Joshua Andresen
Biographic Data
| ID | 6590934 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joshua Andresen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joshua |
| FAMILY NAME | Andresen |
| SIGNATURE | ANDRESEN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Surrey |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sanctions, National Security, and Free Speech
A fundamental, but largely overlooked, aspect of the New Washington Consensus is the use of national security arguments to restrict speech and punish disfavored speakers. Although the United States has a longer history of using sanctions to restrict speech in the terrorism context, it has recently applied sanctions to restrict political speech, attack universities, and shut down social media platforms. By linking national security concerns and ec…
The Lawfulness of Unilateral Sanctions in the Wake of a US–China “Sanctions War”
Despite what many saw as a détente in US–China relations as presidents Biden and Xi met at the G20 Summit in November 2022, both countries have continued to develop and deploy sanctions against one another. Among the most recent actions by the US is the continued use of export controls, particularly to limit China’s access to advanced computing chips. Meanwhile, China has continued to use sanctions to target US firms, recently in the form of a na…
Nietzsche contra Dennett
I argue that Dennett's indulgence in anthropomorphism in his accounts of evolution and agency has costs that we are better off not paying. To that end, I examine Dennett's algorithmic analysis of evolution by natural selection, paying attention to the status and role of anthropomorphism in his account of the nature of human agency and the order and rationality of the natural world. I argue that Dennett's embrace of the design and intentional stan…
Nietzsche, Naturalism, and Falsification
This essay focuses on one of Nietzsche's greatest challenges to our understanding of perception and cognition: his “falsification thesis.” I argue that despite several innovative and insightful attempts to understand Nietzsche's claims about falsification, they have failed because they have not made an adequate connection between Nietzsche's falsification claims and his naturalistic account of the development of human cognition. Nietzsche's most …
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Nietzsche, Naturalism, and Falsification
This essay focuses on one of Nietzsche's greatest challenges to our understanding of perception and cognition: his “falsification thesis.” I argue that despite several innovative and insightful attempts to understand Nietzsche's claims about falsification, they have failed because they have not made an adequate connection between Nietzsche's falsification claims and his naturalistic account of the development of human cognition. Nietzsche's most …
Nietzsche contra Dennett
I argue that Dennett's indulgence in anthropomorphism in his accounts of evolution and agency has costs that we are better off not paying. To that end, I examine Dennett's algorithmic analysis of evolution by natural selection, paying attention to the status and role of anthropomorphism in his account of the nature of human agency and the order and rationality of the natural world. I argue that Dennett's embrace of the design and intentional stan…
The Lawfulness of Unilateral Sanctions in the Wake of a US–China “Sanctions War”
Despite what many saw as a détente in US–China relations as presidents Biden and Xi met at the G20 Summit in November 2022, both countries have continued to develop and deploy sanctions against one another. Among the most recent actions by the US is the continued use of export controls, particularly to limit China’s access to advanced computing chips. Meanwhile, China has continued to use sanctions to target US firms, recently in the form of a na…
Sanctions, National Security, and Free Speech
A fundamental, but largely overlooked, aspect of the New Washington Consensus is the use of national security arguments to restrict speech and punish disfavored speakers. Although the United States has a longer history of using sanctions to restrict speech in the terrorism context, it has recently applied sanctions to restrict political speech, attack universities, and shut down social media platforms. By linking national security concerns and ec…
Economic Sanctions and International Relations (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Naturalism (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sanctions (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 work)