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October 19, 2020Justin Weinberg

Discussing Disagreement at The Stoa

“The success of a disagreement is not its resolution.” That was part of my answer to one of the questions I was asked during my guest appearance at The Stoa last week.

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October 11, 2020October 12, 2020Justin Weinberg

Wishing for Harm

Philosophers lately have been writing about what is the proper reaction to Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis. Mostly, they have taken to writing how it is wrong to wish that the course of his illness goes badly for him. This is a mistake, for a couple of reasons.

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September 16, 2020September 16, 2020Justin Weinberg

Demographic Diversity is Good for Philosophy

One reason demographic diversity (in race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, etc.) is good for philosophy is that it provides new constituencies needed to foster the growth of philosophy–or so I argue here.

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August 9, 2020Justin Weinberg

On the Comedy Cellar’s Podcast

The famous Comedy Cellar in New York has a podcast called “Live from the Table“, in which the club’s owner, Noam Dworman, comedian Dan Naturman, and producer and writer Periel Aschenbrand converse with stand-up comics and a wide range of other folks, and recently I was one of those other folks.

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August 4, 2020August 4, 2020Justin Weinberg

Where Are Today’s Great Philosophers?

I sometimes hear the question, “where are today’s great philosophers?” posed as a critique of contemporary philosophy. Yet of the explanations for the belief that “compared to the past, philosophy today lacks great thinkers,” the most plausible possibilities are compatible with philosophy being in better shape than ever.

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August 1, 2020September 21, 2021Justin Weinberg

What Does Self-Censorship Data Show?

In a recent essay, James L. Gibson and Joseph L. Sutherland summarize public opinion research over the past 66 years on responses to the question “Do you or don’t you feel as free to speak your mind as you used to?” They conclude, “Americans are much more likely to self-censor today than in the past.” […]

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July 24, 2020October 6, 2020Justin Weinberg

Illusion and Agreement in the Debate over Intolerance

Society is not growing more intolerant. Why do so many people think it is? In this post I consider a few explanations having to do with increased social equality, cognitive biases, and current communications technology.

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July 24, 2020July 24, 2020Justin Weinberg

Welcome to Disagree

I’m Justin Weinberg, and Disagree is my place online for occasional and brief thoughts on philosophy, life, and culture, and for sharing various things I find interesting. The name for the site—“Disagree”—is the name of a project I’m working on about conflict, difference, and disagreement. Conflict, though it may sometimes have bad effects, is good […]

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