What limits (if any) are there on the obligations of justice (if any) of citizens who are part of the global rich, to the global poor? 2,999 words May 25th 2023 Introduction The subject of this paper, namely, “What limits (if any) are there on the obligations of justice (if any) of citizens who are […]

March 16th 2023 Introduction Should we be property dualists? This is a very difficult question to answer not only because there are so many complex arguments for and against, but because the question itself is enigmatic. The question is not something like, “Between property dualism and physicalism, or even against substance dualism, which thesis is […]

Can Virtue Be Taught? January 19th 2023 Introduction There are many questions asked within The Meno. The dialectic method as used by Socrates throughout Plato’s dialogues being one of questioning, this comes as no surprise. Many answers to these many questions are also posed, and many in turn rejected. Meno begins the dialogue by posing […]

The Human Instrumentality Project November 17th 2022 Introduction Kendall Walton claims that there is a ‘correct category’ within which a piece of artwork must be placed in order that aesthetic judgements about that work are appropriate. The analogous claim, with respect to aesthetic judgements about nature, has been considered by various philosophers of aesthetics including […]

Psychoanalysis seems is often looked down upon by psychologists today. It has gone out of style, being replaced with therapies whose efficacy can be more easily illustrated. Psychoanalysis has not, however, been completely forgotten. It is alive and well in the philosophy community with a revived interest during the last couple decades in the work […]

Abstract: The fusion of psychology and advertising, especially as it is used in politics under a capitalist democracy, is dangerous and exacerbates the problems of populism as a means of social engineering and control by the plutocracy. In this paper, I will explore the incorporation of psychology into advertising, as well as the history of […]

the tabs on my computer have become physical locations. I move through this simulated reality, from home to school to work to various social gatherings. To the movie theater and to visit friends. It’s a claustrophobic drug trip of artificial reality, and simultaneously an endless stream of various wormholes to different multiverses with different laws […]

In order for someone to internalize a concept they must understand it conatively. Merely understanding on a cognitive level can only take you so far, the affective must also be incorporated and fused. One may be taught the formulas in a math class, for example, and may understand that it works, but perhaps not have […]

Introduction Living simply is the better choice for mental health, the environment, and society as a whole. Living simply can mean many things. It encompasses the rejection of consumerism, including the drive towards purchasing products as a means to show success and thereby achieve happiness. It also includes moving away from a culture of disposability […]

Freud’s topological model (topological basically meaning putting things into set categories) separated the mind into three regions: the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious. The conscious are the things that we are aware of thinking in our minds at any given time. The preconscious are things that while we may not be actively thinking about them, are […]