4 days ago4 minThe Ethics of StrikesA post on the ethics of strikes and industrial action. I argue that workers ought to have the right to strike, and ought to use it.
Jun 56 minOn collective injustices: Why your vegetarianism doesn't matterIf many people were to stop eating meat, then animal welfare would significantly increase. But, most won't. Should you be vegetarian?
May 297 minCulture wars: who’s to blame- the ‘snowflake’ or the ‘microaggressor’? Too often, we hear that culture wars are just a distraction. But, ignoring them won’t make them go away. How can we approach them better?
Aug 13, 20218 minClimate change and the existential issue it raisesClimate change raises important philosophical questions. This inquiry asks whether policies discouraging having children might be an answer.
Feb 7, 20218 minSchooling for the Greater GoodThe pandemic has shown the strength of collectivity. Can schools do more to shift moral focus from individualism towards the common good?
Sep 15, 202011 minHas the A-level fiasco undermined fair equality of opportunity?A-levels are thought important to ensure equality of opportunity for young people. Has 2020's distorted process denied them this forever?
Jul 30, 20208 min‘Black Lives Matter’ or ‘All Lives Matter’? Two approaches to liberationBlack Lives Matter & All Lives Matter represent two approaches to liberation- difference assertion & difference blindness. Which to favour?
Jul 21, 20208 minIs ‘cancel culture’ a threat to free speech?Do recent perceived trends of cancellation or ostracism of those with odious views (so-termed cancel culture) pose a threat to free speech?
Jun 22, 20205 minWhat makes a protest violent?Are we using the same word to describe both bodily violence and illegal damage to property? What are the implications of this on protests?
Jun 15, 20207 minOn Toppling Monuments, Discomfort, and “People Like Us” How ought we adjudicate between the discomfort of those who feel statues represent oppressive views, and those who value attachment to them?
Jun 12, 20205 minStatues, Philosophy, and Charitable InterpretationOn statues: do philosophers' recent interpretations of activists and preservationists expose a disconnect between philosophy and reality?
Apr 15, 20204 minKantian views of the person: the missing touchIn this time where those of us with disability may be isolated, Euan asks whether they are adequately considered by political theorists.
Apr 8, 20204 minWhy social connection means we should be socially distantWhy should we social distance even when others don't? Are we to blame for increasing transmission rates if we haven't infected anyone?