Covid Conundrums and Moral Dilemmas
November 20, 2022
In just months the world changed radically, and we have all had to adjust our…
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…
Pet Ethics
November 6, 2022
Many of us, even the staunchest animal activists, usually take it for granted that keeping…
Philosophy and the Superhero
October 23, 2022
Philosophy is replete with thought experiments featuring characters like Descartes’ “Evil Genius” and Davidson’s “Swampman.”…
Is the Self an Illusion?
October 9, 2022
Most of us think it’s obvious that we have a self, but famously, both Buddhism…
Heidegger
September 25, 2022
Best known for his work Being and Time, Martin Heidegger has been hailed by many as…
Summer Reading List: Banned Books Edition
September 4, 2022
The American Library Association reports that last year 1,597 books were challenged or removed from…
Death of the Sentence
August 21, 2022
A child’s first sentence is a pivotal moment in her development when she is recognized…
The 2022 Dionysus Awards
August 7, 2022
What recent movies artfully explored philosophical ideas and questions, or complicated political or ethical issues…
Walter Benjamin and the Re-Enchanted World
July 17, 2022
Walter Benjamin was a German Jewish critical theorist, essayist, and philosopher who died tragically during…
Comedy and the Culture Wars
July 3, 2022
Comedy can often give offense, especially when it concerns such sensitive topics as race, gender,…
Leibniz
June 26, 2022
The intellectual domain of Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz cannot be captured in a single word.…
The Changing Face of Antisemitism
June 19, 2022
Antisemitism is an old problem with roots that reach back to medieval Europe. While earlier…
Conscious Machines
June 5, 2022
Computers have already surpassed us in their ability to perform certain cognitive tasks. Perhaps it…
The Allure of Authoritarianism
May 22, 2022
In George Orwell’s 1984, the party’s “final, most essential command” was “to reject the evidence…
J.S. Mill and the Good Life
May 15, 2022
John Stuart Mill was one of the most important British philosophers of the 19th century.…
Sanctuary Cities
May 1, 2022
In the U.S. there are over 500 sanctuary cities—municipalities that limit their cooperation with the…
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