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The False Binary: When the Question Creates the...
A question can limit our thinking before an argument even begins. False binaries encourage us to choose sides without examining the assumptions behind the choices. Learn how to recognize a...
The False Binary: When the Question Creates the...
A question can limit our thinking before an argument even begins. False binaries encourage us to choose sides without examining the assumptions behind the choices. Learn how to recognize a...
Relativism: Does Truth Depend on the Question?
“That's true for you, but not for me.” It sounds reasonable. If two people experience the world differently, perhaps truth really is relative. More than 2,400 years ago, Protagoras posed...
Relativism: Does Truth Depend on the Question?
“That's true for you, but not for me.” It sounds reasonable. If two people experience the world differently, perhaps truth really is relative. More than 2,400 years ago, Protagoras posed...
Before We Judge: The Importance of Intent, Char...
Before judging another person, we should distinguish between the action and the character behind it. Intent matters, consequences matter, and so does a person's history. Fair judgment means weighing all...
Before We Judge: The Importance of Intent, Char...
Before judging another person, we should distinguish between the action and the character behind it. Intent matters, consequences matter, and so does a person's history. Fair judgment means weighing all...
What Confucius Can Teach Us About Living Together
We have always disagreed with one another. We disagree about politics, religion, morality, and how society should be organized. Some of those disagreements matter. The harder question is how we...
What Confucius Can Teach Us About Living Together
We have always disagreed with one another. We disagree about politics, religion, morality, and how society should be organized. Some of those disagreements matter. The harder question is how we...
When Power and Truth Part Ways
From Cicero and Kant to Orwell and Hannah Arendt, philosophers across centuries have warned about the dangers of political hypocrisy, manipulated language, and the erosion of shared truth. This article...
When Power and Truth Part Ways
From Cicero and Kant to Orwell and Hannah Arendt, philosophers across centuries have warned about the dangers of political hypocrisy, manipulated language, and the erosion of shared truth. This article...
One Rule For All - Immanuel Kant and the Proble...
What makes a rule legitimate? For Immanuel Kant, moral principles only carry authority when they apply equally to everyone—including ourselves. “One Rule For All” explores universal moral law, fairness, hypocrisy,...
One Rule For All - Immanuel Kant and the Proble...
What makes a rule legitimate? For Immanuel Kant, moral principles only carry authority when they apply equally to everyone—including ourselves. “One Rule For All” explores universal moral law, fairness, hypocrisy,...