The Dark Side of Science
October 27, 2013
Science aims tell us something about nearly everything, from the atoms in our cells to…
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,…
Latin-American Philosophy
September 29, 2013
Latin American Philosophy began centuries before anything of much philosophical consequence happened in North America. …
Ancient Cynicism
September 22, 2013
Today, the term ‘cynic’ brings to mind a person who has little or no faith…
The State of Public Philosophy
September 8, 2013
In the 18th and 19th Century, philosophers and intellectuals were immersed in politics and popular…
The Psychology of Evil
August 11, 2013
True evil seems easy to recognize: the killing of innocent children; assigning whole populations to…
Summer Reading List 2013
July 28, 2013
Summer is the perfect time to dig in to deep reading. Heidegger’s Being and Time…
Atheism and the Well-Lived Life
July 14, 2013
Atheists don’t believe in God – does that mean they don’t find life meaningful? Are…
Whodunit: The Language of Responsibility
June 30, 2013
Who is responsible for the broken vase in the foyer? How harshly should criminals be…
Physics, Philosophy, and Theology
June 9, 2013
The world disclosed by the physical sciences can seem depressing. Modern physics, for example, has…
Gay Pride & Prejudice
June 2, 2013
The question of gay rights has become a hot button issue, with opposition taking on…
The Extended Mind
May 12, 2013
The question of gay rights has become a hot button issue, with opposition taking on…
What is an Adult?
April 21, 2013
In the Middle Ages, people married, had children, went off to war and took on…
Reading, Narrative, and the Self
April 7, 2013
Reading is a lot of fun, especially narrative fiction – everyone loves a good story.…
Abortion
March 24, 2013
Nothing stirs up controversy like abortion. To some, it carries the steep moral cost of…
Should Marriage Be Abolished?
March 3, 2013
State-sanctioned marriage has long been regarded as one of the bedrocks of a stable society. …
The Self
February 24, 2013
What is a self? Merely a human being? Or perhaps a soul? Hume claimed he…
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