Mind Tagged Episodes

August 11, 2013

True evil seems easy to recognize: the killing of innocent children; assigning whole populations to…

May 12, 2013

The question of gay rights has become a hot button issue, with opposition taking on…

August 5, 2012

Self-deception sounds like a contradiction: intentionally convincing yourself of something you know to be untrue. …

April 8, 2012

We base many decisions every day not only on the belief that other people have…

August 21, 2011

To be human, philosophers have often said, is to be rational. But many people, for…

May 15, 2011

Our brains evolved on the African savannah, but are now expected to deal with complex…

September 19, 2010

What is the relationship between the mind and the brain?  Monists believe that there is…

July 25, 2010

When we make decisions we think we’re in control, making rational choices. But are we?…

May 9, 2010

Paranoia, depression, schizophrenia, bipolarity, and all the other ways Americans have discovered to be crazy…

March 7, 2010

 Infinity is a puzzling concept. Mathematicians say there are as many odd numbers as there…

October 25, 2009

What is necessary for a person to survive over time?  Is it the continued existence…

June 7, 2009

What kinds of contact can the mind have with the world?  Can we know how…

March 15, 2009

Various forms of skepticism play important roles in the history of philosophy.  Do we really…

December 28, 2008

In the Early Modern period many philosophers took ideas to be mental images of the…

September 21, 2008

Philosophers have always been concerned with the mind.  What is consciousness? Representation?  Emotion?  Now that…

March 23, 2008

Ken and John discuss the future of philosophy with three rising stars in American philosophy:…