(Late) Summer Reading List 2024
September 1, 2024
Looking for some deep dives into pop culture this summer? Josh and Ray talk to…
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…
Summer Reading List 2024
September 1, 2024
Looking for some deep dives into pop culture this summer? Josh and Ray talk to…
Hildegard von Bingen
August 25, 2024
Hildegard von Bingen was a 12th century mystic, polymath, and composer whose work spanned visionary…
#MeToo: Retribution, Accountability, and Justice
August 18, 2024
The #MeToo movement exposed how pervasive sexual harassment and abuse are, and how rare it…
The 2024 Dionysus Awards
August 11, 2024
What movies of the past year challenged your assumptions and made you think about things…
James Baldwin and Social Justice
August 4, 2024
Sometimes, we struggle to tell the truth—especially when it’s the truth about ourselves. Why did…
Karl Popper
July 28, 2024
Karl Popper is a landmark figure in the philosophy of science. His notion of “falsifiability”…
Who Speaks For You?
July 21, 2024
People often speak on behalf of others, like the concerned citizen who stands up for…
20th Anniversary Quiz Night
July 14, 2024
Philosophy Talk made its radio debut on August 20, 2003 with a live pilot on…
Nísia Floresta
July 7, 2024
Nísia Floresta was a 19th-century writer and translator known as “the Brazilian Mary Wollstonecraft.” She…
Daniel Dennett Retrospective
June 30, 2024
In April 2024, we lost one of the greatest American philosophers of our time—Daniel Dennett.…
Righteous Rage
June 16, 2024
Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote that anger is a form of madness. Other philosophers share this…
Marcus Aurelius
June 2, 2024
Marcus Aurelius was a 2nd century Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher. He is most famous…
Logic For Everyone
May 26, 2024
Logic may seem like a dry, abstract discipline that only the nerdiest of philosophers study.…
Akan Philosophy and Personhood
May 19, 2024
The Akan people of West Africa have developed a system of metaphysics, epistemology, and moral…
Mary Wollstonecraft
May 12, 2024
Mary Wollstonecraft is often labeled as a “liberal feminist” because of her concern for women’s…
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