Justice Everywhere

is a cooperative blog in collaboration w/ @JoAPhilosophy. We bring philosophical and ethical analysis to bear on public affairs.

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When should we say that two people are treated as equals? In this post, Alexandru Volacu considers a real-life example of the envy test and argues  that we can perhaps draw on it in order to reflect on some of our contemporary political concerns 👇
https://t.co/5szIcHJH8D

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In this post, @ebcripps Elizabeth Cripps (University of Edinburgh) discusses her recent article in the Journal of Applied Philosophy @JoAPhilosophy , in which she explores whether it is justifiable to have children despite the carbon footprint it creates.

https://t.co/jSZRNAessJ

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We start the year with a post by one of our guest authors, Mario J Cunningham M. He investigates the idea of "migrant crime" used to justify calls for deportations and asks why is it such a powerful (if untrue) rhetoric?

https://t.co/dORE8TCDVN

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On the blog: In light of political upheaval in South Korea and France, Pierre-Etienne Vandamme discusses the importance and democratic value of parliamentary assemblies, which have frequently been sidelined in favor of executives https://t.co/xx9XG2vLNX

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One more publication of my article

Academic Dialogue Against the Background of War https://t.co/DqWBMnszB7 через @JusticeEverywh1

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This week on the blog: Matthew Perry offers an argument in favour of renaming animals currently named after particular people - "renaming as a process productively reorients us to each animals’ importance – independent of human history"

https://t.co/ROmnFjCg8j

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This week in our series on the war in Ukraine Prof George Pattison discusses Putin's claims about "cancel culture"

"The world in which we live today is... made up of...cultures that have become what they are... through constant interaction with others."

https://t.co/H0Ar7gxpQk

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Today in our ongoing series on the war in Ukraine, Prof Cynthia R Nielsen (University of Dallas) discusses Putin's use and abuse of history as a political tool -
https://t.co/y3EIePn73M

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Today, Sanat Sogani @SanatSogani discusses designing a course on non-Western political philosophy. How should we deal with the task of creating a continuum between non-western political thought and analytical political theory? Let us know in the comments!

https://t.co/LueszL5o9E

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This week, in our ongoing series on the war in Ukraine, we feature a post by Prof Gerald Lang. He considers the why an invaded country is justified in fighting to retain political independence or sovereignty, regardless of its chances of winning:

https://t.co/3msXEw89rN

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Today, citizens of the US vote in one of the most high-stakes elections in US history. Trump's campaign has been characterized brazen lies. Mark Satta considers whether free speech laws should apply to such lies, and what is at stake in that debate:

https://t.co/tWAUCLHwfo

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Stay tuned for more over the coming weeks!

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This week, we're publishing two more articles in our ongoing series of reflections on the Russia-Ukraine war. First up, a write-up of Dr Volodymyr Yermolenko's lecture "Thinking in Dark Times":
https://t.co/vm6u6C6q07

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And, second, we have an article by Prof Jeff McMahan, who discusses what just war theory has to say about the war - in particular, on the topics that have defined his thinking on war over the past 2 decades: proportionality, necessity, liability to harm https://t.co/5HC6SBsaAm

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And don't forget to check back next week for the next installment in this series. On Monday, we'll have Dr Volodymyr Yermolenko, and on Thursday Prof. Jeff McMahan

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Today we share the first of the reflections on the war in Ukraine, based on the conference & special issue put together by Aaron J Wendland @aj_wendland: Prof Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder on what the war in Ukraine can tell us about freedom

https://t.co/fcr9B2yZdt

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Several of the themes in this lecture are developed more fully in Prof. Snyder's new book, On Freedom, which is out now! https://t.co/6mLTULUEJU