Are Rules Meant to Be Broken?
April 27, 2025
Rules exist for a reason: they tell us what to expect, they help us coordinate…
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…
Changing Minds on Climate Change
April 20, 2025
There is consensus among scientists that global warming is real and that it’s caused by…
Iris Murdoch
April 13, 2025
Iris Murdoch may be best known for her works of fiction, but her philosophical contributions…
The Philosophy of Smell
April 6, 2025
When philosophers think about human perception, they tend to focus on vision and turn their…
In Search of Proust’s Philosophy
March 30, 2025
Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time challenges us to think hard about what we…
Thinking Like a Conspiracy Theorist
March 23, 2025
The moon landing was faked! JFK Jr. is still alive! Finland doesn’t exist! Conspiracy theories…
Judith Jarvis Thomson
March 16, 2025
Judith Jarvis Thomson is best known for arguing that abortion is morally permissible, even granting…
Why Trust Science?
March 9, 2025
According to a recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, the number of Americans…
W.E.B. Du Bois
February 23, 2025
Sociologist, historian, philosopher, editor, writer, and activist, W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the most…
The Philosophical Worlds of Borges
February 16, 2025
Argentinian writer Jorge Luís Borges wrote some of the world’s most brilliant, mind-bending, and philosophical…
Alan Turing and the Limits of Computation
February 9, 2025
Alan Turing was a 20th-Century English mathematician and cryptologist who is widely considered to be…
Liberty and Justice for Who?
February 2, 2025
Many democracies are founded on the ideals of 18th- and 19th-Century British Liberalism: the idea…
Climate Change and Collective Action
January 26, 2025
Catastrophic storms, floods, droughts, and fires are increasing in frequency all over the globe, and…
How to Create Virtuous Leaders
January 19, 2025
Ancient philosophers like Socrates and Plato believed that an education focused on developing good character…
Elizabeth Anscombe
January 13, 2025
Elizabeth Anscombe made hugely influential contributions to contemporary action theory, moral theory, and philosophy of…
Who Owns Culture?
January 5, 2025
Fashion designers, musicians, and Halloween costume wearers have been accused of engaging in cultural appropriation.…
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