One of the most important lessons I have learned while conducting research is that things will almost certainly not go exactly how you have planned. We have talked about this during the weekly seminars a few times, and we mainly talk about how time will affect what you can accomplish or how the model for…
Author: mjb296
Communicating the Importance of Justice Theory Effectively
A common issue for philosophy students is explaining how what they study has relevance in the real world. It is doubly hard to communicate the importance of political philosophy because many people view politics as unimportant in everyday life, in addition to thinking that philosophy is impractical. One way to get someone more engaged in…
Inter-Disciplinary Learning Opportunities in the Brackenridge Community
A common deficiency in Ideal theory is an author’s failure to view a problem outside the conceptual framework that they have chosen. This problem is especially prevalent in Justice theory because many theorists have attempted to ground their arguments in absolute, transcendental, metaphysical, theological, etc., truth. One of my personal goals in researching and writing…
Michael Burke: A Discourse on Justice Part II
About Me Hi! My name is Michael Burke. I am a rising senior in the Honors College Politics & Philosophy program with minors in Modern Western European History and English Literature. A fun fact about me is that when I was around 11 or 12, I went to a drama camp in Canada. At the…