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Saul Smilansky PARADOXICAL ETHICS (Oxford University Press, 2026). Available by Open Access. https://academic.oup.com/book/62721?login=false Paradoxical Ethics is a unique book, exploring…
Some background: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/may/12/thousands-of-university-of-nottingham-staff-told-they-are-at-risk-of-redundancy Not only does Nottingham University have a good academic reputation, the city of Nottingham has a great…
Jacob Barrett, Ideal and Non- Ideal Theory (Cambridge University Press, 2026) Part of the Elements in Political Philosophy series. Permanently…
The irony here is that both Ben and Paul are fighting the wrong battle — like dinosaurs before the meteor…
I’m an international student presently enrolled in an American Philosophy PhD program. This and similar changes have sent a clear…
More wrongheaded? “Phenomenology”, perhaps.
It’s a very impressive book. I’m more positive than Robin because of the scholarly breadth and depth of Beckert’s research.…
That’s what makes this present moment in American history so scary. For example…
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