Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(QC RSS) Getting Her Fix
That good shit
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(Policy of Truth) The Parkland Trial (2): Asking the Right Questions
In the five years since the Parkland shooting, I’ve read my fair share of books, reports, articles, and editorials regarding the charges made against Scot Peterson. Peterson, we’re told, was a coward, derelict in his duties, neglectful of the welfare of the children he was tasked with protecting, and, aside from Cruz himself, the fundamental…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on RESENTMENT, WRONGINGS, BEING REQUIRED NOT TO WRONG OTHERS (REPRISE, CORRECTION, CLARIFICATION) by mlyoung57
In reply to Irfan Khawaja. That is helpful. Thanks! (1) My view is that an action being a wronging is like a joke being funny: it is constituted by the item having the relevant first-order descriptive features and these features being the features that…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on RESENTMENT, WRONGINGS, BEING REQUIRED NOT TO WRONG OTHERS (REPRISE, CORRECTION, CLARIFICATION) by Irfan Khawaja
I guess I have a worry, expressed when we discussed Scanlon, that accounts like this–cashing out wrongness in terms of what it’s appropriate to resent–either end up being circular or non-explanatory. One issue is how strong “app…
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(Our World in Data) We published a major overhaul of our work on Mental Health
Explore global data on the prevalence of mental health illnesses, treatment, and public openness to talking about mental health.
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(Pixie Trix Comix) Pixie Trix Comix – Pressure cooker boil
New comic!Today’s News: Missed out on The Art of Ménage à 3 Kickstarter campaign?Get it via InDemand at Indiegogo: https://igg.me/at/artofma3/x/27564548#/Want printed books or swag? Check out our store! https://pixietrixcomixs…
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(Policy of Truth) RESENTMENT, WRONGINGS, BEING REQUIRED NOT TO WRONG OTHERS (REPRISE, CORRECTION, CLARIFICATION)
(The following brings together themes from maybe half a dozen or more posts from the past two years or so, many associated with MTSP Zoom discussions of Thomas Scanlon’s *What We Owe to Each Other* and George Sher’s *Desert*. I do not claim consistency with prior posts. I hope this post constitutes progress in a…
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(QC RSS) Like Mother, Like Daughter
Dale is me if I ever met a Hololive talent
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(Our World in Data) We published a redesign of our work on Hunger and Undernourishment
Explore the global data, visualizations, and writing on hunger and undernourishment. It looks at how many people are undernourished, where they are, and other metrics on food security.
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(Shelton Mill Townhomes) In the News: The Yard Incubator Space in Auburn
Dreaming of having your own startup? Lucky for you, The Yard Incubator Space in Auburn is now open and ready to help you and your company! About The Yard Last month, the doors officially opened at The Yard, a new business incubator and resource center for local startups. Business incubators offer startups, entrepreneurs and small…
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