Legal Ethics
November 30, 2008
Lawyers are often thought to be hardly better than hired guns, who, in the words…
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,…
Giving and Keeping
October 26, 2008
How should people allocate their assets – however modest or grand – ethically and effectively? …
The Promise and Perils of the New Genomics
October 5, 2008
John and Ken welcome their special guest, noted scientist and entrepreneur, Craig Venter. From the…
Philosophy and Neuroscience
September 21, 2008
Philosophers have always been concerned with the mind. What is consciousness? Representation? Emotion? Now that…
We’ve Been Framed: How Language Shapes Politics
September 21, 2008
Does the hijacking of words by political forces tell us something interesting about the nature…
The Morality of Food
September 21, 2008
Veganism, freeganism, organic, sustainability, simplicity, biofuel, animal rights, worker’s rights, nutrition, preventing hunger, reducing waste…
Utilitarianism
September 7, 2008
Can morality be quantified? Can the good be calculated? Utilitarianism says the right action is…
If Truth is so valuable, why is there so much BS?
August 31, 2008
Everywhere we look — in the media, in our political campaigns, in the hallowed halls…
Global Justice and Human Rights
August 24, 2008
What constitutes a just society? What are the obligations of liberal democracies to ensure the…
Separation of Powers
August 17, 2008
In America, there’s not just one governing body, there are three: executive, legislative, and judicial.…
Philosophy and Pop Culture
August 3, 2008
From Star Trek and the Grateful Dead to South Park and Stephen Colbert, philosophical questions…
Believing in God
July 20, 2008
Some have argued that there aren’t any good arguments for believing in God. Is belief…
Language and Thought
June 15, 2008
You might think our thoughts simply determine what we say. But maybe the language we…
The Problem of Evil
June 8, 2008
Many religions tell us that God is perfect: all-knowing, all-powerful, and beneficent. Why then do…
Summer Reading List 2008
June 1, 2008
Summer’s just around the corner – what books are you going to pack with your…
Liberty vs. Security
May 25, 2008
Edward Gibbon and James Madison both noted how liberties in Rome were among the victims…
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