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Justin Tiwald

Associate Professor of Philosophy, San Francisco State University

Justin Tiwald is associate professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University in California.

Written by Justin Tiwald

Ancient Chinese painting of a man riding a dark horse with a pale horse in the background, calligraphic text is on the left side.

essayFairness and equality

In defence of hierarchy

As a society we have forgotten how to talk about the benefits of hierarchy, expertise and excellence. It’s time we remembered

Stephen C Angle, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Julian Baggini and others