How the World Works

Thinking Clearly in an Age of Ideology

Introduction

PART I: The Structure of the World

  Where do we begin?
  Metaphysics: What is real?
  The Parable of the Squirrel
  Epistemology: How do we know?
  Axiology: What is Value?

PART II: Playing With Ideas

  A Change of Mind
  The Trade-Offs of Abortion
  Does God Exist?
  Where Do Morals Come From?
  Can Science determine human values?
  Can Racism Ever Be Rational?
  Should Descendants Pay for the Past?
  The DEI Debate: What Fairness Really Means
  Sex, Gender, and Identity
  Who Decides? Individuals, Society, and the State
  Where Wealth Comes From

PART III: Game Over

  The Price of Free Speech
  What Kind of World Do You Want to Live In?
  Afterword

  About the Author