Summer Reading List 2015
June 21, 2015
Summer is here – what philosophers, philosophies, or philosophical issues do you want to read up…
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…
Turbo-Charging the Mind
June 7, 2015
The rapid advance of computer technology in recent decades has produced a vast array of…
How Fiction Shapes Us
May 24, 2015
A good novel can do many things. It can distract us from the humdrum of…
How Words Work: From Noise to Meaning
May 17, 2015
Humans have an amazing capacity to communicate. By uttering sounds we are able to convey…
Unconditional Love
May 10, 2015
According to Corinthians 13, “Love is patient, love is kind and envies no one.” But…
Reincarnation – Past Lives, Future Selves
May 3, 2015
According to Buddhist tradition, all people must suffer illness, aging, and death. Yet the universe…
Economics: Science or Cult?
April 19, 2015
With the recent global economic crisis, many people wonder if our economic policies are built…
The Nature of Wilderness
April 5, 2015
Nowadays we think of wilderness as a fully natural environment that contrasts sharply with the designed…
Morality in a Godless World
March 29, 2015
Belief in God is thought by many to be the only possible source of morality,…
Forbidden Words
March 15, 2015
Some words, like n****r, ch*nk, and c*nt, are so forbidden that we won’t even spell…
Regulating Bodies
February 8, 2015
Most countries allow their citizens to smoke cigarettes, get intoxicated, and eat unhealthy food –…
Why Be Moral?
January 18, 2015
Morality tells us how we ought to behave, if we want to do the right…
The Examined Year – 2014
January 4, 2015
The unexamined year is not worth reviewing. But what ideas and events that took shape…
Prostitution and the Sex Trade
December 28, 2014
Some consider the commodification of sexual services inherently wrong, something that ought to be abolished…
Gut Feelings and the Art of Decision-Making
December 14, 2014
We may think of ourselves as rational decision-makers, but we often base even high-stakes decisions…
Hypocrisy
November 30, 2014
Hypocrites believe one thing, but do another. Jefferson opposed slavery, but owned slaves. Jesus professed…
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