I wish I lived in a world where it was socially not weird to walk up to people and lay out my philosophical commitments like a collection of treasures. Deciphering other people’s commitments, as well as my own, is one of my favorite pastimes. And it seems there are always layers to what people say, even when they are being very earnest. One of my favorite things about being a scholar and a humanist is that, when I earnestly lay out my ideological commitments as best I can, sometimes it isn...
