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Philosophers with Benefits, 2010
In this paper, which is directed toward a youthful, philosophically naive audience, I use recipro... more In this paper, which is directed toward a youthful, philosophically naive audience, I use reciprocal consent, concern, and desire as criteria for mutually respectful sexual interaction.
Essays in Philosophy, 2001
The Palgrave Fichte Handbook, 2019
J. G. Fichte presented his transcendental idealism in many different ways, but despite radical ch... more J. G. Fichte presented his transcendental idealism in many different ways, but despite radical changes in terms, style, and method throughout his philosophical development, each version retained the essence of the one and only Wissenschaftslehre. His philosophical task was always to relate life or human consciousness (that is, sensible experience at the empirical standpoint) to its supersensible ground (that is, pure consciousness at the transcendental standpoint). Although life and philosophy are opposites, life presumes concepts and principles that can only be justified by philosophy at the transcendental standpoint, and philosophy presupposes feelings, intuitions, and beliefs that can only be discovered at the empirical standpoint.
In 1811, Schopenhauer moved to Berlin, where he remained until 1813. During this time, he encount... more In 1811, Schopenhauer moved to Berlin, where he remained until 1813. During this time, he encountered J. G. Fichte, attending his lectures on The Facts of Consciousness (1812) and the Wissenschaftslehre (1812). Moreover, he read many of Fichte’s earlier works, including System of Ethics: According to the Principles of the Wissenschaftslehre (1798) and Foundations of Natural Right: According to the Principles of the Wissenschaftslehre (1796/97). In addition to these more academic lectures and writings, he read one of Fichte’s last popular works, Way to the Blessed Life: Or also, the Religionslehre (1806). Schopenhauer soon managed to familiarize himself with the main parts of the Wissenschaftslehre: theoretical philosophy, practical philosophy, and philosophy of the postulates. He kept notes—found in his Manuscript Remains—of his sojourns in Fichte’s transcendental idealism, or Wissenschaftsleere as he deridingly called it. In later years, he returned to Fichte’s philosophy—sometimes...
They are often portrayed as outsiders: ethnic minorities, the poor, the disabled, and so many oth... more They are often portrayed as outsiders: ethnic minorities, the poor, the disabled, and so many others all living on the margins of mainstream society. Countless previous studies have focused on their pain and powerlessness, but that has done little more than sustain our preconceptions of marginalized groups. Most accounts of marginalization approach the subject from a distance and tend to overemphasize the victimization of outsiders. Taking a more intimate approach, this book reveals the personal, moral, and social implications of marginalization by drawing upon the actual experiences of such individuals. Multidisciplinary and multicultural, Identity on the Margin addresses marginalization at a variety of social levels and within many different social phenomena, going beyond familiar cases dealing with race, ethnicity, and gender to examine such outsiders as renegade children, conservative Christians, and the physically and mentally disabled. And because women are especially subject ...
British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 2012
... history and implications of the atheism dispute; her students and research assistants (includ... more ... history and implications of the atheism dispute; her students and research assistants (including Jared Hutsont, Jed Legget, Erin Murphry, Beth ... friends (Paul Oppenheimer, Beata and Jerzy Mierzwa, and Carolina and Alex Puentes) for their support; Albert Bisson for answering ...
Violence Against Women: Philosophical Perspectives, 1998
This essay represents an attempt to bring prostitutes’ and clients’ voices into the philosophical... more This essay represents an attempt to bring prostitutes’ and clients’ voices into the philosophical discourse about prostitution. We wish to add the voices of individual prostitutes and clients in order to expand the contemporary philosophical understanding of prostitution as a complex and problematic ethical concern. The first section of this essay explains the concepts of subjectivity, sexuality, and violence that underpin our analysis of prostitution. The second section scrutinizes the prostitute’s and client’s motivating goals and the means they use to accomplish them. The third, and final, section presents a phenomenological description of prostituted sex from the prostitute’s and client’s respective viewpoints.
Social Philosophy Today, 2009
Journal of the History of Philosophy, 1998
International Studies in Philosophy, 2004
Social Philosophy Today, 2003
This paper, which was written for a philosophically naive audience, uses the sentiments expressed... more This paper, which was written for a philosophically naive audience, uses the sentiments expressed by the singer-songwriter Johnny Cash to illuminate Immanuel Kant's idea of the kingdom of ends.
In this paper, which is directed toward a youthful, philosophically naive audience, I use recipro... more In this paper, which is directed toward a youthful, philosophically naive audience, I use reciprocal consent, concern, and desire as criteria for mutually respectful sexual interaction.
In this essay, I draw on the views of the German philosophers Immanuel Kant and J. G. Fichte, as ... more In this essay, I draw on the views of the German philosophers Immanuel Kant and J. G. Fichte, as well as on my own experience, in developing a transcendental, phenomenological, and empirical account of prostitution that implies prostitution is psychologically damaging and morally wrong. Unlike many liberal accounts of prostitution that focus on consent, my account stresses the importance of sexual desire in sexual ethics.
Philosophers with Benefits, 2010
In this paper, which is directed toward a youthful, philosophically naive audience, I use recipro... more In this paper, which is directed toward a youthful, philosophically naive audience, I use reciprocal consent, concern, and desire as criteria for mutually respectful sexual interaction.
