The Willing Suspension of Disbelief
October 18, 2005
Why don’t we run out of the movie theatre when a monster shows on the…
The Scandalous Truth about Memoir
May 24, 2026
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…
Ethics in War
September 27, 2005
After World War II the Nurenberg trials and the conventions that arose out of them…
Language of Politics
September 20, 2005
Politics, especially American politics, puts pressure on words like “liberal”, “conservative” and “values” as they…
Dignity and the End of Life
September 13, 2005
Is physician assisted suicide morally okay? What about active euthanasia for patients suffering terminal illnesses?…
Karl Marx
September 6, 2005
The ideas of Karl Marx vie with those of Rousseau, Locke and Jefferson for shaping…
Saints, Heroes, and Well-Lived Lives
August 30, 2005
Some actions are right, and some are wrong. But aren’t some even better than right—the…
Virtue
August 23, 2005
What is virtue? Is virtue the key human happiness and flourishing, as the ancients held, or…
Disability
August 16, 2005
The Americans with Disabilities Act recognizes that people with disabilities are often prevented from leading…
The Environment and Global Justice
August 9, 2005
Our current way of life is unsustainable. Depletion of the ozone layer, the dwindling of…
Descartes
August 2, 2005
The 17th Century philosopher Rene Descartes is often considered the father of modern philosophy. His Meditations are…
Time
July 12, 2005
Time is the most familiar thing in the world, and yet philosophically one of the…
Truth and Relativism
July 5, 2005
Is there such a thing as absolute truth, independent of who is doing the thinking,…
Prostitution
June 20, 2005
Is prostitution morally objectionable? Should it be illegal? Or is it simply a…
Intergenerational Obligations
June 7, 2005
Parents have duties to their children. But do grown up children have obligations to their…
Propaganda
April 26, 2005
Allegedly independent radio commentators taking money to spout the government line! Fake news reports being…
Genetic Determinism
April 19, 2005
Are there genes for practically everything? For being gay? For being mean? For being a…
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