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kleinbl00 · 3544 days ago · link · · parent · post: Why Our Children Don’t Think There Are Moral Facts
A guess: The author wants to go from "associate professor" to "full professor" and that involves publication and profile. A few articles under your belt also help with non-fiction book proposals. The NYT saw it as print-worthy; controversy certainly helps circulation. I've also found that people who know their shit about philosophy aren't always the greatest about communicating philosophy to people who don't. Finally, we have no idea how long the article was before it was cut down for publication. The NYT may well have edited out any number of cogent points we're all arguing the lack of. That is a spectacular turn of phrase.We will never get to shake gravity's hand, but we'll also never get to escape it.