What’s right and wrong about the Columbia protests and what’s right and wrong about political action.

Can we have an intelligent conversation about what’s going on at Columbia University? Probably not. I’ll try anyway, although a conversation requires willing and sincere participants.

Referenced in this episode:

<ul><li><a href="https://pod.co/insert-philosophy-here/ethics-of-dissent-and-protest" target="_blank">Ethics of Dissent and Protest</a></li><li><a href="https://books2read.com/leftwing-rightwing" target="_blank">Left Wing, Right Wing, People, and Power: The Core Dynamics of Political Action</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/assault-left-fbi-and-sixties-antiwar-movement" target="_blank">Assault on the Left: The FBI and the Sixties Antiwar Movement</a></li><li><a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2007/09/ulrich-explains-that-well-behaved-women-should-make-history/" target="_blank">Laurel Thatcher Ulrich</a></li></ul>

I welcome your comments at <a href="InsertPhilosophyHere.com" target="_blank">InsertPhilosophyHere.com</a>.

What’s right and wrong about the Columbia protests and what’s right and wrong about political action. Can we have an intelligent conversation about what’s going on at Columbia University? Probably not. I’ll try anyway, although a conversation requires willing and sincere participants. Referenced in this episode: Ethics of Dissent and ProtestLeft Wing, Right Wing, People, and Power: The Core Dynamics of Political ActionAssault on the Left: The FBI and the Sixties Antiwar MovementLaurel Thatcher Ulrich I welcome your comments at InsertPhilosophyHere.com.

What’s right and wrong about the Columbia protests and what’s right and wrong about political action.

Can we have an intelligent conversation about what’s going on at Columbia University? Probably not. I’ll try anyway, although a conversation requires willing and sincere participants.

Referenced in this episode:

<ul><li><a href="https://pod.co/insert-philosophy-here/ethics-of-dissent-and-protest" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ethics of Dissent and Protest</a></li><li><a href="https://books2read.com/leftwing-rightwing" rel="noopener noreferrer">Left Wing, Right Wing, People, and Power: The Core Dynamics of Political Action</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/assault-left-fbi-and-sixties-antiwar-movement" rel="noopener noreferrer">Assault on the Left: The FBI and the Sixties Antiwar Movement</a></li><li><a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2007/09/ulrich-explains-that-well-behaved-women-should-make-history/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Laurel Thatcher Ulrich</a></li></ul>

I welcome your comments at <a href="InsertPhilosophyHere.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">InsertPhilosophyHere.com</a>.

What’s Right and Wrong About the Columbia Protests

The world needs more philosophy.

More to the point, we all need to engage with the world with a more philosophical attitude.

My name is Douglas Giles, I am a philosopher by trade and temperament. I understand that philosophy is an active search for concepts on which we can build a better life. Long fascinated by ideas, I am motivated by an earnest desire to bring philosophy out of its insular ivory tower and into everyday life where it can be put to good uses. 

As a university philosophy professor for more than 20 years, I have introduced thousands of students in multiple countries to the value of philosophy in their lives. From my teaching experience, I have learned what works for students, leading me to write a textbook, <a href="https://amzn.to/3DdghLz" target="_blank">How We Are and How We Got Here: A Practical History of Western Philosophy</a>.

My scholarly research has built on my PhD work in social philosophy at the University of Essex. Because I apply a phenomenological approach to the lived experiences and actions of individuals, groups, and social and political institutions, my research helps us better understand social injustices and how people respond to them. My work also explores the intersection of philosophy and culture and the construction and maintenance of personal identities and social meanings.

I greatly value and facilitate discussion that digs deeper into holistic and meaningful ideas that deal with causes not symptoms. I started writing content for the Internet in 1994 and now produces my own Web site, InsertPhilosophyHere.com, podcasts, and video channels. Because I value the individual person, I encourage people to seek openness and authenticity in themselves and others.

Also, I have been a radio disc jockey since 1997 and since 2003 have managed the Internet radio station WorldFusionRadio.com. In 2018, I moved to Prague with my spouse, a professional editor.

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The world needs more philosophy. More to the point, we all need to engage with the world with a more philosophical attitude. My name is Douglas Giles, I am a philosopher by trade and temperament. I understand that philosophy is an active search for concepts on which we can build a better life. Long fascinated by ideas, I am motivated by an earnest desire to bring philosophy out of its insular ivory tower and into everyday life where it can be put to good uses. As a university philosophy professor for more than 20 years, I have introduced thousands of students in multiple countries to the value of philosophy in their lives. From my teaching experience, I have learned what works for students, leading me to write a textbook, How We Are and How We Got Here: A Practical History of Western Philosophy. My scholarly research has built on my PhD work in social philosophy at the University of Essex. Because I apply a phenomenological approach to the lived experiences and actions of individuals, groups, and social and political institutions, my research helps us better understand social injustices and how people respond to them. My work also explores the intersection of philosophy and culture and the construction and maintenance of personal identities and social meanings. I greatly value and facilitate discussion that digs deeper into holistic and meaningful ideas that deal with causes not symptoms. I started writing content for the Internet in 1994 and now produces my own Web site, InsertPhilosophyHere.com, podcasts, and video channels. Because I value the individual person, I encourage people to seek openness and authenticity in themselves and others. Also, I have been a radio disc jockey since 1997 and since 2003 have managed the Internet radio station WorldFusionRadio.com. In 2018, I moved to Prague with my spouse, a professional editor.

The world needs more philosophy.

More to the point, we all need to engage with the world with a more philosophical attitude.

My name is Douglas Giles, I am a philosopher by trade and temperament. I understand that philosophy is an active search for concepts on which we can build a better life. Long fascinated by ideas, I am motivated by an earnest desire to bring philosophy out of its insular ivory tower and into everyday life where it can be put to good uses.&nbsp;

As a university philosophy professor for more than 20 years, I have introduced thousands of students in multiple countries to the value of philosophy in their lives. From my teaching experience, I have learned what works for students, leading me to write a textbook, <a href="https://amzn.to/3DdghLz" rel="noopener noreferrer">How We Are and How We Got Here: A Practical History of Western Philosophy</a>.

My scholarly research has built on my PhD work in social philosophy at the University of Essex. Because I apply a phenomenological approach to the lived experiences and actions of individuals, groups, and social and political institutions, my research helps us better understand social injustices and how people respond to them. My work also explores the intersection of philosophy and culture and the construction and maintenance of personal identities and social meanings.

I greatly value and facilitate discussion that digs deeper into holistic and meaningful ideas that deal with causes not symptoms. I started writing content for the Internet in 1994 and now produces my own Web site, InsertPhilosophyHere.com, podcasts, and video channels. Because I value the individual person, I encourage people to seek openness and authenticity in themselves and others.

Also, I have been a radio disc jockey since 1997 and since 2003 have managed the Internet radio station WorldFusionRadio.com. In 2018, I moved to Prague with my spouse, a professional editor.

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