The Examined Year – 2012
January 6, 2013
A new year offers an opportunity to reflect on the significant events of the previous…
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…
Philosophy for Children
December 23, 2012
Because of their innocent approach to things, do children make good philosophers? Or do they…
Disagreement
November 11, 2012
Sometimes people who seem to be your epistemic peers – that is, people as experienced,…
Corporations and the Future of Democracy
October 28, 2012
The US prides itself on the strength of its democratic institutions and considers itself a…
Procrastination
October 7, 2012
Everyone procrastinates – academics are especially prone to it. But why do we procrastinate? Is…
The Power of Thought
September 23, 2012
Human thought is an amazing thing. It has given us not only science, literature, and…
Loyalty
September 9, 2012
Loyalty is usually reckoned to be an important virtue; even loyalty to lost causes is…
Philosophy for the Young: Corrupting or Empowering?
September 2, 2012
Socrates was executed for corrupting the youth. In America, youth below college age are usually…
Self-Deception
August 5, 2012
Self-deception sounds like a contradiction: intentionally convincing yourself of something you know to be untrue. …
Humanism
July 29, 2012
Humanism as a movement arose with the Renaissance. It took powerful expression with the Enlightenment,…
The 2012 Dionysus Awards
July 15, 2012
Movies play a large role in modern life. We enjoy watching them; we idolize the…
Faces, Feelings, and Lies
June 17, 2012
According to Proverbs, lying lips are an abomination to the Lord. But lies on human…
Summer Reading List 2012
May 27, 2012
Summer is the perfect time to dig in to deep reading. Plato’s Collected Dialogues may…
Social Reality
May 20, 2012
Few things affect our lives as much as the fact that we are citizens of…
What are Human Rights?
May 6, 2012
According to the Declaration of Independence, the basic human rights of life, liberty and the…
Democracy and The Press
April 29, 2012
Our founding fathers believed that a free press would serve democracy by promoting unfettered political…
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