Who Speaks For You?
March 8, 2026
People often speak on behalf of others, like the concerned citizen who stands up for…
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Henri Bergson and the Flow of Time
August 31, 2025
Many people think of time as a series of events, like successive frames in a…
The 2025 Dionysus Awards
July 20, 2025
What movies of the past year challenged your assumptions and made you think about things…
Derek Parfit and Your Future Self
May 4, 2025
The works of Derek Parfit (1942-2017) have had a profound influence on how philosophers understand…
Changing Minds on Climate Change
April 20, 2025
There is consensus among scientists that global warming is real and that it’s caused by…
In Search of Proust’s Philosophy
March 30, 2025
Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time challenges us to think hard about what we…
W.E.B. Du Bois
February 23, 2025
Sociologist, historian, philosopher, editor, writer, and activist, W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the most…
Who Owns Culture?
January 5, 2025
Fashion designers, musicians, and Halloween costume wearers have been accused of engaging in cultural appropriation.…
Kierkegaard
May 7, 2023
Philosophy usually suggests a striving for rationality and objectivity. But the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard…
Is the Self an Illusion?
October 9, 2022
Most of us think it’s obvious that we have a self, but famously, both Buddhism…
Comedy and the Culture Wars
July 3, 2022
Comedy can often give offense, especially when it concerns such sensitive topics as race, gender,…
Sanctuary Cities
May 1, 2022
In the U.S. there are over 500 sanctuary cities—municipalities that limit their cooperation with the…
Immigration and Multiculturalism
October 3, 2021
Whether for economic reasons or to flee violence and persecution, immigration rates continue to climb…
Does Reputation Matter?
June 27, 2021
We think about about our own reputation all the time, and we constantly reference the…
Misogyny and Gender Inequality
March 14, 2021
With the recent #MeToo viral campaign, along with the wave of prominent male figures toppled…
Hannah Arendt
October 11, 2020
Hannah Arendt was one of the most original and influential philosophers of the 20th century. …
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