Eighteen months after the arrival of Covid-19 in Europe, we can start to think about the ethical dimensions of the pandemic. Aveek Bhattacharya and Fay Niker, co-editor of a new book, Political Philosophy in a Pandemic: Routes to a More Just Future, present some of his ideas. In April 2020,Read More →
To understand the wave of “little pink” ultra-nationalism sweeping the People’s Republic of China, it is instructive to examine “Xi Jinping’s thinking on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era.” Incorporated into the constitution of the Communist Party of China at its 19th Congress in October 2017 and commonlyRead More →
A campaign to have Chinese children from the age of 10 study President Xi Jinping’s political philosophy has been described as “disgusting” by some parents and evoked memories of the cult of Mao Zedong’s personality. More than a dozen parents across the country told the Financial Times they were uncomfortableRead More →
Biju Janata Dal’s new enthusiasm and demand for a caste-based census followed with the announcement that the party will provide tickets to 27% of the CBO candidates in the ensuing panchayat elections is diametrically opposed to the principles and to the avowed philosophy of the late Biju Patnaik after whomRead More →
PELLA – Terence J. Kleven, Jacob and Gela Schnucker Sessler Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Central College, received a Fulbright US Scholar Scholarship to conduct research on Arab political philosophy at the University of Jordan in Amman, in Jordan, September 7 to September 31. 1st 2021 to 30Read More →
A few weeks ago, I drove two hours north to the hillside town of Olyphant, Pa., Just outside of Scranton, to meet a Donald Trump fan for a book project. I’m working on. For 90 minutes, I listened to this fired factory worker and 54-year-old former Democrat who now saysRead More →
Cryptoculture Cryptocurrencies are best understood by examining the community structure and the cultural values they exhibit, rather than the economic activity they create. Cryptocurrencies are truly “cryptocultures” and these cultures are many, a plurality. I define a cryptoculture as an open source community with its own micro-economy. Each culture integratesRead More →