by Preston Stovall ____ [1] In a recent essay that got some attention in online circles in philosophy, Liam Kofi Bright foretold the end of
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.
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Dilemmas of Difference
by Kevin Currie-Knight _____ When confronted with those different from us, when should we notice and take the difference seriously, and when is it best
Being Moral
By Daniel A. Kaufman ___ On several occasions, I have described moral ‘oughts’ directed towards others as an invitation to self-governance. Moral Realism is a
The Cultual Significance of (Baby and Other) Food
by Kevin Currie-Knight ____ In this episode, Amy Bentley (food historian, NYU) talks about the cultural and historical reasons we eat as we do. Amy
The Ethics of Compulsory Education — And Public Schooling Too — With Crispin Sartwell
by Daniel A. Kaufman ___ Crispin Sartwell (Dickinson College) returns to Sophia to talk about the issues he has with compulsory, state-sponsored k-12 education. 10:50
Morality and Distance
by Daniel A. Kaufman ___ There are two conceptions of distance that I am interested in with respect to moral questions: Emotional distance: the distance