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Philosophy without borders: our latest posts, 29 april - 6 may 2019.

Dear Philosopher or Philosophically-Minded Person,

PHILOSOPHY WITHOUT BORDERS, which is home-based on Patreon, here—  
www.patreon.com/philosophywithoutborders
is an open-source, open-minded forum for sharing original philosophy,  
produced by critically thoughtful, insightful, reflective people for  
other critically thoughtful, insightful, reflective people, with no  
restraints on what form the philosophy may take; and with no  
restriction by borders or boundaries of any kind, be they restrictions  
inherent in schools of thought, educational institutions, states or  
national boundaries, or legal or moral systems.

Here’s our blog, AGAINST PROFESSIONAL PHILOSOPHY—
https://againstprofphil.org/

Here are the latest posts on our blog—

Deconstructing Decolonization.
https://againstprofphil.org/2019/05/03/philosophy-ripped-from-the-headlines-issue-18-1-may-2019-deconstructing-decolonization/

The Crisis In Higher Education: What Is To Be Done?
https://againstprofphil.org/2019/05/01/the-crisis-in-higher-education-what-is-to-be-done/

Revenge Of The Postmodern Or Neo-Nietzchean Logic Skeptic.
https://againstprofphil.org/2019/04/29/revenge-of-the-postmodern-or-neo-nietzchean-logic-skeptic/

And here are our two journals—

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

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

PHILOSOPHY WITHOUT BORDERS assumes universal enfranchisement and  
emancipation as a goal, so that all people may participate in the  
generation and discussion of philosophy. Its only requirement is that  
the cultural products shared, whether they may be philosophy in the  
strict sense, being the continuation world’s history of philosophy  
from all parts, including western and eastern or any other philosophy;  
or whether they be other thought provoking cultural products including  
conversations, serious or humorous writing, the visual arts, crafts,  
multimedia, and future art, so long as they contain real philosophical  
thinking.

By “real philosophical thinking,” we mean thinking that is unhindered  
and not self-censored by subservience to any so-called philosophical  
authority or canon, aimed at least in some way at generating,  
elucidating or commenting on philosophical ideas; and respectful of  
the assumed universal enfranchisement and emancipation of all people  
and therefore communicating in a spirit of love, peace, and  
understanding – not hate, conflict, or vilification.

PHILOSOPHY WITHOUT BORDERS belongs to a radical phase in the  
philosophical project that flowered in the period of western culture  
which has become known  as the Age of Enlightenment,  occurring mostly  
in Europe during the 18th century. The ideas of the Enlightenment  
undermined the authority of the monarchy, church, and state, paving  
the way for subsequent emancipatory political revolutions in the cause  
of freedom from oppression of any kind. Radically enlightened  
philosophers have existed in all cultures and all ages, readily  
recognised by their support of unrestricted reason and universal  
respect for human dignity as the two primary vehicles for creating  
understanding real and imagined worlds, and for disseminating the idea  
that disputes and conflicts can be resolved or avoided by means of the  
search for logically-guided, evidence-based truth rather than personal  
beliefs, creeds, mysticisms, or other oppressive, mind-enslaving  
ideological constructs.

PHILOSOPHY WITHOUT BORDERS is a safe haven for thinkers to explore and  
warn against the incursions against radical enlightenment by abuses of  
greed, power, control, oppression, obedience, censorship, hate,  
derision, bullying, xenophobia, nationalism, feudalism, group-think,  
enforced zeitgeists, and other crimes against and limitations of  
humanity. PHILOSOPHY WITHOUT BORDERS in this sense can be thought of  
Enlightenment Redux, not just a passing phase, but the underlying  
principles of all humane activity. Radical enlightenment opposes  
oppression by complacency, stupidity, and evil, which persist all  
around the world, not only in despotic regimes, but also in supposedly  
enlightened ones, mostly as a result of an obsession with  
self-interested competition and the possession of coercive power,  
rather than on mutual aid and constructive cooperation as the bases  
for rational human activity.

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Again, PHILOSOPHY WITHOUT BORDERS is home-based on Patreon, here—
https://www.patreon.com/philosophywithoutborders

Please consider becoming a patron!

I need your support for the Equality Act. U.S. REP. JENNIFER WEXTON.

David, In the coming weeks, Congress will take a major step forward in advancing LGBTQ rights. The House will be voting on the Equality Act, which ensures that sexual orientation and gender identity are covered under federal civil rights laws. I’m a proud co-sponsor of this bill, and I won’t rest until it’s law. Will you add your name and help me get 10,000 citizen co-signers to pass the Equality Act? ADD YOUR NAME ➞ As much progress as we’ve made in the last decade for LGBTQ equality, we still have a long way to go. Right now, Americans in a majority of states can be fired from their jobs, denied credit, or evicted from their homes just because of who they are and who they love. The Trump administration has taken measures to ban transgender Americans from serving in the military and make it harder for same-sex couples to adopt. Passing the Equality Act will send a powerful message that we stand for fairness and justice, and it will improve the lives of millions of Americans. I’m fighting for our LGBTQ brothers and sisters. Please join me and add your name to support the Equality Act! Thank you, Jennifer Rep. Jennifer Wexton proudly serves the 10th District of Virginia. She's fighting to create a strong economy, ensure equality for all, and invest in a better future for America. CONTRIBUTE

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My own story is like a lot of families’ stories. My dad struggled with alcoholism when I was growing up.

I love my dad. I saw him climb the highest mountains but also sink to the lowest valleys because of his battle. After three DWIs, he finally got real treatment and was, in his own words, ‘pursued by grace.’

We know that substance use and mental health disorders do not discriminate. Nearly half of Americans have a family member or close friend who’s struggled with drug use. And 1 in 5 Americans experiences a mental health condition.

The one thing I hear over and over again across the country is people’s stories of mental health care and addiction -- people need help, but they just can’t get it. In fact, in 2017 an estimated 21 million people needed substance use treatment, but fewer than 20 percent were able to access it.

We’ve got to do better.

I believe everyone should have the same opportunity my dad had to be pursued by grace and get the treatment and help they need. That’s why today I released my plan to combat addiction and prioritize mental health care in this country.

This issue hits close to home for me, and I imagine it does for many of you as well. If you’d like to read my plan you can do that here. And if you think your friends and family might be interested in learning more, you can share it on Twitter and Facebook.

Thanks,
            Amy.

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