August 28, 2013
Why focus on Walmart and McDonald’s?
I really liked Megan McArdle’s column and Jason’s post about it this morning. They both nicely illustrate how a lot of the resistance to Walmart and McDonald’s in particular is…
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August 28, 2013
Michael Huemer Responds to Critics, Part 2
On Monday, I responded to Kevin Vallier’s and Massimo Renzo’s critiques of my book, The Problem of Political Authority. Below, I respond to Christopher Morris and Bas van der Vossen.
August 24, 2013
Philosophy Departments Have Bad Business Ethics, Redux
A follow-up on this previous post. Marcus Arvan at University of Tampa has an interesting post here about “selling the discipline” of philosophy to get more majors. Among his major selling…
August 23, 2013
On Legitimacy
I’ve been meaning to post on state legitimacy for a while now. Our symposium on Michael Huemer’s fine book seems like as good a reason to do this as any….
August 21, 2013
Michael Huemer’s Defense of Anarchy
I said I’d hoped to have some thoughts about Part II of The Problem of Political Authority and I do have some reactions. I have a soft spot for anarchism,…
August 16, 2013
On the Method of Huemer’s The Problem of Political Authority
There’s a lot to like about Michael Huemer’s The Problem of Political Authority. It repeats certain standard objections to the legitimacy of states. These are worth repeating since the defenders…