Experimental Philosophy
May 2, 2010
Philosophical reasoning relies on intuitions. John Rawls called this method “reflective equilibrium.” But where do…
Morality Tagged Episodes
Political Correctness
October 11, 2009
What is political correctness? Has it always existed? What’s “political” about it? Some people think…
Where Does Morality Come From?
March 29, 2009
Time is the most familiar thing in the world, and yet philosophically one of the…
Leadership
December 23, 2007
At certain crucial times, such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, and World War…
Philosophy and the Law
September 23, 2007
With what right do governments make and enforce laws? To what extent are citizens obligated…
Moral Dilemmas and Moral Ambiguity
December 24, 2006
It would be nice if we always knew the morally right thing to do, if…
Forgiveness
September 26, 2006
Justice is a virtue and so, many claim, is forgiveness. But they seem inconsistent. Is…
Global Poverty and International Aid
September 12, 2006
Does a hungry child in a far away land have any less of a demand…
Evolution of the Human Mind
July 11, 2006
Is the human mind a relatively inflexible program bequeathed to us by evolution, and culture…
The Existence of God
December 20, 2005
The question of whether or not God exists is profoundly fascinating and important. What are…
Ethics in War
September 27, 2005
After World War II the Nurenberg trials and the conventions that arose out of them…
Saints, Heroes, and Well-Lived Lives
August 30, 2005
Some actions are right, and some are wrong. But aren’t some even better than right—the…
Nietzsche
August 3, 2004
Nietzsche. Ken and John and Übermensch-at-large Brian Leiter discuss everyone’s favorite syphilitic philosopher. Was he…
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