Mind Sharing
December 21, 2025
Mind reading might sound like the stuff of science fiction. But in philosophy and psychology,…
Power Tagged Episodes
The Allure of Authoritarianism
May 22, 2022
In George Orwell’s 1984, the party’s “final, most essential command” was “to reject the evidence…
Authority and Resistance
September 12, 2021
Authority can refer to people or institutions that have the political power to make decisions,…
Foucault and Power
July 4, 2021
Michel Foucault was a 20th century philosopher known for his work concerning power and knowledge.…
Misogyny and Gender Inequality
March 14, 2021
With the recent #MeToo viral campaign, along with the wave of prominent male figures toppled…
Machiavelli
May 3, 2020
Niccolò Machiavelli is best known for arguing that people in power should use deception, force,…
The Phenomenology of Lived Experience
April 23, 2017
Phenomenology is the philosophical study of experience and consciousness, performed by philosophers ranging from Sartre…
Philosophy of History
December 26, 2010
Is history just a series of events, or an interpretation of those events? Is there…
The Root of All Evil?
March 29, 2009
Money makes the world go around. But what sort of thing is money? Bits of…
The Judiciary in Democracy
February 1, 2009
In many democracies, the judiciary is protected, to one degree or another, from the voters. …
Concept of God
December 9, 2007
What does “God” mean? Is God a concrete thing like a chair or a human;…
Philosophy and the Law
September 23, 2007
With what right do governments make and enforce laws? To what extent are citizens obligated…
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