Assistant Professor
Brandon Absher
I am an Assistant Professor at D'Youville College. I am the Co-Chair of the Radical Philosophy Association and an editor of the RPA Mag. My research interests lie mainly within 20th Century Continental Philosophy. I am a longtime activist against exploitation of labor, war, prisons, police violence, and environmental devastation and have worked with such organizations as the Buffalo Anti-Racism Coalition, No Borders Collective, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Mountain Justice, the Prison University Project, and Berkeley Copwatch.
Understanding Accountability: The Case of Police Brutality
Cynthia Kaufmann presents a theory of accountability with reference to police brutality
2 years ago
A Plea for Realism
The Case for Revolution in a Time of Rapid Climate Change
3 years ago
The Philosophical Is Political: A Response to Agnes Callard
An argument that philosophers should sign petitions
3 years ago
Can Philosophy Survive the Neoliberal Academy?
Analyzing the situation of philosophy after the neoliberal redefinition of education
4 years ago
RPA Statement in Support of Angela Davis
Angela Davis deserves the Fred Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award
4 years ago
The Humanist Argument for Socialism
An introductory discussion of socialism and how to avoid co-option.
4 years ago
Civility and Repressive Tolerance in the Trump Era
An analysis of the contemporary meaning of civility.
4 years ago
Gun Control, Abolition, and Transformative Justice
A radical Left response to gun violence
4 years ago
On the “White Working Class”
Deconstructing the stereotype of the “white working class.” An important reality check!
5 years ago
Why Police Abolition?
An argument for abolishing the police.
5 years ago
Editors’ Introduction
Introduction to RPA Mag from the editors.
5 years ago