John Wood, Jr.

9 min

Politics

The Prophecies of Kavanaugh

On Thursday, September 27, 2018, at ten o’clock in the morning Eastern Standard Time, the United States of America—and much of the world—readied itself to watch the most anticipated confirmation…

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10 min

Politics

Race, Culture and the Dynamics of Prejudice

Posted on September 24, 2018September 26, 2018
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byJohn Wood, Jr.

Racism is looked upon as the defining sin of the West. Tribal warfare has stained human history and the conflicts between clans and nations have catalyzed the shifting boundaries of…

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14 min

Virtue Ethics for the Modern Age

Posted on August 14, 2018August 14, 2018
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byJohn Wood, Jr.

Scott Adams, creator of the popular comic strip Dilbert, trained hypnotist and erudite public commentator, posed what may seem like an odd question on his blog last year: “why do…

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13 min

Features

Liberal Individualism and the Challenge of Narrative

There is a philosophical self-image at the heart of the western world’s conception of itself. That image is the classically liberal vision of the self—the individual—as the essential unit of…

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11 min

Features

The Philosophy of Nonviolence: The Lost Legacy of Martin Luther King

The 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. has come and gone. MLK Day is behind us. Yet there is no reason for us to stop talking…

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10 min

Politics

Sam Harris, Ezra Klein, and the Politicization of Science

The year long feud between cognitive neuroscientist Sam Harris and Editor-at-Large of Vox Ezra Klein is one that has pitted advocates for a group identity based approach to politics against…

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John Wood, Jr.

The Prophecies of Kavanaugh

Race, Culture and the Dynamics of Prejudice

Virtue Ethics for the Modern Age

Liberal Individualism and the Challenge of Narrative

The Philosophy of Nonviolence: The Lost Legacy of Martin Luther King

Sam Harris, Ezra Klein, and the Politicization of Science

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