Machiavelli
May 3, 2020
Niccolò Machiavelli is best known for arguing that people in power should use deception, force,…
The Scandalous Truth about Memoir
May 24, 2026
A memoir is a personal narrative written about a pivotal time in the author’s life. While the story is told from a particular perspective, the events recounted are supposed to be fact, not fiction. But what exactly counts as truth in memoir? Is the distinction…
Poetry as a Way of Knowing
April 19, 2020
What is poetry? Mere word play? A pretty, or at any rate striking, way of…
Fractured Identities
April 5, 2020
Despite tremendous strides made towards civil and political rights in the United States, discrimination and…
The Philosophy of Retirement
March 29, 2020
Many of us look forward to retirement, that time in life when we stop working…
Can Speech Kill?
March 22, 2020
Free speech is one of the core tenets of our democracy. We’re inclined to think…
Midlife and Meaning
March 8, 2020
At some point or another, the midlife crisis comes for us all. But what is…
Philosophy of Trash
March 1, 2020
“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” or so the saying goes. But what makes…
The Internet of Things
February 16, 2020
Smart TVs, refrigerators, cars, and entire houses—the internet of things refers to the networking of…
A World Without Work
February 9, 2020
Work: a lot lot of people do it, and a lot of people don’t seem…
Race Matters
February 2, 2020
Started in the wake of George Zimmerman’s 2013 acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin,…
Post-Truth Politics
January 19, 2020
You’ve probably heard about the dangerous effects of fake news, and the spread of sensational…
Ken Taylor Tribute
December 29, 2019
The Philosophy Talk team is deeply saddened by Ken Taylor’s untimely passing this month. Ken…
Could the Laws of Physics Ever Change?
December 22, 2019
From airplanes flying overhead to the cellular activity inside us, all events that take place…
Cognitive Bias
December 15, 2019
Aristotle thought that rationality was the faculty that distinguished humans from other animals. However, psychological…
Driverless Cars at the Moral Crossroads
December 8, 2019
Autonomous vehicles are quickly emerging as the next innovation that will change society in radical…
Habermas and Democracy
December 1, 2019
Jürgen Habermas is regarded as one of the last great public intellectuals of Europe and…
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