Tag: United States
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Philosophers On the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
Joseph Biden has defeated Donald Trump in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election. Trump’s 2016 victory was shocking to many, and his administration has been…
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Philosopher Running for U.S. Senate
Richard Winfield, a philosophy professor at the University of Georgia, is running for Senate.
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Philosophy Professor Receiving Death Threats (updated with transcript, letter from colleagues)
Tommy Curry, professor of philosophy at Texas A & M University, has been receiving racist hate mail and death threats in the wake of…
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Indigenous Philosophy and Philosophers in the US
What’s the state of Indigenous philosophy and Indigenous philosophers in the US? Kyle Whyte (Michigan State University), himself an Indigenous philosopher, has an informative…
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Thank You, Donald Trump
I’m going to take a page from Michelle Obama and “go high.” I would like to thank Donald Trump (and I write this without…
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Police Shootings of Blacks in the U.S.; What Can Philosophers Do or Say in Response?
News from the past week: July 5th, 2016: Police officer shoots and kills Alton Sterling, a black man, while he was seemingly pinned to the…