Jun 17, 202111 min readEpistemic Injustice in Global Cultural HeritageQuasi-colonial historiographies persist in contemporary cultural heritage processes, producing epistemic injustice. The solution? Pluralism.
Jun 2, 202112 min readIdentity Distress in Young Gay Christian MenYoung gay men experience both intra/inter-personal tension during identity distress; religious practice is vital to its navigation.
Apr 16, 20212 min readHomo Faber & Nature: permanence and decay in Arendt and ClaerboutA short post on man and nature, as understood in Arendt and Claerbout. Also features some old photos from Berlin.
Mar 4, 202110 min readPoverty & Duty: a Kantian rework of PoggeA Kantian rework of Pogge implies that global poverty reflects a violation of both positive and negative duties on behalf of the affluent.
Feb 4, 202121 min readRace & Religion in Plural EducationIt is unsurprising that tensions arise in plural societies: in fact, divergent positionalites and values are prerequisite.
Dec 16, 202010 min readEmbracing Nuclear TabooEmbracing Nuclear Taboo strategy maintains forceful deterrent, while avoiding both the Wrong Intentions Principle and Stevenson's Objection.
Aug 13, 20209 min readRawlsianism and Open BordersThe Rawlsian assumption of self-sufficiency is not compelling. Issues of justice can no longer be addressed within national frameworks.
May 5, 202015 min readHow to Scrutinise the Market GodEvaluating the neoliberal market analogically through philosophy of religion - as featured in Stance International Philosophy Journal
Feb 3, 202016 min readAre All Religions Refractions of a Single Ultimate Reality?Hick suggests that refractions of a single ultimate reality create a ‘rainbow of faiths’. This essay defends Hick's hypothesis.
Jan 23, 20209 min readIn Defense of InfinitismFoundationalists seldom evaluate infinitism thoroughly: usually it's hastily dismissed as blatantly erroneous. Let us explore its potential.
Jan 7, 20207 min readIs helping other people too demanding?Why are global issues neglected? Is there any justification for this neglection?
Dec 21, 20199 min readPopulism and the Moralisation of PoliticsThe moralisation of politics created by populism undermines the fundamental political process of ideological aggregation.
Nov 26, 20199 min readSmall Actions. Big Problems.Individual actions contribute to a harmful outcome, but seem too small to make a difference. Here's how we solve this moral conundrum.
Nov 21, 201911 min readCultural Memory and the Berlin WallIdentity turns an urban space into a distinguishable space, and the wall undoubtedly became inseparable from the city’s identity.