The Examined Year: 2022
January 1, 2023
What happened over the last twelve months that challenged our assumptions and made us think…
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,…
How Relevant Is Jesus?
December 25, 2022
Some people think Jesus was the son of God, though many who are skeptical about…
Effective Altruism
December 18, 2022
Most people agree that it’s good to help others, but philosophers disagree about how much…
The Ethical Jerk
December 11, 2022
Ethics philosophers are more ethical than the average person — right? Well, maybe not. Studies…
(Why) Money Matters
November 27, 2022
Money, they say, does not buy happiness; but having none can make life extraordinarily hard.…
Covid Conundrums and Moral Dilemmas
November 20, 2022
In just months the world changed radically, and we have all had to adjust our…
Pet Ethics
November 6, 2022
Many of us, even the staunchest animal activists, usually take it for granted that keeping…
Philosophy and the Superhero
October 23, 2022
Philosophy is replete with thought experiments featuring characters like Descartes’ “Evil Genius” and Davidson’s “Swampman.”…
Is the Self an Illusion?
October 9, 2022
Most of us think it’s obvious that we have a self, but famously, both Buddhism…
Heidegger
September 25, 2022
Best known for his work Being and Time, Martin Heidegger has been hailed by many as…
Summer Reading List: Banned Books Edition
September 4, 2022
The American Library Association reports that last year 1,597 books were challenged or removed from…
Death of the Sentence
August 21, 2022
A child’s first sentence is a pivotal moment in her development when she is recognized…
The 2022 Dionysus Awards
August 7, 2022
What recent movies artfully explored philosophical ideas and questions, or complicated political or ethical issues…
Walter Benjamin and the Re-Enchanted World
July 17, 2022
Walter Benjamin was a German Jewish critical theorist, essayist, and philosopher who died tragically during…
Comedy and the Culture Wars
July 3, 2022
Comedy can often give offense, especially when it concerns such sensitive topics as race, gender,…
Leibniz
June 26, 2022
The intellectual domain of Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz cannot be captured in a single word.…
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