Essays in Philosophy, 2001
The Palgrave Fichte Handbook, 2019
J. G. Fichte presented his transcendental idealism in many different ways, but despite radical ch... more J. G. Fichte presented his transcendental idealism in many different ways, but despite radical changes in terms, style, and method throughout his philosophical development, each version retained the essence of the one and only Wissenschaftslehre. His philosophical task was always to relate life or human consciousness (that is, sensible experience at the empirical standpoint) to its supersensible ground (that is, pure consciousness at the transcendental standpoint). Although life and philosophy are opposites, life presumes concepts and principles that can only be justified by philosophy at the transcendental standpoint, and philosophy presupposes feelings, intuitions, and beliefs that can only be discovered at the empirical standpoint.
In 1811, Schopenhauer moved to Berlin, where he remained until 1813. During this time, he encount... more In 1811, Schopenhauer moved to Berlin, where he remained until 1813. During this time, he encountered J. G. Fichte, attending his lectures on The Facts of Consciousness (1812) and the Wissenschaftslehre (1812). Moreover, he read many of Fichte’s earlier works, including System of Ethics: According to the Principles of the Wissenschaftslehre (1798) and Foundations of Natural Right: According to the Principles of the Wissenschaftslehre (1796/97). In addition to these more academic lectures and writings, he read one of Fichte’s last popular works, Way to the Blessed Life: Or also, the Religionslehre (1806). Schopenhauer soon managed to familiarize himself with the main parts of the Wissenschaftslehre: theoretical philosophy, practical philosophy, and philosophy of the postulates. He kept notes—found in his Manuscript Remains—of his sojourns in Fichte’s transcendental idealism, or Wissenschaftsleere as he deridingly called it. In later years, he returned to Fichte’s philosophy—sometimes...
They are often portrayed as outsiders: ethnic minorities, the poor, the disabled, and so many oth... more They are often portrayed as outsiders: ethnic minorities, the poor, the disabled, and so many others all living on the margins of mainstream society. Countless previous studies have focused on their pain and powerlessness, but that has done little more than sustain our preconceptions of marginalized groups. Most accounts of marginalization approach the subject from a distance and tend to overemphasize the victimization of outsiders. Taking a more intimate approach, this book reveals the personal, moral, and social implications of marginalization by drawing upon the actual experiences of such individuals. Multidisciplinary and multicultural, Identity on the Margin addresses marginalization at a variety of social levels and within many different social phenomena, going beyond familiar cases dealing with race, ethnicity, and gender to examine such outsiders as renegade children, conservative Christians, and the physically and mentally disabled. And because women are especially subject ...
British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 2012
... history and implications of the atheism dispute; her students and research assistants (includ... more ... history and implications of the atheism dispute; her students and research assistants (including Jared Hutsont, Jed Legget, Erin Murphry, Beth ... friends (Paul Oppenheimer, Beata and Jerzy Mierzwa, and Carolina and Alex Puentes) for their support; Albert Bisson for answering ...
Violence Against Women: Philosophical Perspectives, 1998
This essay represents an attempt to bring prostitutes’ and clients’ voices into the philosophical... more This essay represents an attempt to bring prostitutes’ and clients’ voices into the philosophical discourse about prostitution. We wish to add the voices of individual prostitutes and clients in order to expand the contemporary philosophical understanding of prostitution as a complex and problematic ethical concern. The first section of this essay explains the concepts of subjectivity, sexuality, and violence that underpin our analysis of prostitution. The second section scrutinizes the prostitute’s and client’s motivating goals and the means they use to accomplish them. The third, and final, section presents a phenomenological description of prostituted sex from the prostitute’s and client’s respective viewpoints.
Social Philosophy Today, 2009
Journal of the History of Philosophy, 1998
International Studies in Philosophy, 2004
Social Philosophy Today, 2003
This paper, which was written for a philosophically naive audience, uses the sentiments expressed... more This paper, which was written for a philosophically naive audience, uses the sentiments expressed by the singer-songwriter Johnny Cash to illuminate Immanuel Kant's idea of the kingdom of ends.
In this paper, which is directed toward a youthful, philosophically naive audience, I use recipro... more In this paper, which is directed toward a youthful, philosophically naive audience, I use reciprocal consent, concern, and desire as criteria for mutually respectful sexual interaction.
In this essay, I draw on the views of the German philosophers Immanuel Kant and J. G. Fichte, as ... more In this essay, I draw on the views of the German philosophers Immanuel Kant and J. G. Fichte, as well as on my own experience, in developing a transcendental, phenomenological, and empirical account of prostitution that implies prostitution is psychologically damaging and morally wrong. Unlike many liberal accounts of prostitution that focus on consent, my account stresses the importance of sexual desire in sexual ethics.
Fichte-Studien-Supplementa, Vol. 32 (Brill Publishers, 2025)
LOGOLOGIA: New Essays on J.G. Fichte's Philosophy of Religion, edited by Yolanda Estes and David ... more LOGOLOGIA: New Essays on J.G. Fichte's Philosophy of Religion, edited by Yolanda Estes and David W. Wood (Leiden: Brill/Rodopi Publishers, forthcoming 2025), Fichte-Studien-Supplementa, Volume 32.
A collection of essays in English by fifteen international Fichte scholars devoted to the topic of the role and place of religion in the Wissenschaftslehre - a system of philosophy Fichte also called: 'logologia'.