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Using wonder to achieve animal rights

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Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · 20d

This week's post in collaboration with @the-joap.bsky.social, Steve Cooke explores the that "wonder" can play in furthering animal rights. Thank you @stevecooke.org for your wonderful contribution. justice-everywhere.org/general/usin...

In this post, Steve Cooke, (University of Leicester) discusses his article recently published in the Journal of Applied Philosophy on the experience of wonder as a route towards justice for nonhuma…

My child, whose emissions?

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Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · 27d

In our latest collaboration with @the-joap.bsky.social, Serena Olsaretti and Isa Trifan discuss their recently published article in the Journal of Applied Philosophy, where they explore the morality of having children in light of climate change. justice-everywhere.org/general/my-c...

In this post, Serena Olsaretti (ICREA/Universitat Pompeu Fabra) and Isa Trifan (University of Essex) discuss their recently published article in the Journal of Applied Philosophy, where they explor…

Bednets versus Rocket Ships: Should we care more for people alive today or the future of humanity?

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Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Jul 25

Elizabeth Hupfer (High Point University) discusses her article recently published in the @the-joap.bsky.social on how to balance concern for the future of humanity with the needs of those alive today. Fantastic read!
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In this post, Elizabeth Hupfer (High Point University) discusses her article recently published in the Journal of Applied Philosophy on how to balance concern for the future of humanity with the ne…

Pregnancy is not caregiving

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Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Jul 17

In this post, Christie Hartley and Ashley Lindsey-Kim discuss the conceptual difference between pregnancy and caregiving from their recent article in @the-joap.bsky.social justice-everywhere.org/general/preg...

In this post, Christie Hartley (Georgia State University) and Ashley Lindsley-Kim (University of British Columbia) discuss their recently published article in the Journal of Applied Philosophy in …

Should Universities Restrict Generative AI?

Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Jul 10

Should universities restrict Generative AI use? Karl de Fine Licht, discusses his recently published article with @the-joap.bsky.social in this post.

In this post, Karl de Fine Licht (Chalmers University of Technology) discusses his article recently published in the Journal of Applied Philosophy on the moral concerns of banning Generative AI in …

How much is too much? Why defining ‘mass incarceration’ is important – and isn’t as easy as it seems

Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Jul 4

How much incarceration is too much? Vincent Chiao (Toronto) discusses the insights from his recently published article in @the-joap.bsky.social justice-everywhere.org/general/how-...

In this post, Vincent Chiao, discusses his article recently published in the Journal of Applied Philosophy on how to understand the “mass” part of “mass incarceration.” By Our World In Data. See En…

Ideology-critique in the classroom

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Sara Van Goozen @drsvg.bsky.social · Jun 17

Enjoying this post on Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social by Pierre-Etienne Vandamme. How should we balance fairness & charity in the way we present theories with (sometimes v necessary) ideology critique?

Some good ideas in the comments, too!

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Over the last few weeks, I have been marking exams for the economic ethics course I taught this year. The experience has not been particularly joyful. Admittedly, marking rarely is, but it gets wor…

ARE NUDGES FAILING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS?

Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · May 14

As part of our ongoing collaboration with
@the-joap.bsky.social Viviana Ponce de León Solís discusses her article in the J. of Applied Philosophy ow nudging interventions can have uneven effects on low-income individuals, potentially worsening inequalities. justice-everywhere.org/general/are-...

In this post, Viviana Ponce de León Solís discusses her article recently published in the Journal of Applied Philosophy on how nudging interventions can have uneven effects on low-income individua…

What’s so bad about workism?

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Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · May 1

As part of our ongoing collaboration with @the-joap.bsky.social, and in honour of the International Workers Day, Matthew Hammerton discusses his article in the J. of Applied Philosophy on the value of making work the primary source of meaning in one's life. justice-everywhere.org/general/what...

In this post, Matthew Hammerton (Singapore Management University) discusses his article recently published in the Journal of Applied Philosophy on the phenomenon and value of people making work the…

Beyond the Ivory Tower Interview with Toby Buckle

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · Apr 28

Real pleasure to be interviewed by @drsvg.bsky.social for @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social

How to start a podcast, how academics can build a public profile, & how Mill relates to the manosphere

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This is the latest interview in our Beyond the Ivory Tower series, a conversation between Sara van Goozen and Toby Buckle. Toby Buckle runs the popular Political Philosophy Podcast. He has a BA in …

How Much Does Slaughter Harm Humanely Raised Animals?

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Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Apr 11

Is humanely farmed meat an ethical alternative to factory farming? asks Coleman Solis. In partnership with @the-joap.bsky.social

In this post, Coleman Solis discusses their recent article in Journal of Applied Philosophy on the harmfulness of death in humane farming. The way that we think about death can have a profound impa…

Should we grant legal personhood to robots?

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Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Apr 10

We have videos as well! Watch a debate between philosophers Thomas Burri, Shawn Bayern, and Andrew Walton about whether robots should be granted personhood.

