The Scandalous Truth about Memoir
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A memoir is a personal narrative written about a pivotal time in the author’s life.…
Hildegard von Bingen
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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,…
Dostoevsky and Doubting Faith
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Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky was a practicing Christian, and his writings often feature characters who…
Elizabeth Anscombe
May 10, 2026
Elizabeth Anscombe made hugely influential contributions to contemporary action theory, moral theory, and philosophy of…
Marx and Morality
May 3, 2026
Karl Marx famously attempted to explain our social, political, and economic systems in terms of…
Marcus Aurelius
April 26, 2026
Marcus Aurelius was a 2nd century Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher. He is most famous…
Daniel Dennett Retrospective
April 19, 2026
In April 2024, we lost one of the greatest American philosophers of our time—Daniel Dennett.…
Hobbes and the Ideal Citizen
April 5, 2026
Seventeenth century philosopher Thomas Hobbes believed that without government to control our worst impulses, life…
How to Do Things With Your Mind
March 29, 2026
We all engage in mental actions of various kinds, whether it’s planning the coming week,…
Nísia Floresta
March 22, 2026
Nísia Floresta was a 19th-century writer and translator known as “the Brazilian Mary Wollstonecraft.” She…
What Is Addiction?
March 15, 2026
People who are addicted to substances display a puzzling behavior: they keep using even when…
Who Speaks For You?
March 8, 2026
People often speak on behalf of others, like the concerned citizen who stands up for…
Mary Wollstonecraft
March 1, 2026
Mary Wollstonecraft is often labeled as a “liberal feminist” because of her concern for women’s…
Schopenhauer: Living Your Worst Life
February 22, 2026
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) is considered one of the great European philosophers of the nineteenth century.…
Can Money Buy Well-being?
February 15, 2026
Governments and central banks set economic policies that affect us all. But how do those…
Logic For Everyone
February 8, 2026
Logic may seem like a dry, abstract discipline that only the nerdiest of philosophers study.…
Anna Julia Cooper
February 1, 2026
Born into slavery in the 19th century, Anna Julia Cooper received a classical education, attended…
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