Philosopher and former Texas professor, Jacob Beck, on the academic crisis in Texas:

www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...

In my latest Medium article, I identify the basic philosophical issue with religious beliefs—whether or not they satisfy the conditions for belief.

Then, I highlight theoretical options in favor of and against religious beliefs as beliefs.

maddoxlarson.medium.com/religious-be...

Sharing my exciting academic insights with my non-academic friends

In my latest Medium post, I lay out Ludwig Wittgenstein’s theory of the meaning of words.

Essentially, “meaning is use” is Wittgenstein’s guiding principle. Words mean how they are used. This has many social political applications.

#philsky

maddoxlarson.medium.com/the-meaning-...

I just acquired a first edition copy of a work by my favorite philosopher.

2025 is off to a great start!

Recently found out that some people are actually READING all the books that they buy to put on their shelf??

Seems unbelievable but apparently it's true.

Why major in philosophy?
- can be smug after only 2-3 classes
- only major where you finish knowing less than when you started
- generally better beards than psychology
- can't find a job, but then again what even is a job?

New to Bluesky!

In the New Year, feel free to check out my recommendations on how to start reading #philosophy on my Medium page:

maddoxlarson.medium.com/a-beginners-...