About Uncommon Wisdom

The human predicament is intricate—filled with wonder, wisdom, and folly. Sincere inquirers, into this predicament, often find themselves enmeshed in partisan and tribal disputes, not wanting to take sides, but to better understand. To keep their head when others are losing theirs. And though cooler heads won’t always prevail, they should always try.

This newsletter is for those who care more about understanding than taking sides. Here I offer thoughts and on the prevailing attitudes and ideas of the day, weekly, using insights from philosophy, moral psychology, and economics.

About Jimmy Alfonso Licon

Jimmy teaches at Arizona State University. Prior to that, he taught at Georgetown, University of Maryland, and Towson University. He earned a Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Maryland, and has published in various research journals and popular venues. He works on ethical and epistemic aspects of cooperation, signaling, and ignorance. He also dabbles in philosophy of religion, philosophy of law, and philosophy of combat sports.

He is an avid MMA fan, listens to country and classic rock, loves comedy and horror movies. He also abides.