Can Streets Discriminate?
January 8, 2023
City streets play an important role in our everyday lives. We commute to work, walk…
The Mystery of Music
March 24, 2019
Most of us listen to music on a regular basis, but we don’t think much…
Life as a Work of Art
June 5, 2016
We know what it means for a painting to be beautiful. But what about a…
Reading, Narrative, and the Self
April 7, 2013
Reading is a lot of fun, especially narrative fiction – everyone loves a good story.…
Philosophy of Wine
April 6, 2008
The discriminating wine palate: bouquet, nose, great vintages, genius vintners. Are these just myths perpetrated…
Athletic Beauty
April 6, 2008
Figure skating is athletic and beautiful. How about a bone-crunching tackle? Or a spikes-high slide…
The Philosophy of Hoops
November 4, 2007
Basketball, an American invention but a world-wide phenomenon, is sometimes characterized as the most athletic…
What Is Art?
September 9, 2007
Anything someone wants to call art? Or are there some objective criteria, that not every…
The Value of Art
September 9, 2007
An art lover will argue that art brings beauty to our surroundings and provides occasions…
What is Beauty?
December 27, 2005
Are there objective standards of beauty? Or is beauty in the eye of the beholder?…
Hume
March 1, 2005
David Hume was a superb essayist, a brilliant philosopher, and a world-class bon vivant. His…
Humor
March 30, 2004
What is humor? What makes some jokes funny? Why did the chicken cross the road?…
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