PU #253 - THE IMPACT OF JASON ARDAY - Re-Thinking Academia

September 21, 2026 by DaN McKee in Academic Freedom, Book, Death, EDI, Education, Ethics, Mental Health, Philosophy Unleashed, Philosophy, Racism, Suicide

“Reading Jason Arday’s memoir, Great and Unfortunate Things, this week has been tough…“

September 21, 2026 /DaN McKee

Jason Arday, academia, plagiarism, Cambridge, Education, Philosophy, Sociology, racism

Academic Freedom, Book, Death, EDI, Education, Ethics, Mental Health, Philosophy Unleashed, Philosophy, Racism, Suicide

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50. THE PROBLEM WITH CIS-NORMATIVITY TO A NON-PASSING TRANS WOMAN - A Student Asks Us To Confront The Consequences Of Cis-Normative Thinking

June 15, 2020 by DaN McKee in Culture, Education, Ethics, Free, Identity, Mental Health, Philosophy, Philosophy Unleashed, Student Writing, Suicide, Gender

“Cis-normative thinking therefore has disastrous consequences when it perpetuates the idea of passing being a requirement for those who aren’t cisgender“

June 15, 2020 /DaN McKee

trans, transgender, pride, LGBT, LGBTQIA, cis, cisgender, cisnormativity, Stonewall, Mental Health, student writing, PHILOSOPHY, philosophy unleashed, ethics, passing, norms, Euphoria, gender, authenticity, identity

Culture, Education, Ethics, Free, Identity, Mental Health, Philosophy, Philosophy Unleashed, Student Writing, Suicide, Gender

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15. WHAT DO WE OWE TO OURSELVES? - A student reflects on his attempted suicide

September 23, 2019 by DaN McKee in Death, Mental Health, Obligation, Philosophy Unleashed, Student Writing, Suicide

WARNING - THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS DESCRIPTIONS OF DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE

“If I don't even owe it to myself to stay alive what can I really owe myself? “

September 23, 2019 /DaN McKee

Suicide, Depression, Mental Health, student writing, student philosophy, STUDENT, Obligation, philosophy unleashed

Death, Mental Health, Obligation, Philosophy Unleashed, Student Writing, Suicide

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