List: On Philosophy | Curated by Douglas Giles, PhD

Nov 24, 2024
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On PhilosophyMy in-depth articles about philosophical topics. Granted, everything I write is at least somewhat philosophical, but here are the articles most directly dealing with philosophy.
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Original Philosophy
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Douglas Giles, PhD
Orientation Worlds in PoliticsText of my presentation at the conference of the Foundation For Philosophical Orientation
Oct 25, 2024
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Oct 25, 2024
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Sigma Male StoicismWho knew “sigma” was Ancient Greek for “desperate?”
Jul 7, 2024
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Jul 7, 2024
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Inserting Philosophy
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Douglas Giles, PhD
Does Anyone Understand What “Freedom” Means?By the look of things, not many.
Mar 9, 2022
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Mar 9, 2022
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Environmental EthicsHow much do we owe moral recognition to other living things?
Jun 11, 2024
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Jun 11, 2024
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Inserting Philosophy
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The Nothingness of Jean-Paul SartreGetting freedom and existence wrong
Apr 15, 2024
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Apr 15, 2024
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The Fundamental Contradictions in Anarchism and LibertarianismA look at two ideologies that are shaping political discourse
May 8, 2024
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May 8, 2024
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Original Philosophy
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Douglas Giles, PhD
Heidegger and UnderwearA real-life philosophy of the unseen and forgotten
Apr 23, 2024
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Apr 23, 2024
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Original Philosophy
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Douglas Giles, PhD
What Is Philosophy?Philosophy Is a Quest
Mar 6, 2024
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Mar 6, 2024
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Does Julian Baggini Think Like a Philosopher?Some Jordan Peterson vibes dripping down from the Ivory Tower
Feb 28, 2024
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Feb 28, 2024
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What Search Engines Tell Us About Free WillIt also tells us a lot about life
Oct 24, 2023
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Oct 24, 2023
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The Dangers of Quoting Out of ContextBe responsible with what you read — question it all
Oct 5, 2023
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Oct 5, 2023
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Inserting Philosophy
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Douglas Giles, PhD
The Epistemologies of Hobbes and LockeOverview of the basic theories of perception developed by Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
Sep 9, 2023
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Sep 9, 2023
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ZORA
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Douglas Giles, PhD
Can a Black Person Be Racist?Trump’s ad hominem attack on Fani Willis dredges up an old question.
Aug 15, 2023
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Aug 15, 2023
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On a Day of Fluff, Let’s Get SeriousBypassing the algorithm
Aug 12, 2023
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Aug 12, 2023
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Fearing PhilosophyWhy do we fear one of our species’s greatest gifts?
Aug 1, 2023
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Aug 1, 2023
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Inserting Philosophy
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Douglas Giles, PhD
Plato’s Morality of the Person and the StatePlato provided much of the foundations for Western thinking on ethics and politics.
Aug 7, 2023
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Aug 7, 2023
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Inserting Philosophy
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Douglas Giles, PhD
Science: It’s TrickyIt’s not something to idolize. It’s as flawed as we are
Aug 1, 2023
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Aug 1, 2023
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AI and Us: Dr. Eve Poole about Her New Book,“Robot Souls”"Robot Souls" is a book as much about us humans as it is about robots and AI.
Jul 28, 2023
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Jul 28, 2023
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How Wrong Beliefs Can Still Be UsefulNietzsche had a point.
Jul 18, 2023
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Jul 18, 2023
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The Legacy of Plato and AristotleCondensing their philosophies to their most influential ideas.
Jul 17, 2023
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Jul 17, 2023
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