About

Independent Scholar in philosophy that goes by the online moniker Ferrum Intellectus. My research interests include:

Political Philosophy

Moral Philosophy

Metaphysics

Ontology

Philosophy of Mind

Disability Theory

Epistemology

Phenomenology

Philosophy of Religion

Existentialism

Education

Independent Scholar in Philosophy since 2010 and a graduate of Atlantic Cape Community College with an Associates degree in Business Administration

Blog Posts

    Publications

    Altmann, John. “Expert Testimony in the Trial of Count Dracula.” Dracula and Philosophy: Dying to Know. Ed. Nicolas Michaud and Janelle Potzsch. Vol. 90. Chicago: Open Court Publishing, 2015. 69-78. Print. Popular Culture and Philosophy.

    Altmann, John. “Baring Fangs, Bearing Responsibility.” Dracula and Philosophy: Dying to Know. Ed. Nicolas Michaud and Janelle Potzsch. Vol. 90. Chicago: Open Court Publishing, 2015. 91-98. Print. Popular Culture and Philosophy.

    Altmann, John. “Book Review Line of the Arch: Intercultural Issues Between Aesthetics & Ethics.” European Journal of Japanese Philosophy 1 (2016): 378-81. Print.

    Altmann, John. “Immortality is Misery.” Deadpool and Philosophy. Ed. Nicolas Michaud and Jacob Thomas May. Vol. 107. Chicago: Open Court Publishing, 2017. 115-24. Print. Popular Culture and Philosophy.

    Altmann, John. “If It Isn’t Justified Is It Still My Revolution? .” Mr. Robot and Philosophy. Ed. Richard Greene and Rachel Robinson Greene. Vol. 109. Chicago: Open Court Publishing, 2017. N. pag. Print. Popular Culture and Philosophy.

     

    Altmann, John. “I Don’t Want To Be Inspiring.” http://Www.nytimes.com. New York Times, 20 Oct. 2016. Web. <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/opinion/i-dont-want-to-be-inspiring.html&gt;.

     

    Altmann, John. “The Tower of Babel & The Trump Age.” Hippo Reads. Hippo Reads, 14 Dec. 2016. Web. <http://read.hipporeads.com/the-tower-of-babel-the-trump-age/&gt;.

     

    Altmann, John. “Saving Sophia: Why Philosophy Needs A Revolution.” Hippo Reads. Hippo Reads, 01 Feb. 2017. Web. 04 Feb. 2017. <http://hipporeads.com/saving-sophia-why-philosophy-needs-a-revolution/&gt;.

    Upcoming Talks and Conferences

    My paper, The Fascistic Attitude Towards Impaired Bodies, has been accepted by the American Comparative Literature Association’s Annual Conference July 6th-9th in Utrecht, the Netherlands 2017 as part of their seminar  Spectrums of (Dis)ability organized by Ally Peabody

    Memberships

    I am a member of the European Network of Japanese Philosophy 

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