Since I specialize in the Philosophy of War, I suppose I’m expected to say something, however banal, about recent events in Eastern Europe. So here is that banal something. Ethnic and political borders seldom coincide. So there’s a longstanding tradition… Read More ›
Everything You Wanted to Know About What’s Going On in the World But Were Afraid to Ask
IMPLICIT BIAS TESTING
I’d like to complain about my research assistant. A research assistant is supposed to look into things I need to know about, so that I can write about them without having to just bullshit. Instead, she researches whatever she wants… Read More ›
THE STRIKE AT THE SALT MINE
The salt mine where I work, a.k.a. the University of Lethbridge, is on strike as of 11 AM this morning, Thursday, February 10th. Because there’s never been a strike since the university was founded, we have a strike fund that… Read More ›
SITE UPDATE
My research assistant, bless her cotton socks, has been adding some of my published and unpublished papers to this site. She’s also created a new category on the home page for some of my unpublished more technical papers. These are… Read More ›
DISABILITY
What it is to be disabled is to be unable, or at least less able, than others at some specifiable task. This is because we’re all unable, or at least less able, than others, at something. And who are these… Read More ›
QUASIMODO
Imagine a world where there’s a fetching woman for every man, even if he’s Quasimodo. Where BMWs grow on trees. Where there’s a spot in the professoriate for every candidate who wants one. Under conditions of such plenty, there can… Read More ›
AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING ABLEIST
At the beginning of every term I get a number of letters from the Disabilities Office telling me that this student or that has an unspecified disability that entitles her to half again the time allotted to other students to… Read More ›
ON CONDOLENCES
Allow me to just stipulate. By political individualism, as distinct from individualism simpliciter, I shall mean the view that what justifies the coercive power of the state are the interests of its constituent members. By contrast, for the collectivist it’s… Read More ›
ON THE RESEGREGATION MOVEMENT
Truth be told, there’s never not been segregation in Canada of its indigenous population. Even where it’s not legally mandated or enforced, we can see it on the school playground, in the gym, in our public parks, and so on. … Read More ›
Paulosophical Vimplications 