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  • The Hollowing of Citizenship: An Aristotelian Diagnosis of Contemporary Political Life

    Contemporary democracy faces a paradox. Never before have so many possessed the formal status of citizenship, yet seldom has citizenship felt so hollow. While democratic theorists debate institutional reforms and behavioral scientists document civic decline, we lack a philosophical framework adequate to diagnose the deeper malaise afflicting political life. This… Read more…

  • Facing the World Without a Story is Hard

    There are moments when you encounter a text, where it feels less like reading and more like being recognized. Recently, I have been reading The Crisis of Narration by Byung-Chul Han. And there has been one particular chapter which I seem to return to again and again. It is called… Read more…

  • Moral Objectivity or Misattribution? A Critique of Enoch’s Claim About Moral Discourse

    Do we really believe in objective morality — or are we just misreading our emotions? David Enoch argues that our moral discourse reveals a hidden commitment to moral objectivism. In this post, I challenge that view, suggesting instead that our moral convictions may stem from cultural habits and emotional responses… Read more…