Desire
March 27, 2011
There are two ways to have your desires fulfilled: you can either get what you…
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…
Money and Morality
March 13, 2011
Does our system of credit and money make upward social mobility possible for anyone willing…
Challenges to Free Will
March 6, 2011
We seem to be able to decide our behavior for ourselves – what we do…
Biracial Identities
February 20, 2011
Many people identify strongly with the ethnic or racial group to which they belong –…
The 2011 Dionysus Awards
February 13, 2011
It’s the third annual Philosophy Talk Dionysus Awards show! With the help of listeners and…
Too Much Information
February 6, 2011
“We’re just never going to catch up,” writes David Weinberger in Everything Is Miscellaneous. That…
Different Cultures, Different Selves
January 23, 2011
Why do we do what we do? To please others? To live up to what…
Derrida and Deconstruction
January 16, 2011
Jacques Derrida was one of the most influential and also one of the most polarizing…
Philosophy of History
December 26, 2010
Is history just a series of events, or an interpretation of those events? Is there…
Levels of Reality
November 14, 2010
Are there levels of reality, with each level emerging from the other in a way…
The Idea of the University
November 7, 2010
Is a university a research institute with students, or and educational institution with research around…
Bargaining with the Devil
October 24, 2010
Compromise is the condition of peace and progress. But there are times when we should…
Creativity
October 17, 2010
What makes an idea or work of art creative? Can creativity be measured? Can a…
Digital Selves
October 10, 2010
Second Life and dozens of other online adventures involve creating digital selves, and millions of…
Overcoming the Terror of Death
October 3, 2010
To many death is terrifying. But why? As David Hume pointed out, all the years…
Dualism
September 19, 2010
What is the relationship between the mind and the brain? Monists believe that there is…
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