The Luck of the Draw
May 9, 2010
Sometimes it isn’t possible to distribute goods evenly. When this happens, we often leave it…
The Scandalous Truth about Memoir
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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…
Mental Illness and Culture
May 9, 2010
Paranoia, depression, schizophrenia, bipolarity, and all the other ways Americans have discovered to be crazy…
Experimental Philosophy
May 2, 2010
Philosophical reasoning relies on intuitions. John Rawls called this method “reflective equilibrium.” But where do…
Apologizing
April 25, 2010
Can you be sorry without intending to change your behavior in the future? Without being…
Science vs. Pseudo-science
March 21, 2010
Astronomy is science; Astrology is pseudo-science. Evolutionary Biology is science; Creationism is pseudo-science. How about…
Infinity
March 7, 2010
Infinity is a puzzling concept. Mathematicians say there are as many odd numbers as there…
The 2010 Dionysus Awards
February 28, 2010
Movies play a large role in modern life. We enjoy watching them; we idolize the…
Varieties of Love
February 14, 2010
Is love a single thing, or just a word we use to express any number…
Connectionism
January 31, 2010
Does the human mind work like a computer? If so, what kind of computer? A…
Paradoxes
January 17, 2010
A paradox is a persuasive argument that something, which we judge must be false, is…
Persons, Selves, Souls, and Loops
December 27, 2009
Can a self, a consciousness, an “I” arise out of mere matter? If it cannot,…
Saint Augustine
November 22, 2009
The philosopher Saint Augustine of Hippo is one of the most important figures in the…
200 and Counting
November 15, 2009
The program that questions everything – except your intelligence – started off questioning the conventional…
Why Music Matters
November 8, 2009
There is something deeply mysterious about music. Why does it affect us so powerfully? Is…
Personal Identity
October 25, 2009
What is necessary for a person to survive over time? Is it the continued existence…
Political Correctness
October 11, 2009
What is political correctness? Has it always existed? What’s “political” about it? Some people think…
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