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The Stubborn Psychologization of Pain (Part 1)
The Issues in Philosophy Series is running a two-part mini-series entitled “The Stubbon Psychologization of Pain.” This mini-series is authored...
“To make something good of the future, you have to look the present in the face.” —…
philosophybits: “To make something good of the future, you have to look the present in the face.” — Simone de...
Locke’s Moral Philosophy
[Revised entry by Patricia Sheridan on October 20, 2026. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Locke’s greatest philosophical work, An Essay...
The Politics of Form: Populism, Technocracy, and the Political Value of Appearances
In just a few years, the vocabulary we use to describe contemporary politics has become crowded with competing labels. Politicians...
Linguistic Relativity: An Essential Guide to Past Debates and Future Prospects
Pelletier and Nefdt’s Linguistic Relativity: An Essential Guide to Past Debates and Future Prospects is exactly what the title and subtitle...
Le Peri Ideôn d’Aristote
Aristotle’s criticisms of Plato’s theory of Ideas are among the best-known controversies in the history of metaphysics. However, the way...
“How far does the Truth admit of being learned? … For what a man knows he cannot seek, since…”
“How far does the Truth admit of being learned? … For what a man knows he cannot seek, since he...
“Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.” — Oscar Wilde, “Phrases and…
philosophybits: “Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.” — Oscar Wilde, “Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the...