Cities, Gentrification, and Inequality
February 17, 2013
In the 1960s, as many American cities burst and burned, the upper and middle classes…
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,…
Is It All Relative?
February 3, 2013
We’ve all heard a disenchanted teenager claim that everything is relative and that there is…
John Locke
January 27, 2013
Thomas Jefferson identified John Locke as one of “the three greatest men that have ever…
The Linguistics of Name-Calling
January 20, 2013
Sticks and bones may break your bones, but names can also hurt you. And language…
The Moral Costs of Free Markets
January 13, 2013
We live in a market-driven society – our day-to-day lives consist of buying and selling…
The Examined Year – 2012
January 6, 2013
A new year offers an opportunity to reflect on the significant events of the previous…
Philosophy for Children
December 23, 2012
Because of their innocent approach to things, do children make good philosophers? Or do they…
Disagreement
November 11, 2012
Sometimes people who seem to be your epistemic peers – that is, people as experienced,…
Corporations and the Future of Democracy
October 28, 2012
The US prides itself on the strength of its democratic institutions and considers itself a…
Procrastination
October 7, 2012
Everyone procrastinates – academics are especially prone to it. But why do we procrastinate? Is…
The Power of Thought
September 23, 2012
Human thought is an amazing thing. It has given us not only science, literature, and…
Loyalty
September 9, 2012
Loyalty is usually reckoned to be an important virtue; even loyalty to lost causes is…
Philosophy for the Young: Corrupting or Empowering?
September 2, 2012
Socrates was executed for corrupting the youth. In America, youth below college age are usually…
Self-Deception
August 5, 2012
Self-deception sounds like a contradiction: intentionally convincing yourself of something you know to be untrue. …
Humanism
July 29, 2012
Humanism as a movement arose with the Renaissance. It took powerful expression with the Enlightenment,…
The 2012 Dionysus Awards
July 15, 2012
Movies play a large role in modern life. We enjoy watching them; we idolize the…
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