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Paul Schofield

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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Bates College

Portland, Maine, officials ordered that a park be cleared on Sept. 28, 2022, of people who were homeless and that any trash be removed before a visit by a candidate for governor. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty

November 20, 2023

Being homeless means not being free − as Americans are supposed to be

Paul Schofield, Bates College

To be homeless is a condition in which a person’s freedom is profoundly compromised. And that’s un-American, says a philosopher.

Do young people pose a threat to their future freedom by taking on too much debt? Fairfax Media via Getty Images

April 2, 2021

Should there be a limit on how much debt a young person takes on?

Paul Schofield, Bates College

Young people might take on a lot of debt without considering its consequences for their older years. A philosopher makes a case for laws to limit that debt as a duty toward self.

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