Summer Reading Tagged Episodes

Can Reason Save Us?

June 13, 2021

To an optimist, things are constantly getting better: disease and extreme poverty are down; life…

Sunbeams break through clouds, the word REASON is prominently displayed.

Faith and Humility

December 20, 2020

Some would argue that faith requires that one blindly—rather than rationally— believe. Faith in one…

Silhouette of a kneeling man contemplating; the word HUMILITY is overlaid.

Cognitive Bias

December 15, 2019

Aristotle thought that rationality was the faculty that distinguished humans from other animals. However, psychological…

Illustration of 'i' and π; 'i' says 'Be rational,' π says 'Get real,' illustrating cognitive bias.

Summer Reading List 2015

June 21, 2015

Summer is here – what philosophers, philosophies, or philosophical issues do you want to read up…

Summer reading list 2015: Bookshelves in a grand library

Why Be Moral?

January 18, 2015

Morality tells us how we ought to behave, if we want to do the right…

Thoughtful chimpanzee contemplating morality.

Summer Reading List 2014

June 8, 2014

What philosophers, philosophies, or philosophical issues would you like to read up on over the…

Summer reading list: Books by J.R. Ward and Twilight series.

Summer Reading List 2012

May 27, 2012

Summer is the perfect time to dig in to deep reading. Plato’s Collected Dialogues may…

Lime green sunglasses rest on a book; summer reading.

Summer Reading List 2011

May 29, 2011

Summer’s just around the corner – what philosophers, philosophies, or philosophical issues do you want…

Two women carrying surfboards near a red bookcase filled with summer reading books.

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