War Crimes
September 12, 2006
In war, people do awful things to other people. But the concept of ‘war crime’…
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…
100th Episode
August 29, 2006
It’s our anniversary! Join the philosophers for a celebration of the program that questions everything…
Language in Action
August 22, 2006
How do we communicate ideas with language? Where does the literal meaning of a word…
Evolution of the Human Mind
July 11, 2006
Is the human mind a relatively inflexible program bequeathed to us by evolution, and culture…
Freedom of Speech in Times of War
July 4, 2006
The Constitution grants the freedom of speech to every citizen. Journalists value it more than…
Zen
June 13, 2006
What is the sound of one hand clapping? Does Zen Buddhism provide a unique perspective…
Is Free Will an Illusion?
May 23, 2006
We like to think of ourselves as enjoying unrestricted freedom of the will. But modern science…
A Philosophical Summer Reading List
May 16, 2006
Are there some philosophers, philosophies, or philosophical issues you want to bone up on over…
Justice Across Boundaries
May 9, 2006
Philosophical conceptions of justice have most often been directed at the nature of a just…
Neurocosmetology
May 2, 2006
Progress in neuroscience may soon make possible an age of neurocosmetology: the use of drugs…
Aristotle
April 4, 2006
Aristotle’s philosophical doctrines have permeated and helped shape Western Culture in spheres as disparate as cosmology,…
Religion and the Secular State
April 4, 2006
Can committed believers and committed non-believers share a common political life in the context of…
The Value of Truth
April 4, 2006
The pursuit of truth is often thought to be “intrinsically” valuable. Scientists and philosophers, who…
What Are Numbers?
March 14, 2006
Plato claimed that numbers exist in some mind-independent abstract heaven. Nominalists claim that there is…
Nature vs. Nurture
February 21, 2006
The philosopher John Locke thought we had no innate ideas; our minds are blank slates,…
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