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Immanuel Kant

Inertia: The Force That Holds the Universe Together

Inertia is the force that holds the universe together. Literally. Without it, things would fall apart. It’s also what keeps us locked in destructive habits, and resistant to change. * “If it were …

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The Fairness Principle: How the Veil of Ignorance Helps Test Fairness

The Basics If you could redesign society from scratch, what would it look like? How would you distribute wealth and power? Would you make everyone equal or not? How would you define fairness and …

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Kristin Dombek: The Selfishness of Others

I’ll bet you think this article is about you. “We all know selfishness when we see it,” writes essayist Kristin Dombek opening The Selfishness of Others: An Essay on The Fear of …

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Epistemology: How do you know that you know what you know?

There is no definite way to confirm that we know anything at all. Only from our direct experience can we claim any knowledge about the world.  *** The role of perception in knowledge It is hard to …

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A Philosophy of Walking: Thoreau, Nietzsche and Kant on Walking

Solitude is an important aspect of creative thought. You could make an argument that in our information-overloaded world where our senses are stimulated nearly 18 hours a day, solitude and calming our …

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Kantian Fairness Tendency: The World Isn’t Fair

The Kantian Fairness Tendency refers to the pursuit of perfect fairness which causes a lot of terrible problems. Stop expecting the world to be fair and adjust your behavior accordingly. To learn …

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