Uncommon Ground Contributor Gerfried Ambrosch

Gerfried Ambrosch

Heterodox literary and cultural studies scholar, writer, and musician based in Vienna.

Articles by Gerfried Ambrosch:

What is Our Moral Responsibility Towards Animals?

January 14, 2021 | by | 1 Comments
As humans we have the power to affect the lives of entire species of animals. What moral responsibilities do we have towards them? Animals cannot be held morally responsible for their actions. However, that does not mean that they don’t have moral worth. In fact, it is reasonable to infer that we, as rational beings, […] Read more

The Myth of the Soy Boy: Veganism and Masculinity

December 11, 2018 | by | 0 Comments
Despite vegan men often being dismissed as ‘soyboys’ in popular culture, there is no inherent contradiction between veganism and masculinity. The popular neologism soy boy, “used to describe males who completely and utterly lack all necessary masculine qualities,” has brought back the trite equation of veganism with sub-masculinity. Real men eat meat, as the cliché […] Read more

The Deep Roots of the Illiberal Left

November 26, 2018 | by | 1 Comments
Illiberal attitudes toward free speech and expression have been a feature among sections of the Left going as far back as Marx and Engels. “Hate speech!” is a battle cry we’re all too familiar with by now, and “deplatforming”—the disinvitation of controversial speakers—has become common practice on progressive campuses. A reversal of the Voltairean pledge, […] Read more