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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 […]
Read More Freedum Vs Freedom: What’s the Difference and Why Should We Care? USA! USA! EditionIntroduction This post has been a long time coming. Over the last few years I’ve had a lot people ask me how to reconcile a vegetarian diet with high-level athletic training. Before getting into the nuts and beans, let me first emphasize that I follow a vegetarian–not a vegan diet. There are some examples of […]
Read More You CAN Make Friends with Salad: Giving Up Meat without Giving Up GainzIntroductionMy second semester of teaching philosophy 101 I had that student; the one that every teacher dreads. You know, the one that sits there all class with a scowl on her face and only opens her mouth to say “What’s the point? Why are we even doing this?”. Next to math teachers, philosophy teachers probably […]
Read More Understanding Philosophy in the Real World: BrexitThe 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 […]
Read More Religious Beer Goggles and Why I am the First Eagle of The ApocalypseIntroductionI’m not even sure how to begin there’s so much idiocy around this issue. Let me start by saying something often heard from the gun rights team. Mass shootings represent only a very small fraction of gun-related homicides (about 1% depending on the study you read). Even if we increase this number by a factor […]
Read More Gun Violence, Gun Legislation, and Why I am JesusNote: 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. […]
Read More Rousseau vs Madison: How A Philosophical Decision Led to TrumpIf you don’t get it, read on… For this post I’m taking off my academic philosopher hat to gloss over fine distinctions I might otherwise make. I want to do philosophy for las masas. Wherever I use ’emotion’ in this entry, don’t think of it in a technical sense. I just mean any of drive, […]
Read More Emotion, Desire, and Life ChoicesIntroductionIt’s time for my annual fitness post. This year’s topic will be injury prevention in the gym (without diluting the intensity of your training). This was a particularly bad year for me in terms of injuries so I had to find ways to do the best I could. Hopefully some of my experience will help […]
Read More Injury Prevention In the Gym without Giving Up Gains or IntensityIntroductionAround this time of year my news feed is infected with click-baity articles or facebook statuses about how New Year’s resolutions are stupid or bad or whatever and “I’m better than people who make NY resolutions because I recognize that every day, NAY! every second! is an opportunity to redefine myself for the better. So there, […]
Read More A Defense of New Year’s Resolutions (That THEY Don’t Want You to Know About)When people talk to me about studying philosophy, I’m usually met with similar questions. What’s the point of doing philosophy? When can you even use it? Here’s a lengthy paraphrase of what I sometimes say. You already do philosophy all time and it’s the single most important activity in your life. You just […]
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Wrestling with Philosophy 