October 24, 2013
Contemporary Christian Philosophy: A Primer
My two posts arguing that Christian belief is reasonable brought out precisely the sorts of incredulity I expected. In return, I thought I’d introduce you to some of the work…
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October 23, 2013
Circumstances and the Ethics of Markets
I am so happy to see that Japa Pallikkathayil is blogging over at Political Philosop-her. I’ve always liked Japa’s work and I think her Philosopher’s Imprint essay about coercion is…
October 21, 2013
False, Reasonable, Practical Reason-Generating Beliefs
My last post set off a bit of a firestorm, which I expected. Following J’s friendly amendment, I thought I’d write up something quick to explain a bit more what…
October 11, 2013
Most Public Goods Arguments are Bad
I sometimes report on BHL-relevant developments in philosophy journals, and I’ve just found a total gem of a piece that you should all be aware of. Philosopher Jonny Anomaly (yes,…
October 08, 2013
Is a Non-Ideological Political Philosophy Possible?
Political philosophers are often critical of “ideologues.” Ideologues are, presumably, those who advocate for a series of laws and policies based on a narrow set of political principles that mangle…
September 11, 2013
Better Teachers: Adjuncts or Tenure-Track Professors?
One study claims that tenure-track professors tend to be worse teachers (at the introductory level) than adjuncts or other non-tenure-track instructors. See the write-up in the Atlantic here. The main argument:…