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Exploring the intersection of knowledge, truth, and politics.
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Has Every Philosophical Problem Been Solved? (opens the original)
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I have previously argued that philosophers cannot answer the big questions. When it comes to whether we have free will, the nature of knowledge, the mind’s relation to the body, or the foundations of morality (etc., etc.), there are no widely agreed answers after more than two millennia. In a follow-up article, I argued that anyone who pursues philosophy to settle these questions is either irrational (because they are pursuing a goal by means that re
Do Partisans Believe What They Say? (opens the original)
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When Americans are asked factual political questions, their answers divide along partisan lines. Is climate change happening, and is it mainly caused by humans? In our sample, 98% of Democrats said yes, but only 45% of Republicans agreed. Has illegal immigration increased during Biden’s presidency compared with Trump’s? Again, 91% of Republicans said yes, while only 25% of Democrats agreed. These are not disagreements about values or the best policy programs, which are not straightfowardly factu
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