What Has Replaced Freud?
August 6, 2023
Although the concept that we can have thoughts and desires hidden from consciousness can be…
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 2023 Dionysus Awards
July 30, 2023
What movies of the past year challenged your assumptions and made you think about things…
The Arts For All?
July 16, 2023
When we think of “real” art, we often think of expensive, highbrow pieces that are…
The Rhetoric of Big Tech
June 11, 2023
Big tech is known for its “disruption” of established industries and changing fundamental aspects of…
Minds and Matter
June 4, 2023
Everything that seems to have a mind also has a body made of flesh and blood. But…
Are We All to Blame?
May 14, 2023
It’s easy to identify the pressing issues facing our world today, but it’s much more…
Kierkegaard
May 7, 2023
Philosophy usually suggests a striving for rationality and objectivity. But the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard…
Why We Hate
April 23, 2023
The Southern Poverty Law Center reports that the number of hate groups operating in the…
What’s In a Game?
April 9, 2023
Games have been an integral part of human society since the earliest civilizations. They are…
Why Poetry Matters
April 2, 2023
Some people say they find poetry impenetrable. Yet readership is increasing: in a 2017 survey,…
Science and Skepticism
March 19, 2023
In recent decades, we’ve witnessed intense cultural wars waged on scientifically established phenomena, such as…
Montaigne and the Art of the Essay
February 26, 2023
French thinker Michel de Montaigne invented a whole new genre in which to do philosophy:…
The Philosophical Legacy of Darwin
February 12, 2023
More than a century and a half after On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin’s…
Citizenship and Justice
January 29, 2023
Securing citizenship to a developed country could guarantee people enormous privileges and opportunities. Some condemn…
The Merits of Meritocracy
January 15, 2023
For centuries, the promise of the “American Dream” has been that as long as someone…
Can Streets Discriminate?
January 8, 2023
City streets play an important role in our everyday lives. We commute to work, walk…
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