24, 2019 by petrichor6 Min Reading
Economics

Voting, cheering, and exploitation

In his little book ‘Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction‘ Ken Binmore writes: Real people seldom think rational thoughts about whether to vote or not.

November 6, 2012 by petrichor7 Min Reading
Evolution, Science, Society

The Better Angels of Our Nature

The Summer 2012 issue of the Independent Review features my review essay (PDF) of Steven Pinker’s The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has

September 12, 2012July 24, 2019 by petrichor7 Min Reading
Evolution, Philosophy

Jacques Monod’s Ethics of Knowledge

Nobel Prize winner Jacques Monod concludes his seminal essay on the natural philosophy of modern biology, Chance and Necessity (1970), with a chapter of reflections

June 15, 2012July 24, 2019 by petrichor6 Min Reading
Philosophy

Two Reviews of Anthony de Jasay’s The State

May 10, 2012May 31, 2019 by petrichor1 Min Reading
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