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IN-GROUP BIAS AND LACK OF CHARITABILITY TO THE OTHER
Charitability

IN-GROUP BIAS AND LACK OF CHARITABILITY TO THE OTHER

What is one to do with the other? This is at the base of near all questions of philosophical ethics, and at the heart of near all of our daily social decision-making. Out-group motivated “violence” or uncharitability can be as distant and familiar as traditional examples of xenophobic expression or
May 23, 2017 6 min read
SPINOZA’S “HERETICAL” CHALLENGE TO THE CONCEPT OF CHARITABILITY
Charitability

SPINOZA’S “HERETICAL” CHALLENGE TO THE CONCEPT OF CHARITABILITY

The term “heresy” is often uttered with respect to Spinoza’s life. Being formally excommunicated and socially outcast in a number of different ways was the cost of privileging a critical engagement with objects over tradition, and the search for logically consistent knowledge over material comfort. One might say that
May 23, 2017 11 min read
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