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A Liberal Realist Answer to Debunking Skeptics
Here, I address moral skeptics and give an empirical case for moral realism.* [ *Based on: “A Liberal Realist Answer to Debunking Skeptics: The…
Apr 13
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Michael Huemer
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Stories
I. Our Mysterious Love of Stories People like stories, especially children. The bestseller lists are regularly dominated by fiction. There is something…
Apr 6
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Michael Huemer
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March 2024
Serious Theories and Skeptical Theories: Why You Are Probably Not a Brain in a Vat
Here, I explain the difference between serious scientific theories and BIV-like theories.* [ *Based on: “Serious Theories and Skeptical Theories: Why…
Mar 30
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Michael Huemer
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Is Religious Education a Rights Violation?
Many years ago, I heard my colleague Michael Tooley advance the thesis that religious education is a violation of the rights of children. There was a…
Mar 23
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Michael Huemer
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Inferential Appearances
Here, I explain how we gain inferential justification, through appearances.* [ *Based on “Inferential Appearances,” pp. 144-60 in Intellectual…
Mar 16
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Michael Huemer
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U.S. Supreme Court Chickens Out
In December, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible for the Presidency and therefore should not appear on the Republican…
Mar 9
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Michael Huemer
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Why Do Progressives Like Islam?
1. Pro-Muslim Progressivism Leftists have been trying to promote the cause of the oppressed for as long as I can remember. When I was in college, they…
Mar 2
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Michael Huemer
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February 2024
Why People Are Irrational About Politics
Here, I explain why people are irrational about politics.* [* Based on: “Why People Are Irrational About Politics,” in Philosophy, Politics, and…
Feb 24
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Michael Huemer
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Why Can't We Solve the Arab-Israeli Conflict?
The Arab-Israeli conflict has been going on for decades, drawing particular attention since October 7. Paradoxically, in the wake of the October 7…
Feb 17
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Michael Huemer
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The Failure of Analysis and the Nature of Concepts
Here, I figure out why conceptual analysis failed and what concepts are really like.* [ *Based on: “The Failure of Analysis and the Nature of Concepts…
Feb 10
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Michael Huemer
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Preachy Vegans [2]
Do you think vegans are too “preachy”, “moralistic”, or “judgmental”? I sometimes hear these sorts of complaints. It sounds like it’s all very well for…
Feb 3
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Michael Huemer
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January 2024
The Price of Liberalism, 2: Division
Previously, I worried about the cost of liberalism in reduced fertility. It’s time for a second major cost of liberalism: reduced social cohesion. 1…
Jan 27
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Michael Huemer
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