Philosophy without borders: our latest posts, 18-25 march 2019.

Dear Philosopher or Philosophically-Minded Person,

Launched in May 2017, PHILOSOPHY WITHOUT BORDERS, aka PWB, is an  
online mega-project for creating and sharing EIGHT different kinds of  
original philosophy, all of them freely available to anyone, anywhere,  
world-wide.

We’re reaching out to academic philosophers and independent  
philosophers, and to other critically thoughtful, insightful,  
reflective people, everywhere.

PWB is home-based on Patreon, here—
https://www.patreon.com/philosophywithoutborders

Here are our latest posts—

Was Socrates An Anarchist?
https://againstprofphil.org/2019/03/20/was-socrates-an-anarchist/

All About Habermas.
https://againstprofphil.org/2019/03/18/all-about-habermas/

On Solving Professional Philosophy’s Irrelevance Problem.
https://againstprofphil.org/2019/03/14/on-solving-professional-philosophys-irrelevance-problem/

And here are our two journals—

BORDERLESS PHILOSOPHY
https://www.cckp.space/

CONTEMPORARY STUDIES IN KANTIAN PHILOSOPHY
https://www.cckp.space/

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Survivors handed in our signatures! Joanna Ewart-James Executive Director, Freedom United.

Dear David, Our community's voice was part of the 64,241 collective actions calling on the UK Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, and the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, to #ProtectNotNeglect victims of modern slavery. Last week, we called on the Freedom United community to help buy tickets for survivors like Edith.* They travelled from around the UK to London to represent themselves – and generous donors made it happen! On Thursday, we marched alongside 11 survivors and campaign partners, through the wind and rain from the Home Office across Westminster and even navigated cabinet meetings to get our community's signatures to the Prime Minister’s office at No.10 Downing Street. Thanks to our supporters, survivor advocate Edith was able to personally hand in our signatures to the PM’s office, demanding better support for survivors like her who deserve a chance to recover and move on with their lives. Edith said: “It’s so important to me to be here today handing in so many messages to the Home Office and No.10. I want the government to understand that we’re not just numbers and statistics, we’re simply asking for the opportunity to recover from the traumatic experience of being trafficked.” Add your name! The passage of the Modern Slavery (Victim Support) Bill, which would improve the standard of care for victims in the UK, has been continuously delayed in the House of Commons but our action on Thursday means that the government knows we haven’t forgotten, and we won’t stop bringing attention to this Bill until victims are provided with the support they deserve. We are so grateful to you and the entire Freedom United community, our partners in this campaign and all survivors who made the journey to represent themselves. Help us keep up the pressure by adding your name to the campaign! In solidarity, Joanna and the Freedom United team *Name changed to protect identity Joanna Ewart-James Executive Director, Freedom United ©2019 Freedom United is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 4501 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 132, Raleigh, NC 27604 USA View this Email in a Browser     Unsubscribe    Receive Fewer Emails     Privacy Policy    Feedback

TRUE HEROISM TRANSCENDS RELIGIOUS ZEALOTRY AND HATRED.

THANKS TO CHRISTCHURCH RESIDENT ANDY MOSCROP-GIBLIN.
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BEWARE THE RED HERRING: TRUMP, MANAFORT, AND THE MUELLER INVESTIGATION. pt 1.

On Wednesday March,13,2019 Paul Manafort was sentenced to additional prison time for a gulty plea in his  WASHINGTON, D.C., CONSPIRACY CASE. Judge Amy Berman Jackson effectively added about 3 1/2 years in prison to the sentence Manafort received last week from a different judge in the Eastern District of Virginia.

"It's hard to overstate the number of lies, the amount of fraud involved ... and there is no good explanation to warrant the leniency requested," she said. "More houses than a family can enjoy; more suits than one man can wear."

As to the political atmosphere, Jackson said she could not opine about the public perception or the broader Russia imbroglio because it was not a subject of the matter at hand.

"The defendant is not public enemy No. 1, but he's not a victim either," the judge said. She said the issue of Russian conspiracy was not presented in the case and "therefore it was not resolved."

The issue of whether Manafort might have been involved with the Russians who interfered in the 2016 election is a RED HERRING, Jackson said, unconnected to his actual court case.
(The above section was taken from the NPR Article: "Paul Manafort Sentenced To 3.5 More Years In Prison; New State Indictment Announced."  By CARRIE JOHNSON AND PHILIP EWING.)

If you are not familiar with this Term, the section below is from an article I wrote that explains what it is, and how it is used; 

A LOGICAL FALLACY FROM THE "ANIMAL KINGDOM?"  

Have you ever heard two people discussing a Topic, and one makes a statement that seems to have nothing to do with what the Subject Matter?

If you have, welcome to the World of the RED HERRING.

In Hunting, a Red Herring is used to throw the Trackers off the scent of the Quarry.

The RED HERRING-  In an Argument or Debate, it is a Term or Phrase used to distract or move what is being said, off the Points or Subjects being discussed.

Examples;

Statement-  "You can see through Statistics, that a Mandatory Minimum Wage increases the profitability of local businesses."

RED HERRING Answer-  " Socialism, is an Anti- American way of life, and we need to guard against it." 

Statement-  "By having Mandatory Background Checks, we can prevent the Mentally Ill, or the convicted Felon from legally purchasing Guns." 

RED HERRING Answer-  "American Citizens need to look out for Terrorists, and must be prepared."

Statement-  "Teaching the Scientific Method is important at an early age. If we don't, the Future Researchers and Engineers will be unprepared for College Level Courses."

RED HERRING Answer-  "Science is a Gift from God.  It helps us understand the Universe he created."

From the above, we see that the responses pretty much ignore the initial statement, and instead relate information or opinions that are completely outside the area being discussed.