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Economy productivity as a civic virtue
Why Mike Rowe (TV's Dirty Jobs) is righter than he knows about productivity as a virtue
Jul 8
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Jimmy Alfonso Licon
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Fights, rights, and the self-defense economy
Mixed martial arts foster valuable self-defense know-how, especially for novices
Jul 2
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June 2025
Are holes real? Yes? No? Maybe so?
The puzzle over the status of holes is a case study in doing philosophy
Jun 27
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Could empathy be more effective?
Effective altruism asks how best to use finite resources for good. This approach could be applied to empathy as finite resource.
Jun 24
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I was interviewed
In this interview, I discuss my background, teaching and research. A great read if you've curious about the (odd) mind of an academic philosopher.
Jun 19
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Talk is cheap, hormones ain't
Costly medical interventions convey more information about the gender of someone than cheap(er) talk
Jun 16
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'We're living in a society!'
A Canadian philosopher explains why George Costanza is the GOAT of philosophy, why he would take a Star Trek Teleporter, and more, eh!
Jun 12
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Monday reading
Some of my latest published ramblings for your reading pleasure
Jun 9
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ChatGPT attends university
When colleges ban AI tools like ChatGPT, they (inadvertently) select for the sneaky, savvy students
Jun 6
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ChatGPT attends university
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The time shuffling machine and fatalism
You are fated to read this article. And if you don't believe me, you should read this very convincing article
Jun 3
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May 2025
Introducing Uncommon Wisdom
Introducing this Substack to my many new and recent subscribers!
May 31
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The problem of evil and too much freedom
Even if there is free will, using it to justify evil arguably gets the moral weights wrong
May 30
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