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We Should Complain

We Should Complain

Posted on 11 December 2023 by

I write about complaint to reduce its stigma. I teach classic philosophical texts that argue against it, so I realize the stigma is longstanding. Complaining is soft, Aristotle says. It’s […]

III: Be kind

III: Be kind

Posted on 16 November 2020 by

I think there’s something rude and unkind, or can be depending on the pragmatics, in the assertion that you often hear, that “Trans women are men really.” It’s rude and […]

Ethicists, hold your horses (Part 2)

Posted on 1 June 2020 by ,

Fleur Jongepier                                                 Karin Jongsma In Part 1 […]

Ethicists, hold your horses (Part 1)

Posted on 18 May 2020 by ,

    Fleur Jongepier                         Karin Jongsma If intensive care beds or ventilators run out, who should be saved? And […]

Academic participation in social movements: A call for ethical review

Academic participation in social movements: A call for ethical review

Posted on 31 December 2018 by

I’ve been an academic for some 35 years. Since 1991, I have been a (first assistant, then associate, then full) professor at Georgetown University in the philosophy department and since […]