Category: The Meaning of Words

February 12, 2017

Why was the word ‘Ms.’ so important?

There are plenty of people who still don’t believe that women have a right to lead.

October 30, 2016

The rarely-used word that would describe a Trump presidency

Trump will simply consider the national interest his own personal bottom line, asking not “What is good for the country?” but “What is good for me?”

December 14, 2015

How did poetry reveal the limits of philosophy?

Despite its linguistic precision, despite its profound role in educating and motivating the imagination, poetry was the great blind spot of the twentieth-century philosophers.

November 9, 2015

Should we take Plato seriously? (Or, Should we be Attracted to our Professors?)

In Plato’s time, men taught boys with the hope that they would become sexual partners. Advanced education was intertwined with courtship.

August 10, 2015

Why don’t people believe science?

June 15, 2015

Is revenge immoral?

By announcing my desire for vengeance, I risk losing what little sympathy I do get.

December 15, 2014

Does academic research have to be relevant? (Some thoughts on Hayek and the Virgin Mary.)

Words change meanings and things that seem straightforward aren’t

November 18, 2014

My boyfriend wants to have a threesome with another girl, but I want to have one with another guy. What would Plato say? [Reader’s Question]

June 24, 2014

PQED gets translated into Farsi — and I allude to a whole bunch of philosophical issues in the process.

June 22, 2014

Should there be children’s books about the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre?

We entertain people with war stories all the time, and the popularity of Game of Thrones has moved rape-as-entertainment from marginalized pornography to a prime time celebration. Our entertainment is vicious by any moral standard.

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Category: The Meaning of Words

Why was the word ‘Ms.’ so important?

There are plenty of people who still don’t believe that women have a right to lead.

The rarely-used word that would describe a Trump presidency

Trump will simply consider the national interest his own personal bottom line, asking not “What is good for the country?” but “What is good for me?”

How did poetry reveal the limits of philosophy?

Despite its linguistic precision, despite its profound role in educating and motivating the imagination, poetry was the great blind spot of the twentieth-century philosophers.

Should we take Plato seriously? (Or, Should we be Attracted to our Professors?)

In Plato’s time, men taught boys with the hope that they would become sexual partners. Advanced education was intertwined with courtship.

Why don’t people believe science?

Is revenge immoral?

By announcing my desire for vengeance, I risk losing what little sympathy I do get.

Does academic research have to be relevant? (Some thoughts on Hayek and the Virgin Mary.)

Words change meanings and things that seem straightforward aren’t

My boyfriend wants to have a threesome with another girl, but I want to have one with another guy. What would Plato say? [Reader’s Question]

PQED gets translated into Farsi — and I allude to a whole bunch of philosophical issues in the process.

Should there be children’s books about the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre?

We entertain people with war stories all the time, and the popularity of Game of Thrones has moved rape-as-entertainment from marginalized pornography to a prime time celebration. Our entertainment is vicious by any moral standard.