The Value of Music
August 10, 2025
From classical concerts to commercial jingles, music fills our lives every day. But philosophers disagree…
Culture Tagged Episodes
Who Owns Culture?
January 5, 2025
Fashion designers, musicians, and Halloween costume wearers have been accused of engaging in cultural appropriation.…
What Is Masculinity?
September 24, 2023
Strong, in control, and stoic—these are traits of the ideal masculine man. Men who fail…
Science and Skepticism
March 19, 2023
In recent decades, we’ve witnessed intense cultural wars waged on scientifically established phenomena, such as…
Citizenship and Justice
January 29, 2023
Securing citizenship to a developed country could guarantee people enormous privileges and opportunities. Some condemn…
Immigration and Multiculturalism
October 3, 2021
Whether for economic reasons or to flee violence and persecution, immigration rates continue to climb…
Art and Obscenity
March 12, 2017
What do Marcel Duchamp, Damien Hirst, and Andres Serrano have in common? They’ve all created…
Education and the Culture Wars
September 6, 2015
In contemporary democracies, the state is responsible for providing children with an education. But parents…
Identities Lost & Found in a Global Age
November 9, 2014
Throughout human history, people have tended to live and die in the place they’re born.…
The Evolution of Storytelling
February 8, 2014
Humans are unique as the only creatures on this planet who tell stories. Whether it…
Black Solidarity
February 2, 2014
From the abolition of slavery to the Black Power movement, African-American unity has been considered…
The State of Public Philosophy
September 8, 2013
In the 18th and 19th Century, philosophers and intellectuals were immersed in politics and popular…
Cities, Gentrification, and Inequality
February 17, 2013
In the 1960s, as many American cities burst and burned, the upper and middle classes…
What are Human Rights?
May 6, 2012
According to the Declaration of Independence, the basic human rights of life, liberty and the…
What is ‘Normal’?
February 19, 2012
What does it mean to be normal? And abnormal? Who gets to decide, and what…
Biracial Identities
February 20, 2011
Many people identify strongly with the ethnic or racial group to which they belong –…
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