Who Gets to Ponder the Big Questions of Life Is Ripe for Disruption

Who Gets to Ponder the Big Questions of Life Is Ripe for Disruption
Why perspectives in academic philosophy beyond the White male gaze matter
Jesi Taylor
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Aug 22, 2019
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Photo: Caiaimage/Paul Bradbury/Getty ImagesAcademic philosophers build their work around topics that include the meaning of life and freedom, what it means to be human, how to live a good life, and other questions that encourage us to think about existence and humanity…
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Written by Jesi Taylor
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NYC-based philosophy graduate student whose work covers Genocide Studies, Repro + Enviro Justice, Discard Studies, and Political Ecology of Waste. @moontwerk
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