winteramethystDec 7, 20189 min readPHILOSOPHICAL SEXUALITY | Jean-Paul Sartre's SexismMost philosophical, psychological and psychoanalytical theories of sexuality would describe the phenomenon as an instinct; entirely...
winteramethystDec 4, 20189 min readMINORITY RIGHTS | What does a liberal society have to say about cultural appropriation?In recent decades there as been a rise in scholarship debating liberalism as a potential threat to multiculturalism. Cultural plurality...
winteramethystDec 1, 20185 min readFEMINISM | Let's talk about the pay gap...Until recently, I’ve struggled with the idea of a gender pay gap. The term itself insinuates that there is a difference in pay between...
winteramethystNov 4, 20183 min readJESUS CAMP | Is Child Indoctrination Acceptable?“Jesus Camp” was a very evocative documentary. It received a lot of critical acclaim for being an honest and impartial exposé of the...
winteramethystOct 23, 20187 min readCONDITIONS OF FAIRNESS | What are we entitled to?Recent emphasis in evaluation of political institutions and policies has shifted from the conceptual analysis of the meaning of power or...
winteramethystOct 9, 20189 min readETHICS & LAW | Defending the GuiltyThe law is a system of rules which a community accepts and recognises to regulate the actions of its members. When any members are...
winteramethystOct 4, 20188 min readFUNNY GAMES | Horror Fans: Adrenaline-Junkies; Inquisitive Souls; or Simply Sadists? A horror experience involves an experience of both fear and revulsion; two emotions that are considered to be negative, yet manage to...
winteramethystOct 4, 20184 min readMEMENTO | Personal identity; is Leonard Shelby a cold blooded killer? Christopher Nolan’s psychological thriller film “Memento” (2000) is a fictional representation of severe anterograde amnesia. The...
winteramethystOct 4, 20183 min readTOTAL RECALL | Epistemology; what is knowledge, what can be known, and what does Quaid know?Verhoeven’s 1990 film “Total Recall” explores the field of epistemology, presenting a situation that questions the concept of knowledge...