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Autonomy and Equality: The problem of contemporary political theory The Kantian notion of autonomy, expressed through the capability of human beings to give themselves, as "co-legislators", universally applicable moral laws, has been one of the most influential theoretical positions in the history of philosophy. Not only does it ground the comprehensive moral theory of Immanuel Kant, including his anthropological and political writings, but it...

An all-American boyhood tale for our corrupted times, Paradise High traces one night in the lives of a rowdy, bawdy, fun-loving bunch of high school seniors as they laugh and romp their way to the palatial marble estate of their mafia-son classmate for a party. Set in the frozen suburban hinterlands of the upper Midwest during a Christmas break snowstorm in 1997, the story captures with raucous humor and biting wit that timeless ritual of late...

Despite there being deep lines of convergence between the philosophies of Alfred North Whitehead, C. S. Peirce, William James, John Dewey, and other classical American philosophers, it remains an open question whether Whitehead is a pragmatist, and conversation between pragmatists and Whitehead scholars have been limited. Indeed, it is difficult to find an anthology of classical American philosophy that includes Whitehead's writings. These cam...