The Examined Year: 2024
December 29, 2024
What happened over the past year that challenged our assumptions and made us think about…
Henri Bergson and the Flow of Time
August 17, 2025
Many people think of time as a series of events, like successive frames in a movie. But French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859-1941) argued that this widespread picture was wrong: everything is in constant motion, and can’t be captured by a series of static descriptions. So…
What Is Political Inequality?
December 22, 2024
We all know our society is economically unequal: some people have more money and resources…
Crisis and Creativity in Mayan Mythology
December 15, 2024
The Popol Vuh, written in 1702, was based on a Mayan oral tradition encompassing creation…
Is Optimism Rational?
December 8, 2024
When the odds are against you, believing in yourself can be a source of strength—but…
What’s So Special About Humans?
December 1, 2024
Human beings share the planet with many different organisms with vastly diverse ways of life.…
Spinoza
November 24, 2024
Baruch Spinoza was a 17th century Dutch philosopher who laid the foundations for the Enlightenment.…
Emma Goldman
November 17, 2024
Activist and anarchist philosopher Emma Goldman fought for human liberation in every realm of life.…
The Scandalous Truth about Memoir
November 10, 2024
A memoir is a personal narrative written about a pivotal time in the author’s life.…
American Futures (Ken Taylor Memorial Episode)
November 3, 2024
When Ken Taylor passed away, he was working on a manuscript titled Farewell to the…
Simone Weil
October 27, 2024
French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil was also an activist whose goal was to elevate…
John Dewey and the Ideal of Democracy
October 20, 2024
John Dewey is regarded by some as the American philosopher. In the first half of…
What Is Ideology?
October 13, 2024
Political polarization seems to be deepening, both in the U.S. and around the globe. Some…
Anna Julia Cooper
October 6, 2024
Born into slavery in the nineteenth century, Anna Julia Cooper received a classical education, attended…
Cancel Culture
September 29, 2024
Revoking support or a platform from someone who is perceived to have behaved badly has…
Marx and Morality
September 22, 2024
Karl Marx famously attempted to explain our social, political, and economic systems in terms of…
How to Do Things With Your Mind
September 8, 2024
We all engage in mental actions of various kinds, whether it’s planning the coming week,…
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