The Examined Year: 2018
December 30, 2018
A new year offers an opportunity to reflect on the significant events of the previous…
Hildegard von Bingen
September 20, 2026
Hildegard von Bingen was a 12th century mystic, polymath, and composer whose work spanned visionary theology, philosophy, cosmology, medicine, botany, and music. Her extraordinary intellectual accomplishments belie her humble claim to be “just a woman”. Was her humility justified in the face of the divine,…
The Ancient Cosmos – When the Earth Stood Still
December 23, 2018
Even in ancient Greek society, philosopher-scientists engaged in heated debate about the origin, composition, and…
Extreme Altruism
December 9, 2018
We can all agree that helping others is great, a deed worth doing. But devoting…
The Science of Happiness
November 18, 2018
Positive psychology is an emerging science that investigates the qualities, attitudes, and practices that enable people…
Gun Control
November 4, 2018
The right to bear arms, as guaranteed by the Second Amendment, is at once both…
The Ethics of Debt
October 14, 2018
According to a report from the Jubilee Debt Campaign, there are currently 24 countries facing…
The New Golden Age of Television
September 30, 2018
They called it a “vast wasteland” in the 1960s, but TV is very different today.…
Your Lying Eyes – Perception, Memory, and Justice
September 9, 2018
The criminal justice system often relies on the testimony of eyewitnesses to get convictions. Yet…
Summer Reading List 2018
August 19, 2018
Summer is here – what philosophers, philosophies, or philosophical issues do you want to read…
Will Innovation Kill Us?
August 5, 2018
Innovation, be it social, economic, or technological, is often hailed as the panacea for all…
The 5th (Mostly) Annual Dionysus Awards
July 29, 2018
Josh and Ken talk to philosophers, film critics, and listeners in presenting their fifth (mostly)…
Living On Through Others
June 24, 2018
Imagine that the world will end in thirty days. Would your life have meaning anymore?…
The Logic of Regret
June 17, 2018
A teenager decides, on a whim, to conceive a child. Even though we might say…
The Ethics of Drone Warfare
May 27, 2018
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, aka ‘drone,’ is increasingly the weapon of choice in America’s military…
Neuroscience and Free Will
May 20, 2018
We like to think of ourselves as rational agents who exercise conscious control over most…
In Praise of Love: Plato’s Symposium Meets Bernstein’s Serenade
May 13, 2018
Plato’s Symposium is arguably the most memorable philosophical work ever written on the subject of love.…
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