Author: philosophami

Philosopher, judoka, coach, traveller, hiker, dancer, and dog-lover.

RRAR! A Four Step Method for Critical Thinking in the Digital Age

IntroductionIn philosophy it’s often said that there are ‘lumpers’ and ‘spliters’. Lumpers try to unify discrete kinds under one category while spliters argue for maintaining (and insisting on more) distinctions between kinds. When it comes to critical thinking, I tend toward the former. Especially at the end of a semester, I always find myself obsessing […]

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Fake News vs “Fake” News: Critically Thinking About Media in a Fact-Free World

Introduction Post-Trump and leading up to his election there’s been much hullaballoo about fake news. Various online publications have weighed in providing lists of fake news sources. Reading these articles leads me to believe there’s some conceptual cloudiness that needs clearing away. “Fake news” is being used to refer to several different phenomena. Let’s distinguish […]

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Freedum Vs Freedom: What’s the Difference and Why Should We Care? USA! USA! Edition

IntroductionFreedom. No single word is found more often on the lips of the American politician. It is ‘Murika’s rallying cry. But what does it mean? And, once we’ve settled on a meaning, what sorts of actions does that value commit us to? As everyone knows, 99% of philosophy consists in asking, “Ah, ha! But what do […]

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Religious Beer Goggles and Why I am the First Eagle of The Apocalypse

The Hook: Only through the beer goggles of religion can one claim everyone deserves to die for all and any (perceived) moral infractions and not see the view as repugnant.IntroductionMy attitude towards religion has several times swung from extreme to extreme as drastically as possible for anyone maintaining atheism throughout. My position most aligned with […]

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Rousseau vs Madison: How A Philosophical Decision Led to Trump

Note: My footnotes didn’t transfer over when I cut and pasted this from my wordprocessor so if you’re reading something wondering why I haven’t supported it with a citation, that’s why! Otherwise, all my claims are absolutely indisputable and representative of the TRUTH!!!111!!!!!11!!!!!! Rousseauvian vs Madisonian Republicanism and Why Madison is Responsible for Trump I. […]

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