David Egan Philosophy

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associated with David Egan Philosophy, divided into three categories: 

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accessible introductions to ideas I teach in my courses

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Newsletter: March 2024

April 1, 2024 No Comments

In the Nuu-chah-nulth tradition, and in many others of the northwest coast, the “bear people,” the “salmon people,” the “deer people,” and others are regarded as sovereign nations that the “human people” must negotiate with according to strictly defined protocols.

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Newsletter: February 2024

March 7, 2024 No Comments

It’s not so much that we live in a world that’s lost faith in metaphysics. It’s rather that we live in a world that’s lost interest.

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Saints and Prophets

February 21, 2024 No Comments

Heidegger aspired to be a prophet and Wittgenstein aspired to be a saint. Prophets want to improve the world and saints want to perfect themselves.

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Newsletter: December 2023

January 2, 2024 No Comments

Gift exchange at its best is a playful form of status exchange. It acknowledges that relationships always involve imbalances of power, but shows that both parties to the relationship are comfortable enough with one another that they can switch between the roles of creditor and debtor with ease and grace.

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On “Bourgeois” Philosophy

December 30, 2023 No Comments

Especially on matters of value, it often seems settled from the outset that our minds or our hearts aren’t actually supposed to be changed in the process of reading or writing philosophy.

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