Rethinking Authenticity
It is not a destination. It’s our ongoing life’s work as responsible adults.
Niamh Jiménez
· 20 min read
philosophy
A collection of 93 posts
Robert Trivers and the Riddle of Evolved Altruism
Survival of the fittest versus compassion and cooperation in evolutionary theory and politics.
Daniel Kriegman
· 24 min read
Against Authenticity
To be human is to be artificial.
Bo Winegard
· 7 min read
Fate, Faith, and Suffering
Coping is not enough. We must strive to live.
Samuel Kronen
· 27 min read
The Emptiness of Constructivist Teaching
In teaching students that all knowledge is constructed through their own interactions, we fail to give them satisfying answers about the world and its meaning.
Patricia Rice Doran
· 9 min read
The Rationalism and Romanticism of John Stuart Mill
Two strands of Mill's philosophy were profoundly in conflict.
Laurie Wastell
· 11 min read
Do Animals Have Rights?—A Roundtable
Editor's note: Quillette asked three scholars to reflect on the debate about animal rights. If you would like to contribute to this discussion, please send a response of ~800 words to pitch@quillette.com. I. Animals have rights Bo Winegard is an essayist and holds a PhD in
Bo Winegard, Nathanial Bork, and Jake Scott
· 18 min read
Curtis Yarvin: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
At the center of neoreactionary thinking is a cluster of unworkable ideas.
Max Borders
· 15 min read
Is Moral Expertise Possible? Four Responses
As long as there have been philosophers, there has been thinking about morality.
Quillette
· 13 min read
Is Moral Expertise Possible?—A Roundtable
Is moral expertise really a thing—normatively, theoretically, or metaphysically? All three major Western schools of moral philosophy seem to think so, including virtue ethics, deontology, and consequentialism.
The Limits of Narrative
Societal crises of self-confidence can result from distorted and oversimplified narratives.
James Jeffrey
· 8 min read
Imagine There’s No Svarga: Rediscovering Cārvāka, India’s 2,700-Year-Old Atheistic Tradition
The Cārvākas considered only matter—that which could be sensed—to be real.
Kushal Mehra
· 8 min read
Problems with Mill’s Masterpiece
The condition of human life is such that we must of necessity be restrained and compelled by circumstances in nearly every action of our lives. Why, then, is liberty, defined as Mr. Mill defines it, to be regarded as so precious? ~James Fitzjames Stephen Of all the works written in
Bo Winegard
· 18 min read
‘Dissident Philosophers’—A Review
A review of Dissident Philosophers: Voices Against the Political Current of the Academy, edited by T. Allan Hillman and Tully Borland. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 320 pages (November, 2021) Dissident Philosophers, edited by T. Allan Hillman of the University of South Alabama and independent scholar Tully Borland, is a compilation
Spencer Case
· 10 min read
Moral Relativism and the Bottom Line
A surgeon, an engineer, and an economist all die around the same time and are met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter. “Welcome good souls! Welcome! You’re in the right place,” he informs them. “But, unfortunately, we have a shortage of mansions so two of you will need
Jefferson Crow
· 12 min read