by Daniel A. Kaufman ___ What strikes me more than anything about our current moment is how utterly alien the dominant zeitgeist is from that
Author: Daniel Kaufman
I am a Professor of Philosophy at Missouri State University and Publisher and Editor of The Electric Agora, an online magazine, devoted to philosophy, the humanities, and popular culture.
https://theelectricagora.com/
Kafkatraps, Cults, and Conspiracy Theories
by Robert Gressis ___ I talk with Kevin Currie-Knight (East Carolina University) about Kafkatraps. Kafkatrapping is a rhetorical technique where an objection to a particular
Will A.I. Be The Death of Us?
by Charles Justice ____ Here are a number of scenarios, most of them science fiction, that have to do with computers or machines taking over
On The Journal of Controversial Ideas
by Robert Gressis ___ Recently, a new journal, the Journal of Controversial Ideas (JCI), has emerged. Edited by Jeff McMahan, Francesca Minerva, and Peter Singer,
On our Use of the Moral Idiom
by Daniel A. Kaufman ___ 1. An unpopular, overweight teen – call her “V” – is in her high school cafeteria, eating alone. Several other
Learning to be Tribeless
by Kevin Currie-Knight ___ I like to think that I’m a pretty distinct individual; that my thought is not easily swayed by the company I