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…
Democracy By Numbers
November 1, 2026
Despite adhering to the principle of “one person, one vote,” elections in the United States are often highly contentious: presidents can be elected after losing the popular vote, there is widespread gerrymandering and voter purging, and not everyone has equal representation in the Senate. So…
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…
Mind Reading
April 8, 2012
We base many decisions every day not only on the belief that other people have…
The Ethics of Torture
March 18, 2012
According to former Vice President Cheney, practices widely regarded as torture prevented further attack on…
The Corporation as a Person
March 18, 2012
The Supreme Court recently decided that corporations had the right of free speech under the…
What Is a Wife?
March 11, 2012
The concept of a wife has been embedded in cultures, religious practices, social customs and…
What is ‘Normal’?
February 19, 2012
What does it mean to be normal? And abnormal? Who gets to decide, and what…
Philosophy in Fiction
January 22, 2012
Philosophers think a lot about fiction. But do novelists think about philosophy? Do philosophers make…
The Examined Year: 2011
January 8, 2012
A new year offers an opportunity to reflect on the significant events of the previous…
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