Daniel Dennett Retrospective
April 19, 2026
In April 2024, we lost one of the greatest American philosophers of our time—Daniel Dennett.…
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(Late) Summer Reading List 2024
September 1, 2024
Looking for some deep dives into pop culture this summer? Josh and Ray talk to…
Summer Reading List 2024
September 1, 2024
Looking for some deep dives into pop culture this summer? Josh and Ray talk to…
What’s In a Game?
April 9, 2023
Games have been an integral part of human society since the earliest civilizations. They are…
The 2019 Dionysus Awards
February 17, 2019
What movies of the past year challenged our assumptions and made us think about things…
The New Golden Age of Television
September 30, 2018
They called it a “vast wasteland” in the 1960s, but TV is very different today.…
Neuroscience and Free Will
May 20, 2018
We like to think of ourselves as rational agents who exercise conscious control over most…
The 2012 Dionysus Awards
July 15, 2012
Movies play a large role in modern life. We enjoy watching them; we idolize the…
Democracy and The Press
April 29, 2012
Our founding fathers believed that a free press would serve democracy by promoting unfettered political…
The 2011 Dionysus Awards
February 13, 2011
It’s the third annual Philosophy Talk Dionysus Awards show! With the help of listeners and…
Philosophy and Film
December 17, 2006
Despite the crass commercialism that drives the production of many movies, there’s no doubt that…
Ethics in Sport
February 8, 2005
Once upon a time, student athletes were students first, athletes second; the Olympics was about amateurism…
Humor
March 30, 2004
What is humor? What makes some jokes funny? Why did the chicken cross the road?…
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