New Books in Philosophy
Interviews with authors of new philosophy books; points trace back to the book
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1:06:02New Books in Philosophy
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Kinship Is Not a Cultural Invention but a Cultural Elaboration of Reproductive Facts
Anthropologists say kinship is purely a cultural construction, but a philosopher points out: reproductive facts like women getting pregnant and giving birth hold across cultures, kinship systems are cultural elaborations of them, and even incest avoidance is not uniquely human.
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AnthropologyKinship
1:00:07New Books in Philosophy
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Unjust Laws Can Still Be Legitimate: Justice Requires Us to Share the Costs of Injustice
Sincere, good-faith people necessarily disagree about what justice requires, so every political community will make mistakes; those mistakes are a collective responsibility and should not be borne by the frontline officials who enforce the law alone.
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Political philosophyJurisprudence