My Papers Shared

I am sharing the articles i’ve written for school in case you’re interested. Feedback and other comments are very much appreciated!

An Ethics of Care Approach to Shame
I can’t remember exactly how i stumbled on the topic of shame but once i did, i quickly realized that stereotypes have a lot to do with shame. One of the most prevalent shaming messages is the idea that we are not good enough. And if a stereotype sets up a norm – such as […]
Building New Communities
Studying stereotype development led me to the idea that we could design our communities in ways that can help us create a more just world. To do that, we need tools that specifically address aspects of justice. In this paper, i used Iris Marion Young’s work to both develop a conception of justice and suggest […]
Permaculture and Justice
Grappling with finding ways to counteract stereotype development, i decided to take a permaculture design course. Permaculture suggests that we can design our communities to ensure sustainability but do these designs address issues of justice? That was the question i pursued in a paper that resulted from independent reading to accompany the PDC. You can […]
Beliefs are a Package Deal
This was my very first graduate philosophy paper! I wrote it for a philosophy of mind class to better understand how cultural institutions like marriage can become lodged into our cultures despite problems with them. As i was researching the topic, i felt the need to conceptualize stereotype development. This is the result. I presented […]