Bradley Rettler
Biographic Data
| ID | 459891 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bradley Rettler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bradley |
| FAMILY NAME | Rettler |
| SIGNATURE | RETTLER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wyoming |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3166-4112 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Resistance Money: A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin
Bitcoin isn’t just for criminals, speculators, or wealthy Silicon Valley entrepreneurs – despite what the headlines say. In an imperfect world of rampant inflation, creeping authoritarianism, surveillance, censorship, and financial exclusion, bitcoin empowers individuals to elude the expanding reach and tightening grip of institutions both public and private. So although bitcoin is money, it isn’t just money. Bitcoin is resistance money. Resistan…
Philosophy, politics, and economics of cryptocurrency I: Money without state
In this article, we describe what cryptocurrency is, how it works, and how it relates to familiar conceptions of and questions about money. We then show how normative questions about monetary policy find new expression in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. These questions can play a role in addressing not just what money is, but what it should be. A guiding theme in our discussion is that progress here requires a mixed approach that integrates p…
Philosophy, politics, and economics of cryptocurrency II: The moral landscape of monetary design
In this article, we identify three key design dimensions along which cryptocurrencies differ - privacy, censorship-resistance, and consensus procedure. Each raises important normative issues. Our discussion uncovers new ways to approach the question of whether Bitcoin or other cryptocurrenciesshouldbe used as money, and new avenues for developing a positive answer to that question. A guiding theme is that progress here requires a mixed approach t…
Analysis of faith
In recent years, many philosophers of religion have turned their attention to the topic of faith. Given the ubiquity of the word "faith" both in and out of religious contexts, many of them have chosen to begin their forays by offering an analysis of faith. But it seems that there are many kinds of faith: religious faith, non-religious faith, interpersonal faith, and propositional faith, to name a few. In this article, I discuss analyses of faith …
Analysis of faith
In recent years, many philosophers of religion have turned their attention to the topic of faith. Given the ubiquity of the word "faith" both in and out of religious contexts, many of them have chosen to begin their forays by offering an analysis of faith. But it seems that there are many kinds of faith: religious faith, non-religious faith, interpersonal faith, and propositional faith, to name a few. In this article, I discuss analyses of faith …
Analysis of faith
In recent years, many philosophers of religion have turned their attention to the topic of faith. Given the ubiquity of the word "faith" both in and out of religious contexts, many of them have chosen to begin their forays by offering an analysis of faith. But it seems that there are many kinds of faith: religious faith, non-religious faith, interpersonal faith, and propositional faith, to name a few. In this article, I discuss analyses of faith …
Philosophy, politics, and economics of cryptocurrency I: Money without state
In this article, we describe what cryptocurrency is, how it works, and how it relates to familiar conceptions of and questions about money. We then show how normative questions about monetary policy find new expression in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. These questions can play a role in addressing not just what money is, but what it should be. A guiding theme in our discussion is that progress here requires a mixed approach that integrates p…
Philosophy, politics, and economics of cryptocurrency II: The moral landscape of monetary design
In this article, we identify three key design dimensions along which cryptocurrencies differ - privacy, censorship-resistance, and consensus procedure. Each raises important normative issues. Our discussion uncovers new ways to approach the question of whether Bitcoin or other cryptocurrenciesshouldbe used as money, and new avenues for developing a positive answer to that question. A guiding theme is that progress here requires a mixed approach t…
Resistance Money: A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin
Bitcoin isn’t just for criminals, speculators, or wealthy Silicon Valley entrepreneurs – despite what the headlines say. In an imperfect world of rampant inflation, creeping authoritarianism, surveillance, censorship, and financial exclusion, bitcoin empowers individuals to elude the expanding reach and tightening grip of institutions both public and private. So although bitcoin is money, it isn’t just money. Bitcoin is resistance money. Resistan…
Blockchain Technology Applications and Security (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Computer security (2 works) · Cryptocurrency (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Normative (2 works) · Political science (2 works)