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Hearsay and Backtalk

Unsubstantiated Opinions and Frivolous Ideas

Author: Bernhard

The Eternal Political Catch-22: Between Purity and Compromise

Suzanne Moore argues: “We don’t need self-serving arguments about authenticity. Wake up! Leadership now is not simply a matter of … More

consequentialism, orwell, political philosophy, Suzanne Moore

Notes on Race and Culture 1-16

1. Racism is the belief that bio-genetic-physiological races exist as natural categories, defined by biological-genetic traits (and these correspond to … More

Culture, racialization, racism, white privilege

On Race and Culture

1. Racism is the belief that races exist as natural categories, defined by biological-genetic-physiological (i.e. inherent) traits (and these correspond … More

Culture, racialization, racism, white privilege

Notes on Capitalism 10-22

10. The ideological pervasiveness of capitalism is so complete that a New York Times columnist can unreservedly claim that “Over … More

capitalism, neoliberalism

On Capitalism

1. There is no ethos of capitalism, just exploitative rhetoric. 2. Capitalism, according to its champions, is meant to be … More

capitalism, social Darwinism, socialism

“Ethical Omnivorism” is a False Moral Choice

Yesterday the Toronto Star published an article with the title, “Why eating vegetarian may not be the most ethical diet.” … More

animal ethics, ethical omnivore, meat consumption, organic farming, veganism

Are Religious Beliefs Causes?

To answer this question, one could begin with a philosophical quandary: are beliefs of any sort causes of human action? … More

causality, religion, religious beliefs, religious violence, social determinism, terrorism

Free Speech is a Paradox

The following statement captures an idea pervading the internet over the last few days: “Free speech, however, is not a … More

Charlie Hebdo, ethics, free speech

Why Do Men Defend Men Accused of Sexual Assault?

Since the bombshell about Radio Q host Jian Ghomeshi broke, I have seen a lot of predictable responses on the internet. … More

Jian Ghomeshi, rape culture, sexism, sexual assault, victim blaming

Agnosticism is De-facto Atheism, Continued

I started working on a reply to some of the comments of my last post, and decided I might as … More

agnosticism, atheism, God, gods, theism

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