With significant recent advances in artificial intelligence and robotics, it is increasingly pressing that we consider the legal and ethical standing of autonomous machines. Here I post some consid…

Why it’s Wrong to Spy on Animals

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Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Apr 9

From our archive: Angie Pepper argues that animals have a right to privacy that makes it morally impermissible to covertly surveil them, as many animals do have an interest in having genuine control over their environment and their relationships with others.

Humans like watching nonhuman animals. We watch them in parks, in zoos, on farms, in sanctuaries, in pet shops, in our gardens, on the streets, in our homes, on tv, and so on. Lately, we have devel…

How to recognise bullshit on the Internet

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Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Apr 8

From our 2016 archives - bullshit is still bullshit and the internet is still the internet, so as relevant as ever

Following Trump’s shocking election win last Tuesday, this picture was shared by thousands of people across both the world and my Facebook feed: I, like I suspect most people I know, wanted to beli…

Propagandists, Degrees of Reliability, and Epistemic Nihilism

Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Apr 7

"A propagandist prefers that you perceive the propagandist as totally reliable while perceiving all other sources of information as totally unreliable. If this cannot be achieved, the propagandist would prefer that you view all sources as completely unreliable."

Reliability is a quality that comes in degrees. For example, a bus that always arrives exactly on time is highly reliable. A bus that often but not always arrives on time is somewhat reliable. A bu…

The (in)justice of critical philosophy of race?

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Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Apr 6

From our archive: why should we retain the concept of race?

"by denying the category of race, it is much more difficult – both legally and socially – to fight current manifestations of racism"

In a recent presentation about a relatively new academic field called the critical philosophy of race, I was (repeatedly) questioned about the reasons for retaining the concept of race after it has…

Call for Papers: “Ethical and Epistemological Issues in the Teaching of Politics”

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Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Apr 5

The Centre for the Pedagogy of Politics (CPP) at UCL and the Teaching Political Theory Network (TPTN) at the University of York are co-organising a one-day workshop on ethical and epistemological issues in the teaching of politics. Abstracts due 9 April.

Justice Everywhere is pleased to share the following call for papers: The Centre for the Pedagogy of Politics (CPP) at UCL and the Teaching Political Theory Network (TPTN) at the University of York…

At least in the developed world, technology pervades all aspects of human life, and its influence is growing constantly. Major technological challenges include automation, digitalisation, 3 D print…

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Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Mar 25

In this post from our archive: Julia Hermann writes about technological justice

Technological Justice

Limits of language promotion

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Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Mar 24

New post by ! What are some of the problems with territorial language policies? Seunghyun Song argues the problem consists of linguistic minorities being pushed away even further.

This post is written by Dr. Seunghyun Song (Assistant professor, Tilburg University). Based on her research on linguistic justice, she provides a tentative answer to the issue of the limits of the …

What I Really, Really Want: Why True Preferences Matter for Nudging

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Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Mar 23

In this post, Bart Engelen and Viktor Ivanković discuss their recently published article in @the-joap.bsky.social where they explore what it means to have ‘true preferences’ and how this affects our understanding of autonomy and nudging.

In this post, Bart Engelen (Tilburg University) and Viktor Ivanković (Institute of Philosophy, Zagreb) discuss their recently published article in the Journal of Applied Philosophy, where they expl…

Innocence and Agency: The ethics of child protests

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Sara Van Goozen @drsvg.bsky.social · Mar 21

This is a great post so you should read it, but also: look at Tim's face - do you really want to disappoint him by not reading it?

Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Mar 21

In this post, Tim Fowler (University of Bristol) discusses his recently published article in the Journal of Applied Philosophy in which he explores whether children can be deemed as competent to engage in political activism. @the-joap.bsky.social

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In this post, Tim Fowler (University of Bristol) discusses his recently published article in the Journal of Applied Philosophy in which he explores whether children can be deemed as competent to en…

Innocence and Agency: The ethics of child protests

Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Mar 21

In this post, Tim Fowler (University of Bristol) discusses his recently published article in the Journal of Applied Philosophy in which he explores whether children can be deemed as competent to engage in political activism. @the-joap.bsky.social

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In this post, Tim Fowler (University of Bristol) discusses his recently published article in the Journal of Applied Philosophy in which he explores whether children can be deemed as competent to en…

What I Really, Really Want: Why True Preferences Matter for Nudging

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Journal of Applied Philosophy @the-joap.bsky.social · Mar 13

New @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social blog post on recent JOAP article by Bart Engelen and Viktor Ivankovićhttps ://justice-everywhere.org/general/what-i-really-really-want-why-true-preferences-matter-for-nudging/ #philsky #philosophy

In this post, Bart Engelen (Tilburg University) and Viktor Ivanković (Institute of Philosophy, Zagreb) discuss their recently published article in the Journal of Applied Philosophy, where they expl…

‘Flooding the zone’ and the politics of attention

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Justice Everywhere @justiceeverywhere.bsky.social · Mar 13

"Distracting the media or political opponents is commonplace in democratic politics. However, I think there is a crucial difference between ordinary distractions and flooding the zone."

Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Photography by Gage Skidmore. This is a guest post by Zsolt Kapel…