Death Just Got Out of This Truck (guest post)

“There are, I find, things I want philosophy to do that it cannot. Or that I cannot do with it.” That’s Amy Olberding, professor of philosophy at the University of Oklahoma, on the limits of philosophy that life sometimes makes vivid. The guest post by her, below, is an excerpt from her truly remarkable book, Kill All The Chickens, which was published last month, and which you should all buy today (Amazon, Bookshop). The book is a beautiful example of an academic philosopher breaking free of the standard publishing conventions of the profession (at which she was perfectly adept) to produce writing that is full of wisdom and personality, and that, even as it confronts us with an exploration of life’s difficulties, is nonetheless a pleasure to read. “Nocturnal Sequence” by J. Jay McVicker Death Just Got Out of This Truckby Amy Olberding Maybe we should just skip the middle step and throw it all straight in the toilet? This is what I ask my mother as we together stand and consider the…