182. MUCH TOO QUIET ON SET - Stepping on Eggshells as we All Work Under Capitalism — Philosophy UNLEASHED
This is not just Hollywood stuff. This is not just the entertainment business. This is all work under capitalism. Quiet on Set. Vince McMahon. WWE. AEW. Ronda Rousey. Becky Lynch. The Dark Side of Kids TV.
177. REACHING ROCK BOTTOM - Why England Needs to Sober Up — Philosophy UNLEASHED
Politics, straightedge, austerity and philosophy: Do you think a sober society would have sat by and done nothing for twenty-four years as their country failed to meet even the most basic standards of functioning anymore? And does the fact that England is not a sober society give us some explanatio
168. IT'S NOT JUST THE KIDS, IT'S US - Why It's Important for Teachers to Look in the Mirror — Philosophy UNLEASHED
in a world where there is a very real epistemological threat coming from falling down online rabbit-holes into algorithm-guided conspiracies, we teachers are spending a lot of our own free-time guided by those very same dangerous algorithms as we hunt and click for hours looking for the perfect clip
I got asked if I was serious about my opposition to police and prisons by an incredulous student last week while giving a talk and Q&A about anarchism. This week’s Philosophy Unleashed covers my response:
https://www.philosophyunleashed.com/theblog/165-justice-for-victims-why-i-wouldnt-want-my-killer-jailed #abolition #Philosophy #ethics #prisons #justice #anarchism #PhilosophyUnleashed165. JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS - Why I Wouldn't Want My Killer Jailed — Philosophy UNLEASHED
One student was obviously unconvinced, and remained incredulous that I was advocating a world without punishment. The last question of the night saw them ask: “what would you want to happen then if someone right now, god forbid, ran to the stage and shot you dead? What would you want to happen to
160. EPISTEMIC INEQUALITY - Why Should We Care About Inequalities in Knowledge? — Philosophy UNLEASHED
Epistemic inequality and epistemic injustice lecture by Dr DaN McKee. Great for AQA Philosophy students. Anarchist Atheist Punk Rock Teacher: A Memoir of Struggle, Grief, Philosophy and Hope is out now on Earth Island books.
This week’s Philosophy Unleashed takes a look at disruption. Both the Public Order Act and erosion of the right to protest in England, and also leavers’ pranks at the end of the school year. Check it out here: https://www.philosophyunleashed.com/theblog/154-disruption-its-importance-and-its-impotence
#Philosophy #PhilosophyUnleashed #PublicOrderAct #Protest #Disruption #Pranks #Leavers #School #Policing #Dissent
154. DISRUPTION - Its Importance and its Impotence — Philosophy UNLEASHED
Thinking about protest, rebellion and disruption - on the streets and in the schools.
153. PHILOSOPHY AND THE CORONATION - Questions Raised By The Crowning Of A New King — Philosophy UNLEASHED
The coronation of a new King is an undoubtedly historic moment, but it raises a lot of philosophical questions.
152. INSPIRED PHILOSOPHY - Where Do Ideas Come From? — Philosophy UNLEASHED
“When I sat down to write this post I was uninspired, yet now I have no doubt that I will, yet again, meet my self-imposed deadline and have a new Philosophy Unleashed post completed exactly when it is needed. Inspiration was there all along. I just had to find it. But what is inspiration?“
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151. INSTITUTIONALLY AFRAID - On The Importance Of Acknowledging Institutional Prejudice — Philosophy UNLEASHED
When the prejudice is institutional, not merely the result of bad actors and bad actions, one doesn’t even have to intend to be prejudiced to be complicit in prejudice.
Philosophy about the Casey Report, policing, schooling, and institutional prejudice.
DaN McKee