Should Marriage Be Abolished?
March 3, 2013
State-sanctioned marriage has long been regarded as one of the bedrocks of a stable society. …
What Is Game Theory?
August 16, 2026
Game theory is a set of mathematical techniques for thinking about how people should choose when their choices interact. But real people aren’t exactly rational actors. Can a mathematical model explain real-world decisions? How can game theorists account for the fact that we don’t always…
The Self
February 24, 2013
What is a self? Merely a human being? Or perhaps a soul? Hume claimed he…
Cities, Gentrification, and Inequality
February 17, 2013
In the 1960s, as many American cities burst and burned, the upper and middle classes…
Is It All Relative?
February 3, 2013
We’ve all heard a disenchanted teenager claim that everything is relative and that there is…
John Locke
January 27, 2013
Thomas Jefferson identified John Locke as one of “the three greatest men that have ever…
The Linguistics of Name-Calling
January 20, 2013
Sticks and bones may break your bones, but names can also hurt you. And language…
The Moral Costs of Free Markets
January 13, 2013
We live in a market-driven society – our day-to-day lives consist of buying and selling…
The Examined Year – 2012
January 6, 2013
A new year offers an opportunity to reflect on the significant events of the previous…
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. …
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