American Futures (Ken Taylor Memorial Episode)
November 3, 2024
When Ken Taylor passed away, he was working on a manuscript titled Farewell to the…
Why Be Reasonable?
August 30, 2026
“You’re being unreasonable.” “Reasonable doubt.” The “reasonable person” standard. Talk of reasonableness is everywhere we turn, but what does it actually come to? What makes something reasonable as opposed to unreasonable—and why does it matter? Could we hope for a society full of reasonable people,…
John Dewey and the Ideal of Democracy
October 20, 2024
John Dewey is regarded by some as the American philosopher. In the first half of…
What Is Ideology?
October 13, 2024
Political polarization seems to be deepening, both in the U.S. and around the globe. Some…
Cancel Culture
September 29, 2024
Revoking support or a platform from someone who is perceived to have behaved badly has…
(Late) Summer Reading List 2024
September 1, 2024
Looking for some deep dives into pop culture this summer? Josh and Ray talk to…
Summer Reading List 2024
September 1, 2024
Looking for some deep dives into pop culture this summer? Josh and Ray talk to…
#MeToo: Retribution, Accountability, and Justice
August 18, 2024
The #MeToo movement exposed how pervasive sexual harassment and abuse are, and how rare it…
The 2024 Dionysus Awards
August 11, 2024
What movies of the past year challenged your assumptions and made you think about things…
Karl Popper
July 28, 2024
Karl Popper is a landmark figure in the philosophy of science. His notion of “falsifiability”…
20th Anniversary Quiz Night
July 14, 2024
Philosophy Talk made its radio debut on August 20, 2003 with a live pilot on…
Righteous Rage
June 16, 2024
Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote that anger is a form of madness. Other philosophers share this…
Akan Philosophy and Personhood
May 19, 2024
The Akan people of West Africa have developed a system of metaphysics, epistemology, and moral…
The Legacy of Freud
May 5, 2024
Did you really want to eat that last piece of cake, or were you secretly…
What Would Kant Do?
April 21, 2024
German idealist and moral philosopher Immanuel Kant is probably best known for his “Categorical Imperative,”…
Could Robots Be Persons?
April 7, 2024
As we approach the advent of autonomous robots, we must decide how we will determine…
What Can Virtual Reality (Actually) Do?
March 17, 2024
VR transports users into all kinds of different realities, some modeled on the real world,…
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