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Mar 28, 2020

Is the Name “Wuhan Coronavirus” Prejudiced?

As COVID-19 continues to ravage the world, there is somehow a raging debate about the acceptable name of the novel coronavirus. In the American context, the flame is especially stoked by, at least for a short period, Trump’s insistence on calling it “Chinese Virus”. Even if they are not as…

Language

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Is the Name “Wuhan Coronavirus” Prejudiced?
Is the Name “Wuhan Coronavirus” Prejudiced?
Language

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Jul 19, 2019

Teaching the Oppression of Uighurs in a Philosophy Course

There are many valuable aims of philosophy. There are many excellent ways of teaching philosophy. But, for whatever it’s worth, at the introductory level I prioritize the aim of showing the utility of philosophical tools and concepts for understanding the world. …

Philosophy

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Teaching the Oppression of Uighurs in a Philosophy Course
Teaching the Oppression of Uighurs in a Philosophy Course
Philosophy

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May 30, 2019

Invasion of Algorithmic Managers

When your job is your life, the algorithms control you. Your Job Can Be Your Life Modern employers are private governments. They enjoy broad powers over their employees’ lives. Of course, they dictate employees lives during work hours and in the workplace. …

Technology

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Invasion of Algorithmic Managers
Invasion of Algorithmic Managers
Technology

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Apr 12, 2019

Racism as Niche Construction

Niche construction is a concept developed in ecology and evolutionary biology, which refers to “the modification of selective environments by organisms” (Laland et al 2016: 191). The world is not only something that organisms adapt to, but also something that organisms make. …

Racism

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Racism as Niche Construction
Racism as Niche Construction
Racism

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Jan 12, 2018

Legitimation for Intro to Philosophy

Note: I started writing an outline for this post before “How is This Course Intro to Philosophy?” was cross-posted to Daily Nous. I appreciate the comment thread there, which has provided useful material for fleshing out the outline. In “How is This Course Intro to Philosophy?”, I recounted some (positive…

Philosophy

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Philosophy

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Jan 3, 2018

How is This Course Intro to Philosophy?

Kristie Dotson’s “How Is This Paper Philosophy?” (2012) argues that the pervasive culture of justification within the profession makes philosophy unattractive for diverse practitioners, especially members of marginalized groups. Questions like “how is this paper philosophy?” signals the existence of certain norms that make some philosophical works legitimate and others…

Higher Education

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How is This Course Intro to Philosophy?
How is This Course Intro to Philosophy?
Higher Education

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Dec 29, 2016

How Racists Are Made Into Unicorns

People evolve a language in order to describe and thus control their circumstances, or in order not to be submerged by a reality that they cannot articulate. […] It goes without saying, then, that language is also a political instrument, means, and proof of power. — James Baldwin, “If Black…

Racism

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Racism

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Dec 7, 2016

Stop the Epistemic Marginalization of Taiwan

Whether through intent or incompetence, Donald Trump has broken established US and international norms by speaking to the president of Taiwan on the phone. …

China

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China

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廖顯禕

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Academic studying objects and spaces where cognition meets oppression. Taiwanese.

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