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Can We Make Ourselves Believe? A Letter Exchange
Peter Boghossian is an assistant professor of philosophy at Portland State University. He is the author of A Manual for Creating Atheists (2013) and, with James Lindsay, of the forthcoming How to H…
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Peter Boghossian
. @IonaItalia weighs in on my conversation with @mboudry on @LetterWiki re whether or not one can choose their beliefs.
@AreoMagazine
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Andrew Yang promises mass pardon to those imprisoned for nonviolent marijuana offenses
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang promised a "mass pardon" to those imprisoned for nonviolent marijuana convictions.
Peter Boghossian
. @AndrewYang promises mass pardon to those imprisoned for nonviolent marijuana offenses
#longoverdue
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How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide: Peter Boghossian, James Lindsay: 9780738285320: Amazon.com: Books
How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide [Peter Boghossian, James Lindsay] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. <b>Whether you're in a classroom, an office, a town hall -- or just hoping to get through a family...
The battle cry of the politically homeless
Almost 70 percent of Americans, labeled ‘the exhausted majority’, are harboring intense feelings of ideological isolation. They’re politically homeless
Want to Be Good at Philosophy? Study Maths and Science
Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay argue that philosophers must be scientifically informed.
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Peter Boghossian
How cool. I just found out that the article we wrote in 2016, “Want to Be Good at Philosophy? Study Maths and Science” is their 4th most popular article of all time. @ConceptualJames
@philosophersmag
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Push for Ethnic Studies in Schools Faces a Dilemma: Whose Stories to Tell
A struggle in California, one of three states creating K-12 ethnic studies materials, highlights some of the fraught questions around the discipline.
PODCAST 49: Quillette's Jonathan Kay talks to Peter Boghossian about his forthcoming book
Jonathan Kay talks to Portland State philosophy professor Peter Boghossian about the Sokal Squared hoax, being investigated by his university for research misconduct, and his forthcoming book—How to Have Impossible Conversations. Feature photo by...
Nonfiction Book Review: How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide by Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay. Da Capo Lifelong, $16.99 trade paper (256p) ISBN 978-0-7382-8532-0
Philosopher Boghossian (A Manual for Creating Atheists) and mathematician Lindsay (Everybody Is Wrong About God) share extensive research and strategies in this insightful manual for
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Peter Boghossian
Our first book review was just published!
Sincere thanks to our supporters. We could not have done this without you.
Now let’s start speaking across divides and building relationships. @ConceptualJames
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An incredible hoax that damages legitimate scholarship regarding social justice issues
(2018). An incredible hoax that damages legitimate scholarship regarding social justice issues. Issues in Mental Health Nursing: Vol. 39, No. 11, pp. 913-914.
Peter Boghossian
An incredible hoax that damages legitimate scholarship regarding social justice issues
@HPluckrose @ConceptualJames
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Lee Carter: Gun control is what most Americans want – Here’s the only way for both sides to get there
Calling Trump and his supporters racists who encourage gun violence won't get them to compromise on gun control measures.
Gadflies Help Us Break the 'Groupfeel' Trance and Improve Civil Discourse
For decades, research has consistently found that Republicans and Democrats alike imagine that the gap between their own opinions and those of their political opponents is wider than it is.
So to Speak podcast: ‘The Grievance Studies Affair’
Three writers submitted 20 fake papers to academic journals — seven were accepted. What did they try to prove? We examine the "Grievance Studies Affair."
‘Bias Teams’ Welcome the Class of 1984
A chilling look inside colleges’ systems for reporting and policing offensive speech.
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Peter Boghossian
‘Bias Teams’ Welcome the Class of 1984: A chilling look inside colleges’ systems for reporting and policing offensive speech.
Solid piece in the @WSJ, with a quotation from yours truly.
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Don't be an @$$#*!& (passages from How to Have Impossible Conversations)
John Wood, Jr. reads a couple passages from How to Have Impossible Conversations, by authors Peter Boghossian and James Lindsey, during an interview with Mon...
The radicalizations of the American mind
Why liberals need to grapple with the complexity of the new left.
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Peter Boghossian
In the fantastic new book, Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump, @robbysoave beautifully unpacks our current culture war. From across the spectrum the reviews are glowing; here’s one:
washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/july-…
Available: amazon.com/Panic-Attack-Y…
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Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump: Robby Soave: 9781250169884: Amazon.com: Books
Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump [Robby Soave] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Since the 2016 election, college campuses have erupted in violent protests, demands for safe spaces
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Peter Boghossian
In the fantastic new book, Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump, @robbysoave beautifully unpacks our current culture war. From across the spectrum the reviews are glowing; here’s one:
washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/july-…
Available: amazon.com/Panic-Attack-Y…
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The Downside of Diversity
On campus, identity politics has become a dogma that damages independent thinking and the pursuit of truth.
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Peter Boghossian
One of the most important articles I’ve read this year. #diversity
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