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I am an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University and recently published Trust in a Polarized Age.
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Must Politics Be War?
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Liberal Politics and Public Faith
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Political Utopias
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Religious Exemptions
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Political Liberals vs. Integralists: Where the Conflict Really Lies
I’d like to return to my ongoing interest in anti-liberal doctrines, especially the new Catholic integralism. I think it might be worthwhile exploring how the political liberalism of John Rawls clashes with integralism, and attempt to make the criticism plausible. The integralists may still deride it, and how!, but it will serve for clarificatory purposes.
The Wounds of the Heart
The last two months have been challenging for me, hence my lack of blogging. They aren’t limited to losing my advisor. But what I have seen running throughout many of these challenges is a kind of a deep psychological that I will call wounds of the heart. A wound of the heart is an emotional
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Jerry Gaus: A Remembrance of His Character and His Work
We were supposed to meet up on Zoom on Wednesday night to talk and make life during COVID a bit easier. But one month ago, Jerry Gaus, my teacher and friend, passed away. I’d like to tell you about the man I knew. I will weave together personal and intellectual reflections, for what he thought
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Jerry Gaus (1952-2020): Constant Learning in a Complex World
Written By His Students Jacob Barrett Adam Gjesdal Bill Glod Keith Hankins Brian Kogelmann Ryan Muldoon John Thrasher Kevin Vallier Chad Van Schoelandt It is difficult to describe Jerry Gaus’s views and accomplishments in part because he was so prolific, having authored nine books comprising roughly 3,000 pages and more than a hundred published papers.
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